Pretty as an autumn day in Wanaka

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Pretty as an autumn day in Wanaka

I’ve noticed how popular this style of highly saturated HDR has become lately. Not sure why, but something about it rubs me wrong – really, I don’t know why. I certainly have no issues with playing with images so they tell the story I want to tell. So, I decided to give it a go – lovely romantic shot of a small boat on Lake Wanaka.

I still can’t decide if I like it or not. What do you think?

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Written by Titirangi Storyteller

23/06/2012 at 1:40 am

Posted in Writing

Tagged with boat, hdr, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, Photography, photomanipulation, Project 365, South Island, Wanaka

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Vibrant and inviting. I wanna be there.

Happy Daze

23/06/2012 at 2:17 am

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- Happy – you would be in bliss here! I know I am whenever I am there…
  
  Titirangi Storyteller
  
  23/06/2012 at 10:40 am
  
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I like the saturation, but it really depends upon my mood. Sometimes I just want black and white, sometimes sepia, sometimes fades. You know me–wishy washy.

poietes

23/06/2012 at 7:38 am

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- I think what bugs me is the deliberate ‘fairy-tale-isation’ of the image. That it doesn’t seem to flow naturally…
  
  And yeah… you’re so wishy washy – almost as bad as me…
  
  Titirangi Storyteller
  
  23/06/2012 at 10:41 am
  
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