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Question: What do you think of this photo, especially concerning the colours, are they overdone !?
I took this today at my former university in Maynooth Ireland!. The polarizer really boosted the colour and brought out a lot of sky detail that wasn't even visible with the naked eye!.

What do you think of the shot !? Are the colours OK or too much !?
Any other critiques welcome!.

http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/achtung-bar!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
It's a good composition, and the filter was a good call!. However, I think it's hued the grass too much: it's an unnatural green (viewing on an Apple Cinema HD display)!.

Apart from that, it's a good shot!.

EDIT: that's just about spot on now, mate!. Excellent work!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The grey of the building is good without a colour cast and the clouds are white so I would say colour balance is pretty well spot on!.

Looking at the shadows you were 90° to the sun which is where polarisers have most effect, so the results are as expected!.

You can always turn the saturation down which some may feel helps the picture a little, but I like it as it is!. Nice composition!.

Its images like this that demand your monitor is calibrated, colour as strong as this on an uncalibrated monitor can look really weired, I don't know if I'm looking at it after you toned down the grass, but it looks fine on my monitor!.

ChrisWww@QuestionHome@Com

The colors of the trees in the bottom right corner are really bothering me for some reason--the high saturation seems so unnatural to me!.
I tend to like less saturated images, though, so I suppose it's a matter of opinion!.
That said, I love the color and details in the sky and the building!. Very nice shot!Www@QuestionHome@Com

beautiful!.!. i'm jealous, hard to say what is too much, because i don't know how it would normally look, however I like the color and vividness of it!. great pic!. the only critique i could make is that there isn't alot going on in the top left, (not sure what you could even do about that though,) seems your eye is drawn to the bottom right!. i like it alot though!. I'm waiting for my plane ticket!. lolWww@QuestionHome@Com

I wish the sky was a little more subtle just because I think it takes to much away from the beautiful scenery, but other then that I think the bright colors work if you toned down the sky!. It looks very springtime-esque!.
Beautiful shot Www@QuestionHome@Com

the trees, especially the red coloured leaves, are to sharp, consider reducing the red tones!. the sky and building however is gorgeous!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The only thing I can say is maybe to dull down the brightness on the magenta looking building to the right other than that it is a GREAT picture!.
Photoshop!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think it's a fantastic shot!.Beautiful!.Lovely to get that certain kind of sunshine,giving those glorious colours!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The shot is very nice, but the hue of the grass is really distracting and a bit unreal!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

On my monitor it's breathtaking!Www@QuestionHome@Com

it's too cartoonyWww@QuestionHome@Com

I love it and I think the saturation is strong, but it works!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

to my eye it seems fine Www@QuestionHome@Com

its outstanding!
makes you want to go and see the place!Www@QuestionHome@Com