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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
Emil, I, too, would visit a car graveyard such as this! Lots of potential in such a place.
I think your image works in both color and B&W. I do like the graininess of the black and white rendition. I can't think of any suggestions for improvement, great seeing. Thanks. |
Dec 12th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
Bunny< i had to think about your image, and when I came back to comment, I see that Oliver has had the same thought - the interest of the image is in the portion of the lock he cropped the image to. I think that cropping strengthens the image and puts the emphasis on what is, to my eye, the most interesting bit of the structure. |
Dec 12th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
LuAnn, sorry, I had the wrong name for the photographer. Artichoke Halved is by Edward Weston. |
Dec 12th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Reply |
Hard to eliminate the window altogether, and not quite straight (although I thought I did that, apparently not well).
Thanks for the suggestions. |
Dec 12th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Reply |
Something along these lines? |
Dec 12th |
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| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
LuAnn,
the Stieglitz photo I saw in a book, it is called "Artichoke Halved" - I am sure if you google it, it will pop up. If you are not familiar with Stieglitz' work, you should enjoy the search.
As for seeing the light, I took an online course many years ago called Photo by Design with a woman named Kim Manley Ort - that course taught me a lot about seeing light. Which to my mind is an essential building block for photographers. |
Dec 12th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
Bob, I adore this image, just as it is. It would work in color, too, with tweaks, but the black and white is very nice. Nice capture, good seeing. |
Dec 7th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
Oliver, though I don't usually, I was tempted to play a bit with your image. I straightened it a bit (it was the teeniest bit off kilter, most wouldn't notice), also cropped in a bit to concentrate on the building, and played a bit to try to bring out the texture of the wood shingles. Not exactly what I had in mind, but I'm not paying for LR this month, so it'll have to do. Thanks for sharing the info about the site as well, looks like a wonderful place to have had the opportunity to explore. |
Dec 7th |
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| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Comment |
LuAnn,
I thought of you just the other day when I saw a Stieglitz photo of . . . an artichoke heart, I think. And went on to think, so many opportunities for winter work, still life images with fruits or vegetables. I like the very dark background, plus the arrangement of the pears. I agree with one of the comments that more lighting/highlighting on the fruit would be interesting to see. Since your original is also B&W, I'm assuming you shot it in B&W, but can't help but wonder how it would work in color. This is the kind of image that would work either way, I think. |
Dec 7th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Reply |
Oh, yes, reducing the amount of sky on the top, that helps, too. That makes a difference as well. Thanks for the struggle! |
Dec 7th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Emil,
this is definitely another approach. From your description of the steps you took, you have infinitely more patience than I - and more of a deft hand with things like cloning - but I appreciate the effort you took on behalf of my image.
Thanks for the additional ideas for rescuing this photo. |
Dec 7th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Oliver,
I can see the value in this instance of swapping out the sky - it does add a bit more drama. (And helps get rid of those pesky sensor spots!) And I confess, one of the things I like about this image (as cropped) is that it has some drama, to my eye ( I realize not to everyone's.) I have some sky images some where, I'll see what I can do - thanks for the idea, and the feedback. |
Dec 7th |
| 62 |
Dec 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Bunny,
I appreciate the feedback. I keep forgetting, that camera's fatal flaw was the sensor - and I don't remember to make those fixes.
I appreciate your thoughts on seeing all of the sign - but I wonder, if you hadn't seen the original, but just the after, would you feel the same. No way for us to know, I realize. It would have to have a different name!
Thanks for your thoughts. |
Dec 7th |
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7 comments - 6 replies Total
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