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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 96 |
Mar 21 |
Comment |
Dale this is beautiful. The colors pop, but more importantly, I love the sweeping forms of the branches - they have similar shapes that get repeated both in the lead tree and down the line. It is that graphic form that my eye really goes to. As nice as the colors are, it might be interesting to play around with it as a B&W. That might allow you some artistic freedom to accentuate those graphic forms.
I think it is clear from the well kept grass that it is a park, so the human element certainly isn't out of place. But the people in particular (and bench to a lesser extent) do pull the eye away from the form of the trees. |
Mar 6th |
| 96 |
Mar 21 |
Comment |
Dan, this is excellent. I love the S curve you've found in the stream, and the cooler tones in the background. Compositionally I think you've nailed things. It is the kind of image that I just want to keep looking at.
I had been looking at it for a while before reading your description, and didn't think overcooked at all until you brought that up. Once you tell me that I can see a little HDR'ish look in the snow on the stream. But I don't think I would have seen it as overcooked without you suggesting such. Even now I am not sure. The snow has a magic look that I wouldn't want you to loose. I can't see anything else I'd touch. This is extremely well done from capture to finish - or maybe in this case it is actually pre-visualization to capture to finish. |
Mar 6th |
| 96 |
Mar 21 |
Comment |
Cheryl, I will make it three and agree this is really excellent. I very much enjoy B/W images with amazing clouds such as you have found here - particularly large prints, and I think this would work well printed large.
To me the brightly highlighted clouds in the center are the subject, so the only thing I might consider are things to further put those clouds in the spotlight and increase their drama. While I like the dappled light, I think you can still show it to great effect while darkening it some so that it doesn't try to compete as much with the clouds. I'd particularly do so with the mountain that runs to the left edge. You could also deal with that somewhat with a little tighter crop on the left edge, which also tightens a little on the main subject while still letting us enjoy everything else. Finally I have been trying to figure out why the trees on the left are tilted. That can happen if you tilt the camera, but the original looks like you didn't do that. Were they really just leaning?' |
Mar 6th |
| 96 |
Mar 21 |
Comment |
Gerard, this is a fantastic image! The message it shouts about life - work, live, die - all within viewing range of the camera, is incredibly powerful. You have processed the image with a sort of stark graphic look which is a brilliant choice in supporting the equally stark message. The fact that it is only the "live" portion which shows much color is also not lost - it seems to say the only joy are the moments between the drudgery of a difficult, monotonous job, and the end that awaits. Even the barren forrest in the background suggests a nothingness after death - the remains of so many seemingly meaningless lives which will be forgotten as just one more tree in the forrest.
This is really thoughtful and well done. I don't think I would change much. It feels like it is leaning to the right (not upright), but when I look at the vertical stacks, etc. they look pretty parallel to the edge of the frame. So I conclude it is some sort of illusion. That is only thing that bothers me but since I can't figure out where it is coming from I don't know what I would do. Otherwise an amazingly deep and technically excellent image in my book. |
Mar 6th |
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