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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
Ahhh ... I think that helps me better understand ... thank you.
And you've got me awunderin' now ... what effect *would* a Pollack filter yield? And once I started wondering, I think I got a glipse of the appeal ... |
Jun 22nd |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
Sending you encouragement! |
Jun 21st |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
I see ... I had neer looked closely enough at a Scotch Broom to realize that. Thanks for the explanation. |
Jun 21st |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Very interesting image, and an interesting effect.
I'm going to admit, for the first time, that I've never gotten my head around effects like this. I fear I don't understand the appeal to the maker. I'm not critical of it, not at all; no "moral" or aesthetic judgment there, just perplexed.
Do you think you could share with us some of what it is that appeals to you about working with effects like this? I would really be interested in that ...
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Jun 20th |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
It's a nice image, and well executed, but I find the perspective disorienting. It almost appears that you've flipped the image, but I experimented with flipping it around, and rotating it, but try as I might, I couldn't find an orientation that made me feel better.
So solve the mystery for me? From what angle did you actually shoot it? |
Jun 20th |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Very creative. I don't think I've got the required physical dexterity! I do really like the resulting play of light and shadow. I think it's got legs as a B&W, too, if you care to play around with that. |
Jun 20th |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Very nicely balanced. And it really helps have aligned to the golden ration grid.
I think it was a good move to darken the image. A piece of advice I heard from a judge a few months ago, and it seems spot on, is that when reducing exposure one also needs to reduce contrast.
It's nice to see you venturing into a bit of post processing.
If you're feeling adventurous, and want to try a couple of edits (pretty simple in Lightroom Classic, but also doable in pretty much any editing tool), you could try adding two gradient filters: one coming down from the top and feathering out to the bottom, reducing the exposure by .5 stop and reducing contrast accordingly; and a second one coming up from the bottom and feather out to the top, this one increasing the exposure by maybe .25 stop, increasing contrast accordingly, and adding some texture as well. The effect is to give some greater depth to the scene. |
Jun 20th |
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| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Comment |
Very interesting, and a notable technical achievement.
I find that a wider panorama works very well for images like this, emphasizing a vast extent that suits the desolation. I'm personally fond of the iMax (2.35 x 1) format. I also, personally, like to eliminate works of man, especially in an image like this that is so eerie. Just my preferences, not an opinion as to merit. |
Jun 20th |
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| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
Ah ... wasn't aware of that ... the Navajo Generating Station has now shut down permanently; further, when we were there, there were *relatively* few wildfires in the Southwest. |
Jun 15th |
| 93 |
Jun 21 |
Reply |
Thanks, Michael. I'm not familiar with the smoke. Tell me more? Is it perhaps seasonal? |
Jun 15th |
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