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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
I do tend to prefer brighter images most of the time, unless the subject happens to be particularly moody or gloomy, so I do like your edit. I initially thought the branch was competing too much with the blossom and therefore darkened it. However, it now seems that was the wrong direction to go with this image. I'll try it again. Thanks! |
Mar 26th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Interesting texture, although the subject becomes very ethereal here. |
Mar 26th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
An interesting portrait and fitting with your outlaw description/theme. I, too, find the highlights in the background, hat, and scarf to be very bright on my monitor in the monochrome image. That isn't an issue in the color version, so likely it resulted from the monochrome conversion. I do think they would benefit from being not quite so bright. In coming back to the subjective theme and the background discussion, although others seem to like it, I'm struggling with this background. To me, it is more fitting of an 80s punk/rock/tie die subject than an historical figure. It just seems rather incongruent to me. Perhaps it is because it is so prominent, and it would be less obtrusive if it were lighter or more out of focus. |
Mar 26th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Like you, I like the light rays coming through the trees in this image. As you have it, the bright fog on the left is overwhelming me a bit, though. Was it just not as effective leaving the original format? I'm thinking the fog on the hills might balance out the heavier fog on the left side of the image a bit more. |
Mar 25th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
How inspiring that you create your own subjects. Of course, if I tried something like this, I suspect it would appear more like something I removed from the garbage rather than an animal of any sort! I agree with others' suggestions to give it a bit more space on the top and bottom of the image and to avoid the foot running against the edge of the frame. I'm also wondering if the hedgehog would stand out more if you used a black or very dark background, or conversely, use Tom's suggestion of a darker subject on a very bright background. How difficult are these to make? A couple smaller ones to go with the big one might be fun. |
Mar 25th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Hello Som, and welcome to Group 32. I like the starkness of your subject here, although I can see that it might make an interesting background for a model also. The elimination of the (partial) door and bright spot in the opening on the upper right do seem to me to draw the attention more to the doorway and stairs. I personally prefer the black and white over the sepia toning, although I prefer contrast as you have it in the brighter original image over the darker, higher contrast one. As you'll soon discover, we do sometimes have different ideas about dark contrast amongst the members in this group, but that's part of why photography is such a subjective thing. It's always interesting to see and experiment with others' suggestions. I look forward to your images and suggestions as well. |
Mar 25th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
This wet weather looks similar to what we've been experiencing here in Central California this winter. I tend to prefer to stay somewhere warm and dry, but the interesting reflections in your image lead me to question whether I should brave the wet weather more often. I agree with the suggestion to crop out the left side of the image, and I do like the colors. However, your decision to convert to monochrome fits more with the mood of the weather. |
Mar 25th |
| 32 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
What an enormous barn! For me, this image is more of an architecture, agriculture or record image. While the fields contribute to the landscape concept, the barn is just too dominate for this to work well as a landscape image by my definition of landscapes. I agree with the suggestion from Somdutt to try to add some more separation of the truck from the tree and other background. I also find the bright area between the truck and the barn somewhat distracting, so I'd likely darken it a bit more. I'd also brighten the steeples on top of the barn and the "Est. 1919" to draw more attention to them. Your idea to remove the bright semicircle was a good one. Since I dislike utility poles and wires, I'm with Tom about removing that one, but you're correct that it should not be removed in a record image. |
Mar 25th |
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