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Jun 18 |
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No problem Oliver. I was only giving ideas with my edits. I did them very quickly and went darker to compensate for the glare and haze.
You're right my darks are darker than what you prefer and that is ok. For me personally I love deep, rich, dark colors and jewel tones are a favorite when its a color photograph. So this is where personal preferance comes into play. It's all good some like light and some of us like dark.
I agree to show detail and as long as the darks aren't over done, and if they aren't in critical areas I think they can give depth and drama to a photo. Remember, I am the one in this group that loves moody photography :-)
Regards,
LuAnn |
Jun 12th |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
A nice photo, Hattie one that I too hope to get a chance to shoot myself sometime. Question, did you use a polarizer filter by chance? I am wondering if that would help with the glare.
Yes, I agree the man should go-I can't think of a reason to keep him in the shot. The reflections are tough to work with, but there are some options. Maybe next time if you use a polarizer turn the filter to equalize the reflection from the glass. This may all be easier said than done as I know you usually only have seconds to get the shot on the street.
I tried my hand at some simple editing in Lightroom by just dodging and burning. I did it quickly to see what could be an option. I think if a person took the time to work with the photo you could cut down quite a bit of the glare with dodging and burning. Maybe also some spot healing in Photoshop could even get you a nice fix.
Thanks for sharing this photo. I think we can all learn from it. I watch the National Geo Master Photographer series on YouTube, and even they say they return to get the right shot many, many, times. So we shouldn't feel discouraged. Practice, practice, practice is what I am learning.
Best wishes my friend. LuAnn |
Jun 12th |
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| 62 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
I love the idea of putting a face on the girl, you are pretty creative!
LuAnn |
Jun 12th |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
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Thanks Paul I will consider a vignette for sure!
LuAnn |
Jun 12th |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
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Thanks for your thoughts David!
LuAnn |
Jun 12th |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Oliver thats an interesting idea!
LuAnn |
Jun 12th |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
Reply |
Thanks Hattie for your comments. The windows on the ceiling are frosted WWII generation I am thinking that is the haze you are seeing. I'll give your idea a try!
Regards,
LuAnn |
Jun 12th |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
Hello David and welcome to Group 62!
You are a bit of a neighbor to me; I too live in Minnesota just north of the Twin Cities. One of my favorite place to photograph is the North Shore up by Duluth-what a small world!
I also want to commend you on your photography on Monochromia Blog-your work is very expressive! You live in a most desirable area to be a photographer being on the shores of Lake Superior which is I believe the largest freshwater lake in the world. Glad to have you in this group.
Now to your photo. I love this photograph! I appreciate the texture of the path that leads the eye into the scene. Especially with the water and light on left and right side the eye stays on the path and does not wander off the edge.
The viewer must be captivated by the sight of a little child walking along a pier! For me, this brings great tension and drama. I have walked the pier at Artist Point and know the danger first hand. It makes me feel uneasy to say this, but I love this effect and feel it brings to the photo. I too love the moody, dark, and drama-filled shots.
The boy is on a journey to the lighthouse at the end makes for a great story-a thriller for sure.
Concerning the sky, I would leave it as it is. In my opinion, adding clouds to this dramatic photograph isn't necessary. The viewer is captivated by this little boy and with that said I feel we have plenty to think about in this photo just wondering about the journey to the lighthouse. The bright light in the sky is lighting his way, and I think that makes this photo perfect as it is-giving it a minimalist feel. When I look at the photo, I sense my eye going from the boy to the lighthouse repeatedly and I pay no attention to the sky. There is plenty to keep my attention on the pier.
If you added dramatic clouds to this shot, you would also have to tone down the bright water on the right side as well. If you did anything with the sky I would crop some of it out as opposed to adding clouds. Just my thoughts.
Bravo my friend excellent work!
Kind regards,
LuAnn |
Jun 5th |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
Thank you Oliver for your critique, and I am glad you like my photo! I was very nervous about submitting this photo as I shot it from an unusual angle, but I am glad I was able to think outside the box and capture this from above.
I like your ideas about fixing the chairs and vignette. I can't at this point fix the girls face but I will watch for those things in the future. These candid shots are hard to set-up. Your eyes have to be everywhere all at once-LOL!
By the way, the photo I did of Mickey's Historic Dining Car with the 2 people at the counter and great waitress posing to take their order, was selected by our local newspaper (Pioneer Press) Thursday edition and made it to the front page of the Life Style section! I was so very excited. Our camera club is doing an exhibit themed "St Paul Reviewed" and I entered that photo for the exhibit. My second entry (Union Depot) made it to the front of the postcard invitation they mailed out to this celebration at our Landmark Center in St Paul.
My new website is up www.LuAnnThatcherPhotography.Com check it out if you have time.
Kind regards,
LuAnn Thatcher |
Jun 1st |
| 62 |
Jun 18 |
Comment |
Hello Oliver,
What a great photo you captured here! You definitely captured the most sought after element with the emotion in their faces of great joy and happiness-love it!
The histogram looks to be balanced across the tonal range with some emphasis on the dark tone column which is 2nd from the left on the histogram.
You have separation from the background and I don't see any distracting elements.
If I had to point out one thing it would be a very slight haloing around the elbow of the person with the beads and the other ladies shoulder. This should be easy for you to fix as you are great with photoshop. I know you can use the clone stamp tool with darken for opacity, and then the eraser tool to even things out, but maybe you have another idea on that.
The color photo is beautiful but I am just partial to monochrome so it has my vote.
I like that you were able to build a story by including the striped flag as that tells that it was a celebration. Great job Oliver and thanks for sharing.
Regards,
LuAnn
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