Canon in Sepia

[mpaul73]

Hi
You've maybe seem my canon shot in the 'share' forum. Well here is another looking the other way. I decided to go sepia on this one. What do you think?

Thanks for your critique,

Martin.


http://www.imgmag.org/images/mpaul73/Canonxweb.jpg

[yogad]

I really like the contrast. The black cannon really draws your attention. The landscape almost look surreal. I really like the shot. Creates a certain mood. I would like to see the original...or a black and white

[Conk]

yogad wrote:
I really like the contrast. The black cannon really draws your attention. The landscape almost look surreal. I really like the shot. Creates a certain mood. I would like to see the original...or a black and white


I agree totally. The era that this photo portrays is perfect in the is tone.
Well done!

[mpaul73]

Thanks guys it is appreciated!

Martin.

[John_T]

I would have pulled back on the sharpening and contrast a bit. It's just on the brink of molded plastic. Perhaps using a sharpening/contrast brush for selective accents would be more effective.

There's also a contradiction between the good-weather sky and the wet look on the ground.

[mpaul73]

John_T wrote:
I would have pulled back on the sharpening and contrast a bit. It's just on the brink of molded plastic. Perhaps using a sharpening/contrast brush for selective accents would be more effective.

There's also a contradiction between the good-weather sky and the wet look on the ground.

That's just typical Scottish weather for ya John!

Martin.

[RedShoesGirl]

This is a nice shot but I would have crouched a bit lower when shooting so that the end of the canon didn't blend in with the horizon. A lower you would have put the barrel of the canon up in the sky more.

RSG

[mpaul73]

RedShoesGirl wrote:
This is a nice shot but I would have crouched a bit lower when shooting so that the end of the canon didn't blend in with the horizon. A lower you would have put the barrel of the canon up in the sky more.

RSG


Very useful critique RSG.

Thank you
Martin.

[henkbos]

Besides the critique already give a few points:
- I think there is some oversharpening. Try to be more selective.
- there are white lines in the window of the little tower on the left. If you have selected the sky to make it darker, make sure you expand the selection a pixel or 2 to preven this from happening
- there is something funny going on on the right. It seems that the gate in the wall is less in focus than the more distant wall. Given the great DOF in this shot, that should not have happened. Do some tests with your camera to see if everything works fine!