Please comment on this shot

[perfectpixel]

I'm thinking of a 32x20 enlargement of this:
http://PerfectPixel.smugmug.com/photos/13387470-L.jpg
what do you think?

[Steven M. Anthony]

Is the enlargement for yourself? Or are you trying to sell it? If it's for you, I think you should do it or not based on what you want to do. It's a nice enough photo on its own, but there are several aspects of it that would keep me from wanting to buy it.

[perfectpixel]

it's for me. But tellme about waht you dont like anyway

[Big_B]

it's for me. But tellme about waht you dont like anyway
I have a real problem with the main foreground branch. It looks like an elbow trying to force its way into the frame. However, since its for you, feel free to ignore my comments.

[Steven M. Anthony]

it's for me. But tellme about waht you dont like anyway

Mind you, these are things I would do to make the image more to my liking. They may go completely against what YOU saw in this scene and what drove you to take a picture of it. But since you asked...

1. the dark patch in lower right corner. Show me a little more detail so I can incorporate it into the scene or get rig of it.

2. the dark branch in the upper third of the image. It seems too prominent. I like the greenery up top, but the dark branch "ruins" the view. I don't know if you can step to the left a bit and try to include the green but not the branch.

3. The grill (?) that is nearly in the center of the frame (on the porch). It just seems a bit out of place at the center of the frame. I probably wouldn't miss it if it wasn't there...

4. It looks like the lighting was odd--and you ended up with an odd exposure. The plants all look a bit too dark, but the wall on the upper left side looks blown out. I'd like the greens and yellows to be brighter, but the wall to be toned down.

5. Overall, it looks a bit soft. I would either sharpen it or give it that Photoshop glow by blending in a blurred layer of the shot--to give it that "secret garden" feel.

I hope that was helpful.

[BruceC]

I like it alot

[Vega$50]

Nice shot overall...but....That branch just draws you away from the pond.( I think that is a pond)
You also have something in the shot at the lower right that is a bit distracting and the left wall is very white and doesn't "fit" with the overall tone of the picture...

[edsarkiss]

wait for a clearer day, and go out in the afternoon. move 5 feet to the left and 2 feet closer to the ground and you'll have a winner.