Scarecrow, and some others

[RbnDave]

I went to Kings Mountain State Park, South Carolina yesterday. It's only about a 25 minute drive from where I live. Here are some pics from the historic farm. I am planning on going back sometime when the lighting is better.

http://www.pbase.com/rbndave/image/44488197.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/rbndave/image/44508809.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/rbndave/image/44488241.jpg

Tell me what you think. Any ideas?? I can always go back and shoot some more.

Dave

[weemannie]

I really like the third one. Its very rustic, charming. :)

[djonto]

Ditto the third one, though it needs brightening up a little

[RbnDave]

You think the third one needs to be brightened? I actually darkened it a tiny bit in the edit to match the actual scene. It was a cloudy, hazy day. I thought the dark colors added to the relaxing feel. Could be my monitor though. It's always on "Ultra Bright" mode :D .

[sparker1]

I like number three best, Dave, and I agree the level of darness gives it the right mood. When I see really great shots, they rarely have uniform exposure. Those shadow areas are important.

[RbnDave]

Thanks Stan. Colors and brightness are so hard to discuss on internet forums because everyone's monitor is different. I rarely calibrate mine so i am never sure if what I am seeing represents what other people see. I check my galleries on various hotel computers and it seems like my home monitor is consistantly brighter than average. A lot of times the shadow areas in my pics are completely black on a different screen. But, most of the hotels I stay in have crumby computer equipment so who knows.

Recently I had a couple photos printed on a very expensive pro printer and the colors nearly matched what I saw while editing them at home. That gives me faith in my monitors calibration, but when I see people say my pics are too dark I get paranoid.

BTW, are you in colorado yet? PM me if I miss when you post your pics. When I am home I watch this forum like a hawk, but if I get called out on a trip I miss days and days of posts.

Dave

[sparker1]

Dave, tomorrow is the big day for leaving Florida. We stayed here for out grand-daughters' (twins) birthday yesterday. It will take a week to 10 days to get there as we plan to stop for a while in Amarillo. I've always meant to visit Palo Duro Canyon there, and this is the trip for it.

I understand your concerns about monitor compatibility. I noticed some of my shots were over-saturated when seeing them on my son's system (CRT) after editing on my laptop LCD. Then my LCD went black one day and after repair is brighter than before.