I'm struggling to work out if this 'works' - any feedback would be well received
HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
CB357 Member  114 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia More info | May 10, 2008 19:21 | #1 I'm struggling to work out if this 'works' - any feedback would be well received HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. 1D X, EF 24-105 f/4 L IS USM, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II USM, EF 100 f/2.8 L macro, EF 17 -40 f/4 L, EF 50 f/1.2 L, 600 EX RT x 2, ST-E3 RT
LOG IN TO REPLY |
May 10, 2008 19:27 | #2 Would be a nice shot without the boats and less dense on the smoke. The things you do for yourself die with you, the things you do for others live forever.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
LeuceDeuce Goldmember  2,362 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC, Canada More info | I find it too flat for my tastes. It could stand a fair bit of post processing to bring up the contrast along the midtones and shadows. Tone down the highlights as best you can. my website: Light & Shadow
LOG IN TO REPLY |
May 10, 2008 20:42 | #4 I think I would have preferred a lower perspective. Lower and horizontal to the surface of the water. Website: Iowa Landscape Photography
LOG IN TO REPLY |
ImageMogul Senior Member  596 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2007 Location: Tennessee More info | Nice title, CB! Would you mind if I do an experimental crop on your photo? “Composition can’t be reduced to a set of rules ... Dissonance has its place in photography as well as music. If we confined ourselves to major and minor scales, the blues wouldn’t exist. Rules are tools, not laws.” ~ James Martin
LOG IN TO REPLY |
RandyMN Goldmember 3,131 posts Likes: 2 Joined Aug 2005 More info | May 10, 2008 23:02 | #6 I like the boats and the idea but would like to see the steam from the water be more evident as I know this must have looked much more pronounced when actually there than what the photo shows.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
May 10, 2008 23:51 | #7 ImageMogul wrote in post #5500322  Nice title, CB! Would you mind if I do an experimental crop on your photo? Mark Be my guest 1D X, EF 24-105 f/4 L IS USM, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II USM, EF 100 f/2.8 L macro, EF 17 -40 f/4 L, EF 50 f/1.2 L, 600 EX RT x 2, ST-E3 RT
LOG IN TO REPLY |
LeuceDeuce Goldmember 2,362 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC, Canada More info | May 11, 2008 00:07 | #8 If you turn on Image Editing OK, then you'll get several versions I would suspect my website: Light & Shadow
LOG IN TO REPLY |
May 11, 2008 01:47 | #9 LeuceDeuce wrote in post #5500639 If you turn on Image Editing OK, then you'll get several versions I would suspect  Here's mine: Oops, its turned on now 1D X, EF 24-105 f/4 L IS USM, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II USM, EF 100 f/2.8 L macro, EF 17 -40 f/4 L, EF 50 f/1.2 L, 600 EX RT x 2, ST-E3 RT
LOG IN TO REPLY |
WalczakPhoto Goldmember 1,034 posts Joined Apr 2008 More info | May 11, 2008 09:21 | #10 The problem I see with this shot is the "horizon"...or in this case, the tree/water line, is smack-dab right in the middle of the shot. Personally I'd crop most of the trees out and take some off the left side as well. Of course I think you could also just crop some of the top off and leave it as a panorama too. Either way I'd follow the rule of thirds on this one and put your horizon in the upper third. The trees are pretty, but to me that's not what this shot is about...it's the boats and the "smoke" that are the main subject here so I'd trim it down. "It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment. " - Ansel Adams
LOG IN TO REPLY |
ImageMogul Senior Member 596 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2007 Location: Tennessee More info | This is not intended to be a suggested crop of the original, but rather a suggestion of a possible "subject of interest" (the solitary little rusty blue john boat at the end of the pier) - a less busy subject with a feeling of solitude and peacefulness. This simple subject properly reframed & with the surrounding fog might set a nice mood and tell a good story as well.
Regards. Mark “Composition can’t be reduced to a set of rules ... Dissonance has its place in photography as well as music. If we confined ourselves to major and minor scales, the blues wouldn’t exist. Rules are tools, not laws.” ~ James Martin
LOG IN TO REPLY |
May 11, 2008 23:17 | #12 ^^^ Hey, I like that. Website: Iowa Landscape Photography
LOG IN TO REPLY |
BillBoehme Enjoy being spanked  More info | LeuceDeuce wrote in post #5500639 If you turn on Image Editing OK, then you'll get several versions I would suspect Here's mine: Chris, I like the way that yor edit helped to bring three dimensional detail to the trees in the background, but I don't think that it was good for the water and to some degree, the boats. Perhaps some layer masking to emphasize certain parts would work well. I feel that morning fog on the water should leave a muted somber mood in contrast to the opposite shore. Walczak Photo wrote in post #5502053 The problem I see with this shot is the "horizon"...or in this case, the tree/water line, is smack-dab right in the middle of the shot. Personally I'd crop most of the trees out and take some off the left side as well. Of course I think you could also just crop some of the top off and leave it as a panorama too. Either way I'd follow the rule of thirds on this one and put your horizon in the upper third. The trees are pretty, but to me that's not what this shot is about...it's the boats and the "smoke" that are the main subject here so I'd trim it down. Peace, Jim The horizon location doesn't bother me. After all, it is not really a rule, just a guideline to help improve a picture when it doesn't really have anything else going for it. This image has plenty going for it. After all, great photographers like A. Aubrey Bodine and Ansel Adams both had many images with the horizon dead center. Atmospheric haze in images? Click for Tutorial to Reduce Atmospheric Haze with Photoshop.
LOG IN TO REPLY |
LeuceDeuce Goldmember 2,362 posts Joined Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC, Canada More info | May 11, 2008 23:44 | #14 bill boehme wrote in post #5505920 Chris, I like the way that yor edit helped to bring three dimensional detail to the trees in the background, but I don't think that it was good for the water and to some degree, the boats. Perhaps some layer masking to emphasize certain parts would work well. I feel that morning fog on the water should leave a muted somber mood in contrast to the opposite shore. I agree 100% my website: Light & Shadow
LOG IN TO REPLY |
To all those that so generously replied - THANKS 1D X, EF 24-105 f/4 L IS USM, EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II USM, EF 100 f/2.8 L macro, EF 17 -40 f/4 L, EF 50 f/1.2 L, 600 EX RT x 2, ST-E3 RT
LOG IN TO REPLY |
 | x 1600 |
| y 1600 |
| Log in Not a member yet?
Register to forums
Registered members may log in to forums and access all the features: full search, image upload, follow forums, own gear list and ratings, likes, more forums, private messaging, thread follow, notifications, own gallery, all settings, view hosted photos, own reviews, see more and do more... and all is free. Don't be a stranger - register now and start posting!
|
| ||
| Latest registered member is Mihai Bucur 1440 guests, 114 members online Simultaneous users record so far is 15,144, that happened on Nov 22, 2018 | |||
and I like what you've done. As someone on POTN said...."Photoshop is the best game available for a PC" (or words to that effect)
