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Post by chrisc on Jan 15, 2012 23:53:51 GMT
Which do you like best?   |
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Post by mariehass on Jan 16, 2012 1:55:48 GMT
I prefer #2 better, tho neither one "grabs" me. Both seem much too busy and it is hard to enjoy the boat and its reflection. I do appreciate the general "overgrown-ness" of the scene, if that was your intent but it seems a bit "contrasty". I hope you do not find me overly critical.
Marie
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Post by chrisc on Jan 16, 2012 2:27:20 GMT
I'm crushed....  Unfortunately, such things are rarely in nice, clean areas...there was no way to shoot the boats and not get the background in..that is partly why I went so contrasty to set the boat off the background. Maybe it didn't work. |
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Post by rasbury on Jan 16, 2012 12:39:17 GMT
Of the two I like #1 as there is less of the distracting background behind the boat.Unfortunately,short of taking a chain saw with you,there is not much you can do about the pine trees in this state which IMO make it difficult to take a good image.
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Post by chrisc on Jan 16, 2012 13:23:03 GMT
Well, that wasn't an option, though I thought about it for a minute or two...here is the color version of #2. I am going to work on the color version of #1 just to see if I can eliminate the background clutter with some delicate rearranging and maybe a whole new background...  |
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Post by mariehass on Jan 16, 2012 13:52:42 GMT
Sorry - I did not mean to crush you, my friend. It was my first brave attempt at a Chris-esque critique!  ;D Ya know? I rather prefer the color version. It sets the boat out from the background! Could you repost #1 in color also? Marie |
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Post by chrisc on Jan 16, 2012 14:03:28 GMT
I just finished it and discovered an odd anomoly in Photoshop CS5. If you go to save your file as a tiff and click enter at the first dialogue box instead of going to the compression and file size menu box, it deletes the file and turns off photoshop...and all your work is gone. Sighhhhhhhhhh an hour's work shot to hell.
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Post by chrisc on Jan 16, 2012 16:01:50 GMT
Version 1 in color  |
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Post by nickjohnson on Jan 16, 2012 20:28:35 GMT
Chris, I like version #1 colour best. I don't have a problem with the background on that.
I feel #2 has as much distraction in the foreground as in the background. Can clone out?
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Post by chrisc on Jan 17, 2012 5:18:15 GMT
#2 cloned...I am going to have to go do a reshoot at a different time of day...lighting was all wrong. Cloned foreground and removed the bluish cast.  |
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Post by mariehass on Jan 17, 2012 8:53:49 GMT
Chris, good morning!
I like the color, less contrasty versions much, much better.
Marie
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Post by chrisc on Jan 17, 2012 11:08:20 GMT
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Post by nickjohnson on Jan 17, 2012 11:19:34 GMT
Oh Oh Chris - I'm liking the reflections in the water on the latest edition. When you do a re-shoot maybe you will be able to have the reflections as the major part of the image and thus avoid the hard edged background? In any event - definitely worth another go - or three.  |
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Post by cannockwolf on Jan 17, 2012 18:37:37 GMT
agree with the separation problems, the colour probably helps a little
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