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Post by jjbacoomba on Jan 25, 2012 4:39:53 GMT
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Post by nickjohnson on Feb 1, 2012 23:03:30 GMT
Hello Joe,
Sorry I missed this post.
#1 I find this has a potentially nice feel to it – low light, long shadows. I feel it is a little bright which kinda fights with the light quality a bit. The foreground road / path looks a bit “hot”. Composition might be a a little better if the road / path was kept inside the frame on the left side.
#2 I like the part of the log with the turtles on it. I like the reflection on the right side. The sawn end of the log on the left side I find distracting.
#3 I like the soft colours and reflections. I wonder If you could adjust the crop so that the leaves in the top left are less prominent? Maybe you might like to lighten the shadows to bring out a little more detail?
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Post by jjbacoomba on Feb 2, 2012 4:31:46 GMT
Thanks Nick! Unfortunately photo #1 as posted was shot that way.I thought I had the path within the frame.As for the path being hot. I agree. That sun sure was out that early evening. I will have a go with it again and see if I can get rid of some of that brightness. I am posting an edit I did of the 3rd one, the lake scene.I wasnt sure about how much or where exactly to crop as you mentioned so I cloned out the leaves and branches on the upper left side as well as some on the right. I cloned in the sky more to get rid of the bright area. Upon further inspection I notice a patchiness to the colors of the sky. My PP skills are rather limited for now.Still learning. I then tried to brighten the overall scene a bit. When I did I noticed that there was someone standing on the left bank under the trees taking pictures. I kinda like the turtle one. Although I wish the sawn off end you mentioned had more time to callus over before it ended up in the lake like that.Would have looked more natural. Thanks for your input. I have lots to learn and I am glad that everyone here is so helpful.  IMGP9346AB by ebamismoi, on Flickr |
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Post by nickjohnson on Feb 2, 2012 16:30:22 GMT
Well done on the edit Joe. That looks like it's more of what your trying to show us? Do you see that now the reflections of the trees - either side of the lodge / building - are kinda inviting you into the building? Neat.  |
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Post by jjbacoomba on Feb 3, 2012 1:57:41 GMT
Thanks Nick! I had a lot of fun with this. The sky took the longest, but I can definitely see that the reflections do indeed invite you in. Thanks for your help. I am trying to finish an edit of the image with the bench. Almost done. I will post when I am done.
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Post by jjbacoomba on Feb 3, 2012 2:49:34 GMT
Here is the bench shot edited. I clone out some of the path on the upper left to bring it more into the frame. I didnt saturate as much as I did the other and was able to lighten it without getting too bright,especially the walkway. Hopefully this one works.  IMGP9367B by ebamismoi, on Flickr |
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Post by robnaylor on Feb 3, 2012 21:31:23 GMT
The edited Bench shot is a great improvement on the first.
It is a much warmer edit with a good range of green and brown shades.
Good work on the path - much better!
ps. Love your architectural work on Flickr! I am a great admirer.
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Post by jjbacoomba on Feb 4, 2012 19:43:42 GMT
Thanks Rob!I had fun doin it. Just have to really pay attention to what I am doing before I take a shot.
Thanks for your comment on my architectural work. For some reason I am very attracted to doing those. I like the idea of making art within art,or finding the art in the subject. LOL,did that make sense?
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