Something About Nothing (or not ?)
Oct 3, 2013 18:49:42 #
Hey everybody! Let me know if these work or not, be honest.
Thanks
damdannyboy
Thanks
damdannyboy
Diamond Dread
Spying Sycamore
Optimistic
Oct 3, 2013 18:58:18 #
damdannyboy wrote:
Hey everybody! Let me know if these work or not, be honest.
Thanks
damdannyboy
Thanks
damdannyboy
They work well, Dan. You've got some great patterns and shapes here. You did a great job capturing all of them. I never thought a chain link fence would make a good picture but you proved me wrong.
Oct 3, 2013 19:04:55 #
Oct 3, 2013 19:20:28 #
photo one is just a chain link fence, but man I'm really liking that photo...something keeps drawing me to it.. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Oct 3, 2013 19:33:10 #
damdannyboy wrote:
........ be honest.
You want the truth? CAN YOU HANDLE...... wait, wrong movie.
Interesting stuff, but my take is you're going for artsy, so why not throw out the rules and push it a little farther?
First the chain link does nothing for me, compositionally, or in subjct matter. Sorry.
The tree I like but a little dull. I like it with increased contrast (a little) then converted to a monochome other than gray. Maybe brown tones?
Good Year, again, increased the contrast, tonemapped to emphasize the chrome look, then changed it to blue tone.
Have fun!
Oct 3, 2013 20:13:35 #
Nice polished metal on the wheel/tire. I'm not artistic enough to know what to do to make it better. I like it like it is.
The fence is interesting but it doesn't really say much to me. If it was old and rusted out or something it might tell of story of neglect or age. I dunno. Just rambling off the top of my head.
I love sycamores but for me the beauty is in the shades of color when you wet the tree down. The water brings out greens and yellows you don't see when they're dry. I have a big one out in the front yard. You made me want to go out shoot it wet. I think I will.
Dave
The fence is interesting but it doesn't really say much to me. If it was old and rusted out or something it might tell of story of neglect or age. I dunno. Just rambling off the top of my head.
I love sycamores but for me the beauty is in the shades of color when you wet the tree down. The water brings out greens and yellows you don't see when they're dry. I have a big one out in the front yard. You made me want to go out shoot it wet. I think I will.
Dave
Oct 3, 2013 21:06:49 #
10MPlayer wrote:
Nice polished metal on the wheel/tire. I'm not art... (show quote)
So I went out and took a stab at it. I wet the sycamore and took a few shots with my 100mm macro. I was trying to bring out the different shades of brown, green, tan and yellow in the bark. Not much post processing. Just a little contrast on the b/w. A little sharpening on the color one.
Sycamore Color
Sycamore BW
Oct 4, 2013 12:50:24 #
That's what I'm talking about, Dave.
And I really pushed the PP on your copyrighted photo, sorry.
B&W can be dramatic but (apologies to Ansel) some things need color!
And I really pushed the PP on your copyrighted photo, sorry.
B&W can be dramatic but (apologies to Ansel) some things need color!
Oct 4, 2013 20:27:07 #
I thank you all for taking the time to comment, Larry I appreciate you frankness and advice I'm going give it a go this weekend after the grandkids go home! I like what you did with Dave's photo. Dave great shot I glad you felt inspired enough to go out and snap a couple photos yourself. :thumbup:
Thanks again
damdannyboy
Thanks again
damdannyboy
Oct 4, 2013 20:57:43 #
No prob, Odd. I didn't realize the giant copyright stamp was on them. I'm a newbie to Lightroom and I must have done something to put that stamp on there.
I think I'd split the difference on the color on that one. I was going for realistic. It looked pretty good on my monitor in Lightroom. A little faded here on UHH.
I think I'd split the difference on the color on that one. I was going for realistic. It looked pretty good on my monitor in Lightroom. A little faded here on UHH.
Oct 5, 2013 08:46:48 #
I like 'em all, particularly the chain link fence. It tells a story, makes you think... Are we on the inside, looking out; or on the outside, looking in? Perhaps we are doing both, looking out and in... but at what?
Oct 5, 2013 08:55:37 #
Oct 5, 2013 19:35:47 #
Thanks, I worked on these a little on the suggestion of Larry B, I think they work better!
Thanks again Larry
damdannyboy
Thanks again Larry
damdannyboy
Diamond Dread-2
Spying Sycamore-2
Optimistic-2
Oct 5, 2013 20:06:44 #
Oct 5, 2013 20:21:59 #
I never noticed the bricks in the polished metal. The wheel and tire is a lot more striking photo in the 2nd attempt. The detail in the shiny aluminum/chrome? is a good addition.
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