A green hike-Critque Wanted.
Jul 14, 2017 18:18:46 #
SirMontgomery
Loc: Seattle
I'm looking for non biased feedback on this photo, I can't decide whether to print it or not.
Sigma DP2 Merrill
f/4.5, 1 second, ISO-100
Sigma DP2 Merrill
f/4.5, 1 second, ISO-100
Jul 14, 2017 18:27:37 #
ricardo7
Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile
I think with a little PP, yes. Is it OK to play with it??
Jul 14, 2017 18:32:51 #
Jul 14, 2017 18:38:06 #
SirMontgomery
Loc: Seattle
ricardo7 wrote:
I think with a little PP, yes. Is it OK to play with it??
Go crazy, I'd upload the raw file but it's in .x3f from the sigma.
Jul 14, 2017 18:40:06 #
SirMontgomery
Loc: Seattle
twowindsbear wrote:
Doesn't grab me
I'm probably going to go back and trying to capture it again, just trying to figure out how and what's missing
Jul 14, 2017 18:50:35 #
Since you asked for honest feedback... :). Looking at this I don't really know what you are trying to convey. I see a bunch of trees. On the right, the clump of trees is larger than anything else so I assume this is the main topic but it's still too little (too far) to see any real details like texture of the moss and the bark. Bottom line is this picture does not grab me at all.
I'd significantly zoom in to that clump of trees to show really clear details of the moss and/or the tortured tree bark and tree knots...perhaps it will be more powerful.
Also the picture lacks contrast/dynamic range and colors (almost all green).
I'd significantly zoom in to that clump of trees to show really clear details of the moss and/or the tortured tree bark and tree knots...perhaps it will be more powerful.
Also the picture lacks contrast/dynamic range and colors (almost all green).
Jul 14, 2017 18:52:44 #
ricardo7
Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile
SirMontgomery wrote:
Go crazy, I'd upload the raw file but it's in .x3f from the sigma.
I tweaked it just a bit in LR. Just another interpretation.
Jul 14, 2017 18:56:58 #
I'll second what @Diverhank said: What is the story you're telling here?
Jul 14, 2017 18:58:37 #
SirMontgomery
Loc: Seattle
The scene was beautiful but I didn't know how to capture it... I think I need to bring in the human element and use the scene as a mood rather than a subject
Jul 14, 2017 19:07:05 #
Nice, sharp photo but I would not hang it on my wall. Had you shot it in portrait it may have been better...
Jul 14, 2017 19:09:51 #
SirMontgomery wrote:
The scene was beautiful but I didn't know how to capture it... I think I need to bring in the human element and use the scene as a mood rather than a subject
I think you either zoom out (by feet is OK too) to show the vast expanse (like you see it with your eyes) or zoom in and convey something specific.
By the way, the revised photo solved the dynamic range problem...much better picture by some simple post processing.
Jul 14, 2017 19:17:01 #
Jul 15, 2017 11:25:15 #
the tree trunk is so unique crop the trunk area and then edit
chuck
chuck
Jul 15, 2017 11:40:21 #
Jul 15, 2017 12:00:41 #
If your only question is whether to print it, then that is a question no one else can answer. There may be aspects of that picture
other people don't see that make it special for you the way it is. If you are not quite satisfied with it as it is. you could revisit the scene
again or resort to post process, but you wouldn't want to print what someone else thinks is the best decision would you? Now here are
two ways to help you make your decision for a print:
Make copies and work on them. And/or put this out of sight for a time....a week, a month, 3 mos. I think you're just, excuse me, too
close to the forest to see the trees, to make a decision right now that will be YOUR picture, not what pleases anyone else.
Hope this helps!
other people don't see that make it special for you the way it is. If you are not quite satisfied with it as it is. you could revisit the scene
again or resort to post process, but you wouldn't want to print what someone else thinks is the best decision would you? Now here are
two ways to help you make your decision for a print:
Make copies and work on them. And/or put this out of sight for a time....a week, a month, 3 mos. I think you're just, excuse me, too
close to the forest to see the trees, to make a decision right now that will be YOUR picture, not what pleases anyone else.
Hope this helps!
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