Too much post processing?
Mar 18, 2018 18:00:22 #
I really love to crank it up in post processing...and I really love to shoot silhouettes. Give me some feedback. I'm a big boy. I can take it.
Mar 18, 2018 18:02:10 #
Mar 18, 2018 18:04:15 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
Artistically its quite good IMHO, but its obviously been photochopped.
Mar 18, 2018 18:10:21 #
A strong POV with no equivocation 
For me, terrific graphical appeal, full of energy.
For me, terrific graphical appeal, full of energy.Mar 18, 2018 18:13:38 #
Shel B wrote:
I really love to crank it up in post processing...and I really love to shoot silhouettes. Give me some feedback. I'm a big boy. I can take it.
Some would say it's overcooked. As a piece of art I like what you have done...
Mar 18, 2018 18:13:57 #
Mar 18, 2018 18:14:19 #
Shel B wrote:
I really love to crank it up in post processing...and I really love to shoot silhouettes. Give me some feedback. I'm a big boy. I can take it.
Nice image. I would turn down the saturation on the sky to eliminate the banding and cut out about 50% of the black space on the bottom. It adds nothing to the over all silhouette portion of the picture.
Mar 18, 2018 18:21:37 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
For me the banding adds to the surreal (unequivocally fanciful) feel and the large amount of black reinforces the feeling of vast empty space. Sorry, R - I shouldn't be critiquing a critiquer Nice image. I would turn down the saturation on the sky to eliminate the banding and cut out about 50% of the black space on the bottom. It adds nothing to the over all silhouette portion of the picture.
Mar 18, 2018 18:30:17 #
Shel B wrote:
I really love to crank it up in post processing...and I really love to shoot silhouettes. Give me some feedback. I'm a big boy. I can take it.
You have created a valid graphic image with attractive composition and wonderful intense colors. Not a thing wrong with that. I also really like silhouettes and have seen some very nice ones made by landscape photographers that were not “punched up.” To my eye yours is a very strong and beautiful graphic that was made from a photograph. You worked with light. You got what you wanted. We should all be so fortunate!
Mar 18, 2018 18:32:53 #
Mar 18, 2018 18:42:32 #
I like it. I am not a pro. But I would too crop the base a fair bit and at least lessen the vignetting & desaturate the sky some. Not to say I don't like it. I do. But a bit overcooked to my eye. Nice work.
Mar 18, 2018 19:11:19 #
Shel B wrote:
I really love to crank it up in post processing...and I really love to shoot silhouettes. Give me some feedback. I'm a big boy. I can take it.
OK big boy, your zipper's down.
Mar 18, 2018 19:19:25 #
OK, just my opinion here. That and $1.19 gets you a 20 oz coffee.
I dislike the banding. It feels disjointed and unnatural. The silhouette is nice, but the contrast is too harsh. Again, in my opinion, which with an extra $0.89 gets a donut to go with the coffee, tone down the contrast, and stark coloring. if you wanted color in the sky, clouds help.
Others may like it and that is their opinion. But they probably don't come with the coffee option.
I dislike the banding. It feels disjointed and unnatural. The silhouette is nice, but the contrast is too harsh. Again, in my opinion, which with an extra $0.89 gets a donut to go with the coffee, tone down the contrast, and stark coloring. if you wanted color in the sky, clouds help.
Others may like it and that is their opinion. But they probably don't come with the coffee option.
Mar 18, 2018 19:19:48 #
Mar 18, 2018 19:25:43 #
Shel B wrote:
I really love to crank it up in post processing...and I really love to shoot silhouettes. Give me some feedback. I'm a big boy. I can take it.
Please post it again with download enabled. Can't tell whether the banding helps or not. It's clearly dramatic, but a 16bit print might be far more impressive that any JPEG could reproduce. You can't easily show those things on UHH and on a browser...
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.