Flamingo Talk - Experimenting and would like opinions.
Jun 22, 2018 01:26:08 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
I've been playing and playing with this image and I think that with the border the colors really pop. I'd be interested in your opinions, so I posted both versions.
Jun 22, 2018 01:37:08 #
Like them both. And you are right, the colors do pop. That's just the color matt you would use if you were to frame it.
Jun 22, 2018 02:41:11 #
Nice image! I actually like the one without the border the best. For me, the red border is a bit distracting from the image.
Jun 22, 2018 04:41:19 #
jdub82 wrote:
Nice image! I actually like the one without the border the best. For me, the red border is a bit distracting from the image.
I agree the one without the border works for me too.
Perhaps if the border was reduced in width to a fine line may be more subtle.
Just my thoughts though and it is a good composition.
Jun 22, 2018 19:07:28 #
I agree with most here! The boarder is a distraction. They're many other boarders that can set off your photo much better! 
Jun 23, 2018 07:18:28 #
Jun 23, 2018 08:26:35 #
CanonTom
Loc: Birmingham
Leicaflex wrote:
I agree the one without the border works for me too.
Perhaps if the border was reduced in width to a fine line may be more subtle.
Just my thoughts though and it is a good composition.
Perhaps if the border was reduced in width to a fine line may be more subtle.
Just my thoughts though and it is a good composition.
My thoughts exactly. The red makes it pop but the red draws my eyes away from your subject. Perhaps a small red mat with lighter second border outside the red, then the frame......great photo though! Tom
Jun 23, 2018 08:51:28 #
Dick, I prefer the one with the border, but if I were you, I’d try it with a thinner border, reducing it by over half. We’ve been seeing a lot of borders at our camera club, and the thinner ones seem to look the best because the thicker ones begin to overwhelm the photo. Make that into a nice print with the red border on a black mat, and you’ve got a winner, for sure.
Jun 23, 2018 11:13:23 #
I agree the point about using a thinner border. However there is also a problem with the beak on the uppermost flamingo. It is almost indiscernable
Jun 23, 2018 15:56:15 #
jdub82 wrote:
Nice image! I actually like the one without the border the best. For me, the red border is a bit distracting from the image.
Agree.
Jun 23, 2018 16:55:09 #
Jun 23, 2018 19:18:45 #
rdrechsler
Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA
rdrechsler wrote:
I've been playing and playing with this image and I think that with the border the colors really pop. I'd be interested in your opinions, so I posted both versions.
So looking past the focus issue with this particular image, I took in all your generous comments and here's what I came up with for a final version....of course, just as an experiment with using borders for the first time.
Jun 23, 2018 20:47:20 #
rdrechsler wrote:
So looking past the focus issue with this particular image, I took in all your generous comments and here's what I came up with for a final version....of course, just as an experiment with using borders for the first time.
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