Need your opinion
Jun 16, 2021 12:18:23 #
Are the swinging crane arms necessary? I’d like to enter this to a photo contest in our locality.
Jun 16, 2021 12:31:47 #
Jun 16, 2021 12:36:29 #
For me the interest is in the top half. The bikers are kind of an everyday sight, their shadows are cut off at the bottom, and their silhouettes get lost with the dark background.
If your riders fit the theme you're entering, then yes - do away with the cranes. As-is, the composition has two separate and competing visuals.
If your riders fit the theme you're entering, then yes - do away with the cranes. As-is, the composition has two separate and competing visuals.
Jun 16, 2021 13:15:58 #
I agree with Linda from Maine that the crane arms are more interesting and that the two subjects compete.
Dodie
Dodie
Jun 16, 2021 13:30:18 #
Jun 16, 2021 13:34:21 #
hugEDhog wrote:
Are the swinging crane arms necessary? I’d like to enter this to a photo contest in our locality.
IMHO the swinging crane arms are more attractive than the bikers.Go with swinging arms and win.
Great contrast and interesting shapes.
Jun 16, 2021 13:39:38 #
hugEDhog wrote:
Are the swinging crane arms necessary? I’d like to enter this to a photo contest in our locality.
What do you think?
Jun 16, 2021 14:36:13 #
hugEDhog wrote:
The photo you posted shows shot with 23 mm already (Fujifilm X-100). What is the "it" you are referring to? What would you want to change?What if I did it with a 24mm lens?
Jun 16, 2021 17:49:47 #
I agree with Linda from Maine. The cyclists make a second area of interest & detract from the crane arms.
Jun 16, 2021 22:16:24 #
Jun 16, 2021 23:10:13 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
The photo you posted shows shot with 23 mm already (Fujifilm X-100). What is the "it" you are referring to? What would you want to change?
Fujifilm x100v sensor is APS-C. Isn’t it converted to 35 mm with the 1.5 crop factor?
Jun 16, 2021 23:18:03 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
What do you think?
I think the visuals plus the clouds convey a fear factor. So to my mind they don’t compete rather they heighten the mood.
Jun 17, 2021 00:12:18 #
hugEDhog wrote:
I think the visuals plus the clouds convey a fear factor. So to my mind they don’t compete rather they heighten the mood.
Ultimately, it's your photo and your decision. The good thing about asking for the opinion of others is it allows you to see your photo from different perspectives you get an idea of what appeals to others.
Best of luck in the contest!
Dodie
Jun 17, 2021 06:14:33 #
hugEDhog wrote:
Are the swinging crane arms necessary? I’d like to enter this to a photo contest in our locality.
As an image of "Delaware on the move" or "Moving past COVID", Yes, they are.
Jun 17, 2021 06:26:31 #
"I agree with Linda from Maine that the crane arms are more interesting and that the two subjects compete."
I am also in agreement with this. If you duplicate the background layer then in the layers palette select Screen the image will get less dark in those shadow areas showing more details. The cloud in the center will be slightly brighter but nothing that a selection of such cloud using the free hand selection tool and the Brightness-Contrast setting cannot improve. Just reduce contrast and brightness to taste.
I have never been able to understand how judges from hundred of entries are able to select an image as the "best one." For that reason I do not participate in contests where luck seems to be more important than art, or so it seems to me.
Good luck!.
I am also in agreement with this. If you duplicate the background layer then in the layers palette select Screen the image will get less dark in those shadow areas showing more details. The cloud in the center will be slightly brighter but nothing that a selection of such cloud using the free hand selection tool and the Brightness-Contrast setting cannot improve. Just reduce contrast and brightness to taste.
I have never been able to understand how judges from hundred of entries are able to select an image as the "best one." For that reason I do not participate in contests where luck seems to be more important than art, or so it seems to me.
Good luck!.
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