Wildflowers in the Cascades (Page 2): Thanks! And it wasn't all that painful to do :) Baby steps, right?

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Gauss wrote:

Great job on this new version.

Good call; it's easy to forget that and have a mismatch. :thumbup:

Thanks! And it wasn't all that painful to do :) Baby steps, right?

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Linda From Maine wrote:

Please discuss composition and cropping only - and feel free to post your illustrations.

Please do not adjust exposure, color, clarity, etc.

I am interested to know if you find the image interesting, if you like or dislike the photographer in it, how much you might cut out of the negative space, and any other guidance and words of wisdom :) you might have regarding how to approach a scene like this. Thanks so much!

Linda
I'm sorry, but even for scale, I don't like the photographer in the picture. I tried several ways to crop him out, but all my efferts were miserable failures. The strength of the picture is in its broad expanse, and, if you have to leave the photographer in to maintain that expanse, so be it. The colors take on a life of their own, making the picture come alive.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Mogul wrote:

Linda
I'm sorry, but even for scale, I don't like the photographer in the picture. I tried several ways to crop him out, but all my efferts were miserable failures. The strength of the picture is in its broad expanse, and, if you have to leave the photographer in to maintain that expanse, so be it. The colors take on a life of their own, making the picture come alive.

Thank you Mogul, I appreciate your taking the time to express your viewpoint and that you enjoyed the flowers. They are around for such a short time and I have yet to do them justice in photos :)

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Linda From Maine wrote:

Please discuss composition and cropping only - and feel free to post your illustrations.

Please do not adjust exposure, color, clarity, etc.

I am interested to know if you find the image interesting, if you like or dislike the photographer in it, how much you might cut out of the negative space, and any other guidance and words of wisdom :) you might have regarding how to approach a scene like this. Thanks so much!

I like it as is. The photographer, while not the main subject, does seem to give a point to the shot, in some way. Without him, it would be boring. The only crop I would do is perhaps some of the water in the foreground. Really not sure if it needs that or not, but I wouldn't crop out anything else.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Bloke wrote:

I like it as is. The photographer, while not the main subject, does seem to give a point to the shot, in some way. Without him, it would be boring. The only crop I would do is perhaps some of the water in the foreground. Really not sure if it needs that or not, but I wouldn't crop out anything else.

Thanks so much for taking the time to offer your viewpoint, Bloke. It is such a fleeting beauty; the flowers aren't around very long there.

ggttc Loc: TN

I like the horizontal flip, Linda. More emphasis on the flowers...puts the photographer in a more secondary position but one that is interesting on its own.

For some brain neuron firing reason I dont understand, just flipping the perspective can add interest...works sometimes.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

ggttc wrote:

I like the horizontal flip, Linda. More emphasis on the flowers...puts the photographer in a more secondary position but one that is interesting on its own.

For some brain neuron firing reason I dont understand, just flipping the perspective can add interest...works sometimes.

It would be fun to play with left-right mirroring and see if you can find a basis for why you like one over the other.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

ggttc wrote:

I like the horizontal flip, Linda. More emphasis on the flowers...puts the photographer in a more secondary position but one that is interesting on its own.

For some brain neuron firing reason I dont understand, just flipping the perspective can add interest...works sometimes.

Long ago I was taught that the western world usually prefers viewing things from left to right, as that is the way we read. Ideally, I would have gotten him on the left side but looking into the frame :)

Thanks so much for viewing and commenting!

Thank you very much

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

St3v3M wrote:

It would be fun to play with left-right mirroring and see if you can find a basis for why you like one over the other.

Long ago I was taught that the western world usually prefers viewing things from left to right, as that is the way we read. Ideally, I would have gotten him on the left side but looking into the frame :)

Bmac Loc: Long Island, NY

I definitely find this photograph interesting and believe the photographer is the point of interest and the rest of the image revolves around him. I like the feel of the image and the contrast between light and dark. The subtle colors and reflection all add to the pleasant visual quality of the picture.

The crop I made may be very close to some already done, basically I kept the image at a 3:2 ratio and placed the photographer and reflection along the "rule of thirds" left vertical line. Just another crop you may or may not like and very similar to your original.

Original

Cropped

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Bmac wrote:

I definitely find this photograph interesting and ... (show quote)

Thanks Bmac! I appreciate your thoughtful critique and point of view. I did (finally :) ) try some editing on one of the other crops and posted a revised image at bottom of page 1. Now just have to get in the habit of editing prior to posting :)

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Linda From Maine wrote:

Long ago I was taught that the western world usually prefers viewing things from left to right, as that is the way we read. Ideally, I would have gotten him on the left side but looking into the frame :)

Interestingly the Mona Lisa looks left and has always intrigued me.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

St3v3M wrote:

Interestingly the Mona Lisa looks left and has always intrigued me.

Yes, but the reason for the enigmatic is to her right, just to the artist's left and just off the canvas. LOL

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

I keep looking at this and would really like to turn that photographer around in the image that is flipped. So that he is on the right hand side of the picture facing left. I haven't the means to do it right now but I think it would be relatively easy in Photoshop.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Country's Mama wrote:

I keep looking at this and would really like to turn that photographer around in the image that is flipped. So that he is on the right hand side of the picture facing left. I haven't the means to do it right now but I think it would be relatively easy in Photoshop.

You helped me remember that with my new Elements 12 I do know how to cut, paste, re-size and flip :) I just don't know how to draw a straight line (to extend the tripod legs that didn't get picked up in the selection process) nor do I care to deal with the reflection :)