Edinburgh
Dec 11, 2018 09:08:05 #
Taken from a tour bus on a gray sky day.
I was wondering whether or not to boost the colors of the town.
And, I would appreciate critique overall.
Thank you very much.
I was wondering whether or not to boost the colors of the town.
And, I would appreciate critique overall.
Thank you very much.
Dec 11, 2018 10:15:39 #
As is, the image looks flat. Boosting the colors in the city would certainly help; but it will also change (I think for the better) the focus of attention. If you are familiar with luminosity masks, they would do a great job of bringing out detail in the sky and in the shadows.
Dec 11, 2018 15:45:51 #
ediesaul wrote:
Taken from a tour bus on a gray sky day.
I was wondering whether or not to boost the colors of the town.
And, I would appreciate critique overall.
Thank you very much.
I was wondering whether or not to boost the colors of the town.
And, I would appreciate critique overall.
Thank you very much.
I would start with some Dehaze to see if you can bring up any detail in the sky. It will help with boosting the town as well. Also brighten up the side of the hill or crop it out.
Dec 11, 2018 18:15:02 #
Whether you can, via some careful PP work, rescue a keeper out of this shot is debatable. Edinburgh is as photogenic in parts as Florence or Paris or London.
Your view of the city has a foreground dominated by plain red brick terraced houses. Would be interested in your thinking behind the shot? It does little for Edinburgh or the spectacular Scottish scenery
Your view of the city has a foreground dominated by plain red brick terraced houses. Would be interested in your thinking behind the shot? It does little for Edinburgh or the spectacular Scottish scenery
Dec 11, 2018 20:10:23 #
The purpose of Critique Forum, including "Please present your finished image" seems to have been abandoned long ago, so I'll echo the first two respondents re pp, as well as suggest that the image appears to be tilting a little to the left.
The large amount of featureless white sky is off-putting.
Ref Canadabilly's comment, I haven't been to Great Britain, but I do like the idea of this not being a typical "tourist" shot. There is value in seeing the rugged surroundings IMO, even though it ultimately leaves me a little frustrated that the frame is dominated by the hillside, which could be located anywhere.
The large amount of featureless white sky is off-putting.
Ref Canadabilly's comment, I haven't been to Great Britain, but I do like the idea of this not being a typical "tourist" shot. There is value in seeing the rugged surroundings IMO, even though it ultimately leaves me a little frustrated that the frame is dominated by the hillside, which could be located anywhere.
Dec 11, 2018 23:13:19 #
Dec 11, 2018 23:15:19 #
repleo wrote:
I would start with some Dehaze to see if you can bring up any detail in the sky. It will help with boosting the town as well. Also brighten up the side of the hill or crop it out.
I use Elements 12. I don't know if it has a dehaze function. I think I can bring up more detail in the sky by adding some contrast. I can't crop the side of the hill because the people are an important part of the photo.
Thanks for your comments.
Dec 11, 2018 23:16:56 #
My goal with this photo was to show the hikers climbing above the city. I will try the suggestions made.
Thanks for your comment.
Thanks for your comment.
Dec 11, 2018 23:20:47 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
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This photo is my final version as I like it. What do I like? That it is not over-pp-ed and is subdued. That it has two sides to look at: the city landscape and the hikers, so tiny, above the city.
I submitted it to get others' critique, which I take gratefully.
Dec 12, 2018 06:01:39 #
To me the hill is just to big to be a foreground element. It dominates the photo and detracts from the city so you now have two subjects and I found my eyes didn't know where to go in the photo. It does make we want to go to Scotland!!
Dec 12, 2018 08:19:16 #
ediesaul wrote:
Thanks very much for explaining your vision, Edie.This photo is my final version as I like it. What do I like? That it is not over-pp-ed and is subdued. That it has two sides to look at: the city landscape and the hikers, so tiny, above the city.
I submitted it to get others' critique, which I take gratefully.
I submitted it to get others' critique, which I take gratefully.
Dec 12, 2018 09:01:48 #
Dec 13, 2018 20:27:59 #
ediesaul wrote:
Thank you for your comment. Most appreciated. Scotland is a beautiful place!
Scotland is an incredibly beautiful place apart from the skies which are very often exactly as you have shown in your shot. My further thoughts are if all you wanted to show was relationship between small people and a large urban area was it necessary to travel to Scotland?
Dec 13, 2018 22:30:08 #
canadaboy wrote:
Scotland is an incredibly beautiful place apart from the skies which are very often exactly as you have shown in your shot. My further thoughts are if all you wanted to show was relationship between small people and a large urban area was it necessary to travel to Scotland?
The opportunity presented itself this way. I also got some other very nice photos of Scotland.
Dec 14, 2018 01:40:04 #
ediesaul wrote:
I also got some other very nice photos of Scotland.
Are you going to share them with us?
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