Some Photos looking for pointers
Jan 18, 2019 11:23:18 #
These are from Bald Eagle State Park in Pennsylvania about 10 mins from my home. Its winter time here
and I took these a month or so ago and just now doing a little editing. I will admit I used a preset and made minor changers to suit what I felt in the moment as close as I could remember. The second one I tried for the first time using the Dodge and Burn brushes. The last one was taken in our backyard. Comments welcome as I am still learning. At 73 yoa I do not always remember what I learned. Anyway, thanks and I hope you at least enjoyed looking at them.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
and I took these a month or so ago and just now doing a little editing. I will admit I used a preset and made minor changers to suit what I felt in the moment as close as I could remember. The second one I tried for the first time using the Dodge and Burn brushes. The last one was taken in our backyard. Comments welcome as I am still learning. At 73 yoa I do not always remember what I learned. Anyway, thanks and I hope you at least enjoyed looking at them.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Morning
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Late Afternoon
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Directions
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Foot Bridge
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Pathway
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Outhouse
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Jan 18, 2019 11:31:35 #
I like them.
Still trying to figure if the footbridge is level. Probably just the perspective.
Does the pathway beg for portrait cropping?
Still trying to figure if the footbridge is level. Probably just the perspective.
Does the pathway beg for portrait cropping?
Jan 18, 2019 11:40:17 #
I think the pathway would work fine for that, I never thought of it so I might give it a try if my wife will be the model. The bridge is level, that was just me, I forgot to keep my camera level with the bridge and then forgot to straighten it in PP.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Jan 18, 2019 11:44:28 #
JW from PA wrote:
I think the pathway would work fine for that, I never thought of it so I might give it a try if my wife will be the model. The bridge is level, that was just me, I forgot to keep my camera level with the bridge and then forgot to straighten it in PP.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Semper Fi,
Joe W.
Sometimes the edges of water being on an angle throw off the "levelness" in one's mind. I've had images that were indeed level, but the contours of the land make it appear otherwise.
Jan 18, 2019 12:05:06 #
On the first two shots I think you either have to darken the foreground to a silhouette or try to bring it up. Right now it is sort of halfway. I would probably vote for darkening since the star of both shots is the sky. You could also crop from the bottom to a wider aspect ratio losing some (but not all) of the foreground. There is not a lot of interest going on in the foreground.
I think the choice of B&W for the third shot is good. And who does not love a good outhouse picture?
I think the choice of B&W for the third shot is good. And who does not love a good outhouse picture?
Jan 18, 2019 12:14:22 #
dsmeltz wrote:
On the first two shots I think you either have to ... (show quote)
Thanks for the suggestions, I was not sure as to what to do with those two, that is why I put them out there. The outhouse is sometimes my house. Lol.
Thanks again.
Jan 18, 2019 15:21:32 #
You have a good eye for composition and content, exaggerating light and color just enough to bring out the essential aspect of what you saw. As this 76 year old juror of art and photo shows sees them, #1 and two are fine, with 2 being the most unusual, a good thing for the creator and the viewer. #3 does not have anything "photographic" (story or composition) special. #4 is lovely in content, texture, value, and composition. #5 is nice and pretty, but not as exceptional as #2. #6 is close to SOMETHING, but it seems to have either too much or too little to make the shot interesting. If it is about the wood of the outhouse and the outdoors, a strong side and bottom crop might work. If it's about the siting of the outhouse, a wider angle and more asymmetrical composition might work.
I think your work is good, and, being an oldie myself, glad you are having a good time with doing something creative.
I think your work is good, and, being an oldie myself, glad you are having a good time with doing something creative.
Jan 18, 2019 16:31:35 #
Jan 18, 2019 17:52:35 #
JW from PA wrote:
These are from Bald Eagle State Park in Pennsylvan... (show quote)
For image #2, use the Dodge brush to on the foreground (reeds) to open up the shadows and reveal hidden detail.
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daplight
Loc: Kansas
#1 could be extended into a panorama. It makes me want to see more of the whole lake and mountains, plus seeing more of the low clouds, or fog.
Jan 19, 2019 11:24:17 #
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