Is This Worth Keeping? I can’t decide. I’m drawn to it, but I’m not sure I’ve done all I can to make it worth keeping. Any comments/suggestions/critiques you may have are welcomed.

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Jan 28, 2019 13:52:53 #

mcmama

I can’t decide. I’m drawn to it, but I’m not sure I’ve done all I can to make it worth keeping.

Any comments/suggestions/critiques you may have are welcomed.

Thanks,
Dana

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Jan 28, 2019 13:58:21 #

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

mcmama wrote:

I can’t decide. I’m drawn to it, but I’m not sure I’ve done all I can to make it worth keeping.

Any comments/suggestions/critiques you may have are welcomed.

Thanks,
Dana

I can't really see it, but that is not what matters, YOU are drawn to it, so you like it, and THAT's what matters! So I say, KEEP IT!

Jan 28, 2019 14:01:05 #

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Against a blurred coarse branchary, the sharp twiggery sends a message sends a message about the 'delicate' surviving the 'rugged' world. Just my imagination.

Jan 28, 2019 14:04:13 #

Kuzano

Quite eye catching. One of those oddities that would look nice printed up big.

Jan 28, 2019 14:12:18 #

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

--Bob

Kuzano wrote:

Quite eye catching. One of those oddities that would look nice printed up big.

Jan 28, 2019 14:53:13 #

Fred Harwood Loc: Sheffield, Mass.

mcmama wrote:

I can’t decide. I’m drawn to it, but I’m not sure I’ve done all I can to make it worth keeping.

Any comments/suggestions/critiques you may have are welcomed.

Thanks,
Dana

Letting PSE do its thing, then employing adjust layer/equalize slider to about 30% gives this.

Does this help?

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Jan 28, 2019 15:32:49 #

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I think the subtlety of the background works better against the sharp thorns than does Fred's rework. Agree with Kuzano that it might make a very interesting large print. Agree with speters that your decision shouldn't be influenced by us

Jan 28, 2019 15:48:28 #

mcmama

Fred Harwood wrote:

Letting PSE do its thing, then employing adjust layer/equalize slider to about 30% gives this.

Does this help?

Thanks for the adjustment. It looks good, but I like the “plain” colors of what I’ve got. I even thought about B&W, but liked subtle color better.

Thank you for your input. I do appreciate it!

Jan 28, 2019 15:49:29 #

mcmama

speters wrote:

I can't really see it, but that is not what matters, YOU are drawn to it, so you like it, and THAT's what matters! So I say, KEEP IT!

Thank you. I think I will keep it, and may have it printed at 12x18.

Jan 28, 2019 15:50:30 #

mcmama

Linda From Maine wrote:

Thanks, Linda. I agree. I’m going to have it printed and see how it looks.

Jan 28, 2019 15:51:33 #

cam.79 Loc: Gray, GA

Have three glasses of wine and relook at it. I think you will like it even better.

Jan 28, 2019 16:07:38 #

Vietnam Vet

If you like it, then it is worth keeping

Jan 28, 2019 17:27:45 #

Brokenland

Lets rule this shot as a test seeing how the Bokeh isn't very pleasing to the eye.

Jan 29, 2019 07:29:50 #

GlenBose Loc: NE Florida, formerly Limerick, PA

Sometimes I have to ask myself... is this shot worth throwing away? Not every 'good' shot is worth keeping if it doesn't capture my interest, and not every 'questionable' shot is discarded if I didn't see it with my first looks but come back to it without understanding why.
Larry
P.S. Case in point: I don't know why I write this crap.

Jan 29, 2019 07:38:01 #

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

Its the whimsey of the branches that attracts me. I would suggest a centered square crop, putting more emphasis on that aspect, at the same time, removing the less attractive bokeh far right.

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