A new scan for your review
Jan 29, 2019 19:26:49 #
I took this a long time ago - when I was younger and more stable. I think it was with my EOS-3, but it might have been my Elan 7. It was shot on Kodak 100, and I scanned it yesterday.
Basically, I've done nothing with it in either LR or ACR.
I'm doing a series on desert rivers, and I'm thinking to add this one to that series.
Any suggestions on how to improve would be welcomed.
Basically, I've done nothing with it in either LR or ACR.
I'm doing a series on desert rivers, and I'm thinking to add this one to that series.
Any suggestions on how to improve would be welcomed.
Jan 29, 2019 19:45:54 #
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Jan 30, 2019 08:38:11 #
Crop out the sky and do a crop on the left so that the sand castles are on the left 1/3rd of the photo. Lighten the mid-tones a little..........or try several things, whatever you do to lighten mid-maybe dark tones a bit. Saturation looks good. And, whatever you like is the most important thing in your photos!
Jan 30, 2019 10:10:49 #
Wanda Krack wrote:
Crop out the sky and do a crop on the left so that the sand castles are on the left 1/3rd of the photo. Lighten the mid-tones a little..........or try several things, whatever you do to lighten mid-maybe dark tones a bit. Saturation looks good. And, whatever you like is the most important thing in your photos!
Thanks, Wanda. I've lightened the mid-, dark-tones some. But I realized when I uploaded it, they still looked a bit dark. In LR they looked fine! I'l probably still end up darker than some would like, just because that's what I do. I'm frequently accused of getting this too dark.
I wonder why you think the sky should be totally dismissed. I grant it's not a wonderful sky, but I'd like to hear your reasons for abandoning it.
Jan 30, 2019 11:55:53 #
The surroundings of a river are central to the 'personality' of the river, so I would advise against cropping. The little stone pile in the foreground bespeaks human enjoyment here.
Jan 30, 2019 12:36:19 #
John_F wrote:
The surroundings of a river are central to the 'personality' of the river, so I would advise against cropping. The little stone pile in the foreground bespeaks human enjoyment here.
Thank you. That's exactly how I felt about it when I took the shot. I appreciate your comment.
Jan 30, 2019 15:06:03 #
I like the viewpoint, composition and current framing - I wouldn’t crop. The sand piles and the blue plastic something tell us people are about. It depends what you have in the darker areas but they need bringing out a bit, as you seem to know, but if there’s nothing there you will just have to live with it, it’s still worthy of inclusion in your series.
Jan 30, 2019 15:44:55 #
magnetoman wrote:
I like the viewpoint, composition and current framing - I wouldn’t crop. The sand piles and the blue plastic something tell us people are about. It depends what you have in the darker areas but they need bringing out a bit, as you seem to know, but if there’s nothing there you will just have to live with it, it’s still worthy of inclusion in your series.
Thanks, Magnetoman. I really appreciate your comment. The sand castle and toy were actually there when I arrived. But to me it said that children had been playing there. There is detail in the dark areas. Not a lot, but some.
Jan 30, 2019 15:50:50 #
Nice photo but in keeping with the title, a child at play is needed.
Jan 30, 2019 15:52:07 #
photogeneralist wrote:
Nice photo but in keeping with the title, a child at play is needed.
Thanks, photogeneralist. I thought the sand castle and the plastic toy was enough to suggest a child. Do you not think so?
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