Three images for your opinion: Hi All I have never done this before, but while working on a couple of PP techniques my curiosity of this group given choice and thoughts might be very...

rborud Loc: Minnesota

Hi All I have never done this before, but while working on a couple of PP techniques my curiosity of this group given choice and thoughts might be very helpful. The main goal if which servers better to separate the frontal dancers. So here they are, tear them apart!! RBorud

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Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

I think the first one? These are major sensory overload, there is just too much going on to concentrate on anything.

Balboa Loc: NJ

Don't think I understood your issue. What are you trying to accomplish?

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

With respect they all look the same to me. I just don't see any difference at all. As Curmudgeon stated there is too much going on and no obvious focal point. May I also point out that if you are taking photos of dancers I think it would help the photograph to include their feet. This would make a fantastic puzzle though.

Dennis

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

rborud wrote:

Hi All I have never done this before, but while working on a couple of PP techniques my curiosity of this group given choice and thoughts might be very helpful. The main goal if which servers better to separate the frontal dancers. So here they are, tear them apart!! RBorud

They are far too busy for me, and I don’t see much difference in any of the three.
I do have a suggestion, though: how about doing some cropping? First, eliminate the fellow on the left. Second, split the remaining photo at what looks like a natural break, giving you two photos with a general point of reference in each. You wind up with the center part of the photo being one crop, and the right side being the other. Doing that would make each of the remaining photos more interesting than the busy ones presented here.

At least, that’s what I would do; others may think I’m crazy.

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

all I can say is "where are the Cowboys?"

Chuck B

Number 3 is the sharpest and lacks over processing.

jeryh Loc: Oxfordshire UK

I think 3 is the most detailed photo

nanaval Loc: Cornwall

On looking at all the pictures I think that on the last one you have put a filter on it but left the 4 front dancers with out it. May be this was to separate them .The dancer in the right has the filter on one hand and some of the feathers. Maybe if you could isolate them and blur the background they would stand out more. At the moment they are very busy with all the colour... It must be hard to get dancers on their own with so many there...

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

I’m not sure why but I find the first shot does more to bring out the foreground dancers. I thought that both before and after downloading.

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

For me, #1 has the edge ( better saturation) and I think it is a great picture. Busy yes, but i guess that is the whole idea? the whole pic being what it's all about. You filled the frame nicely. However, I think cropping the left hand side, leaving two lines of dancers, would also work, with no dancers looking out of the picture?
Thanks - I enjoyed the contemplating, and that small sensor does well.

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

To my eyes, as Goldilocks would say: #2 appears to be over sharpened; #3 is a little too vivid; and #1 is just right!
Nice capture!

fergmark Loc: norwalk connecticut

No doubt in my mind, the first. The highlights behind those in the front could be toned down a little more IMO. Some of those, especially in the hat to the right, pull my eye away from the front, and dissolve the front row.

Wanda Krack Loc: Tennessee, USA

Separate the dancers you want to emphasize in the front, inverse the separation and turn the remainder of the image into a black and white............and you could further lessen their impact by other sliders, such as darkening or lightening the b&w area. Gives you something to try. The overall colors seem just a tad oversaturated on my screen.

Mister H Loc: Michigan

rborud wrote:

Hi All I have never done this before, but while working on a couple of PP techniques my curiosity of this group given choice and thoughts might be very helpful. The main goal if which servers better to separate the frontal dancers. So here they are, tear them apart!! RBorud

I can say as an amateur, first and foremost, the colors are great. After that I agree with others, too busy and the lack of feet.