The pink umbrella
Nov 19, 2019 12:56:32 #
Nov 19, 2019 13:05:27 #
SueScott wrote:
A dark, rainy evening on the Grassmarket.
A definite winner....Beautifully moody.....
Nov 19, 2019 13:05:59 #
Nice. Too bad the umbrella was not on the street. The contrast would have been awesome. Maybe cropping out some of the left hand side would help. As is, the umbrella is sort of swallowed by the light in the right of the photo. The focus wants to move to the walkers farther down the street.
Nov 19, 2019 13:32:37 #
Wonderful photo, just the way it is. Cropping on the left side would move the location in the photo of both the building at the end of the street and the people in the street. The street leads us to see both of them. The street, the people, and the building all belong exactly where they are. The umbrella is not the only visual subject in this photo and if moved to the street would destroy the entire balance that has been achieved. The entire street and row of shops integral to this photo.
I must ask, though, is this an HDR? Wonderfully sublime colors.
I must ask, though, is this an HDR? Wonderfully sublime colors.
Nov 19, 2019 13:48:08 #
SteveR wrote:
The umbrella is not the only visual subject in this photo and if moved to the street would destroy the entire balance that has been achieved.
Unless you decide to call the photo "The pink umbrella" as the OP has. Then the focus has to be the umbrella. As shown, the photo is about the four people walking away.
Nov 19, 2019 13:53:56 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Nice. Too bad the umbrella was not on the street. The contrast would have been awesome. Maybe cropping out some of the left hand side would help. As is, the umbrella is sort of swallowed by the light in the right of the photo. The focus wants to move to the walkers farther down the street.
Hmmm … cropping out the light area (headlights of cars coming down West Bow) might benefit the composition. I personally like the contrast between the dark and light in this shot - the trees on the left are part of the pedestrianized section of the Grassmarket - there are more shops, etc. and an active street to the left of them. As to the location of the girl - this was a quick, one-handed snapshot as I was trying to manage my own umbrella and keep my camera dry - ya gotta take what's there at the time!
Nov 19, 2019 13:56:29 #
SteveR wrote:
Wonderful photo, just the way it is. Cropping on ... (show quote)
Glad you liked it. The colors are courtesy of a preset I frequently use which makes warm tones pop.
Nov 19, 2019 13:59:16 #
Nov 19, 2019 14:04:24 #
Nov 19, 2019 14:06:25 #
SueScott wrote:
Hmmm … cropping out the light area (headlights of ... (show quote)
I like the photo. I would just never title it "pink umbrella" The composition just does not work for that title.
Nov 19, 2019 14:20:45 #
dsmeltz wrote:
I like the photo. I would just never title it "pink umbrella" The composition just does not work for that title.
I'm open to suggestions - "A rainy night on the Grassmarket" for example?
Nov 19, 2019 14:26:54 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Unless you decide to call the photo "The pink umbrella" as the OP has. Then the focus has to be the umbrella. As shown, the photo is about the four people walking away.
The pink umbrella jumps out because it is the one BRIGHT thing in the entire photo. Is it the subject? Does it have to be the ONE subject? Consider art, where so much is going on. A title is just a title. In this case, based upon the first thing that catches one's eye, but the photo is full of objects to consider.
Nov 19, 2019 14:30:13 #
SueScott wrote:
I'm open to suggestions - "A rainy night on the Grassmarket" for example?
Who cares about the title. Besides "A rainy night on the Grassmarket" vs "The Pink Umbrella." No contest. The title may have some or little to do with what a book or a work of art is about.
Nov 19, 2019 15:05:19 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Unless you decide to call the photo "The pink umbrella" as the OP has. Then the focus has to be the umbrella. As shown, the photo is about the four people walking away.
Why? Why does the title have to be based on what YOU see as the main subject?
Nov 19, 2019 15:10:29 #
Hey guys - I didn't post this to provoke an argument. It just happens to be a shot I'm fond of. Pax!!
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