Before and After Edit (Page 2): I see how the light pole is a distraction and I do like the tighter crop. Thanks JR1 I think I am going to do a little more editing on it.

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Apr 1, 2013 12:19:06 #

77firebird Loc: Van Buren Ar.

JR1 wrote:

As you have said it's ok

I have left the path in because it leads the eye into the image

I see how the light pole is a distraction and I do like the tighter crop. Thanks JR1 I think I am going to do a little more editing on it.

Apr 1, 2013 12:22:34 #

77firebird Loc: Van Buren Ar.

prince wrote:

that looks better without the lampost in, or whatever it was.

This is a camera pole for the city of Memphis----LOL this was taken on the Riverfront looking south. It was a rainy day and very overcast.

Apr 1, 2013 12:29:37 #

JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK

Ah, not a street light

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Apr 1, 2013 12:36:13 #

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Oh - it goes back to my film days and competition night with live judges - Pro photographers - when I look at that photo I can hear a judge saying -" if you moved here or there you would not have that pole in the photo - if you waited a few minutes those people would be gone -it is the same as you tweeking the color & lighting -the judge would be saying " if you had your own darkroom you could lighten this & bring out more color"
PP in photoshop is my hobby as much a the photography - I take a lot of photos that are hands off with the PP -but than I take a lot that some tweeking & editing helps.
I my humble opinion - you have a great photo there.

prince wrote:

HI Harvey, first of all let me say this is in no way a criticism of your suggestions because i'm not good enough to do that,but if it's done as you suggest than it's not really the photo thats been taken what's your thoughts on that.

Apr 1, 2013 12:41:46 #

Wendy2 Loc: California

Here is a different crop. I thought about a panoramic crop, but JR1 did that already.

Apr 1, 2013 12:46:46 #

77firebird Loc: Van Buren Ar.

Harvey wrote:

Oh - it goes back to my film days and competition ... (show quote)

Harver I have a surprise for you----lol but you are right they do need to go.

People---LOL

Apr 1, 2013 13:00:31 #

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

This edited one is great - has a nice flow from the bottom left to the scene on the far side of the bridge - my eye hardly slows down at the people. yes the path has to be in the photo - that is where you travel with your eye- up the path, across the bridge & into the trees on the far side.

JR1 wrote:

As you have said it's ok

I have left the path in because it leads the eye into the image

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Apr 1, 2013 13:39:03 #

prince Loc: England

Thanks harvey I think it's a interesting subject whether you should or should not use programmes or not.

Apr 1, 2013 14:55:48 #

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

Yes -and each of us have our own view of what we see in a photo - Our club had a rule you could enter the same photo as many times as you wanted till it won a category - so one judge may pass over you photo and another may praise it. It is not uncommon to have some one come down hard on my suggestions but I shrug it off as some one who does not want to debate the issue of my opinion and theirs - my opinions are not carved into stone.

prince wrote:

Thanks harvey I think it's a interesting subject whether you should or should not use programmes or not.

Apr 1, 2013 15:03:14 #

prince Loc: England

Harvey wrote:

I think that's how you learn listening to other peoples points of view, if your agree on something or not you can always learn IF YOU WANT TO.

Apr 2, 2013 05:41:00 #

TLCarney Loc: Englewood, Florida

77firebird wrote:

Thanks JR1 for taking the time to post. I have been out working on my composition of photos. I was using the bridge in the background for point of interest. As for the tilt you are right I forgot to correct that, I was using my Canon 10-22 lens and forgot all about correcting the tilt.

If I may offer a criticism of the compositon, the strong, leading lines of the path, shadow of the curbing, and river bank are converging to the left of the bridge. The strong diaganol lines of the path are pulling the eye away from the brigde.

If the bridge is the point of interest, you could used the river banks as leading lines for example, but there are many ways to do it. Also remember the 'rule of thirds' and place the point of interest along or close to a one-third grid line. In other words, if the bridge is your point of interest and the river looks good, set the bridge across the top third line of the shot and let the water fill in the forground On the other hand if the sky is interesting, put the bridge across the bottom third line. It's not essential but if you're working on composition try it. As JR1 says, it looks like an ordinary snapshot but change the composition and you can work it into a good photograph.

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Apr 2, 2013 10:18:51 #

winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

77firebird wrote:

Would like some input on the editing. This looks to be HDR but did not run it thru a HDR editing software but I like it. Would also like some input on the composition of the photo.

Always ensure that the horizon is level unless you have a (recognizable) reason for not doing so.
The grass in the edited version does not look natural , the colour is wrong.
I include a straightened and cropped vers. for your consideration. Cheers, Rob.