Critique my reflections, please.. (Page 6): Your opps, upside down was an absolutely interesting mistake! Overall, very good work, A bit dark but but well composed and good sharpness.

wmralls Loc: Kansas City

gessman wrote:

These were shot in Wyoming in The Snowy Range west of Laramie. Shot with a Canon EOS 5 (AE2) and an EF 28-135 IS, circular polarizer, on Velvia Slide film 50 iso and scanned in with a Nikon 2000 film scanner. I have no further exif data except to say that the shots were handheld and bracketed on a bright sunlit day

Your opps, upside down was an absolutely interesting mistake!

Overall, very good work, A bit dark but but well composed and good sharpness. The shot with the brown cliffs and dark forest could have used a HDR treatment or at lease a GND filter to tone down the sky/cliffs and let the forest/water area be a bit more exposed, just a 2-3 stops or a GND .6 - .9 might have done it..

gessman Loc: Colorado

wmralls wrote:

quote=gessman These were shot in Wyoming in The S... (show quote)

Thank you, and you're right, looking back I can see a lot of what you're saying. Being my first roll of Velvia, I didn't know what was about to take place with the contrast. How do you feel about the reflection I've just included below?

TTKBJR Loc: Kansas

Hi Gessman, as you wanted some comments, here are some of my first thoughts... Great pictures with color and clarity. #1 is not my favorite, I do think its too dark to see some details...unless that was the intent. I guess by details I mean being able to see the line where the difference between the real world and the reflection takes place so your mind does the aww moment when you see the reflection. Don't know if that makes sense or not. Anyway, the others are beautiful...again the only thing I might do is brighten them up a tad. I like lots of light in my rooms as well as pictures. Not much mind you just a smidgen might make a difference. There again, that is my opinion for what it is worth. Loved the upside down one when put right side up:) I think I love the fact you can't see what's making the reflection.

gessman Loc: Colorado

TTKBJR wrote:

Hi Gessman, as you wanted some comments, here are ... (show quote)

Thanks, and I value everyone's comments. It helps me see through other's eyes later. I did address why #1 is like it later on in the post and included an image that shows the "other side" of the pond an why I didn't want you to see it. I guess you missed it. If you have time, go back up and check it out. There's a road, a dirt embankment, and a huge concrete culvert just on the other side of the pond, not too inviting as a country setting. Thanks again.

Robert Loc: Round Rock, TX

Pathfinder wrote:

...nice to hear from someone who appreciated the old Brit bikes. My first ride on a motorcycle was in 1957-58, on a triumph TR-650! I still remember it! Wow--------Thanks again, Jim

I used to ride 71 BSA Goldstar back in the 80's/90's

henrycrafter Loc: Orem Utah

Iseldom use color transparancey film because the polarizing does exactly what yours did. In my opiniontoo much!
Now I believe that a longer exposure would have de-emphasized the dark blues and made the picture more believeable.
I normally use portra 160 VC for most scenery.
On the up side. Your pictures show careful composition. They talk to the viewer. Hooray for your use of film.
I think your work is excellent on the overall. REMEMBER!!! When in doubt shoot film

TTKBJR Loc: Kansas

Oh.. yes, I see it now. There are six pages to this post before I got here:) See your point on the photo..not too inviting. Still I do like the other photos better than the first one.

tilde531 Loc: Seaford Delaware

gessman wrote:

How do you feel about the reflection I've just included below?

I liked the first bunch (commented already)... and I like THIS one, too!
I like how it's almost too hard to make a distinction between the waterline and the reflection AND that the waterline is not straight!
I like that the deer is SO far away from the water and yet, you got the reflection anyway!

How 'bout that!? *grins*

(I tend to position myself where I can hardly see the original object , if at all ,... so that the reflection itself occupies my attention as the viewer.
I don't know if that's "right" or "wrong"... but it's what I do.)

May I share a couple with you here, please? The first one's kinda neat (in my twisted opinion, anyway) *blush

Apparently, I'm obsessed with "back ends" lol This is another in my "Mud Puddle" group

Trees reflected in water under a foot- bridge

gessman Loc: Colorado

henrycrafter wrote:

Iseldom use color transparancey film because the polarizing does exactly what yours did. In my opiniontoo much!
Now I believe that a longer exposure would have de-emphasized the dark blues and made the picture more believeable.
I normally use portra 160 VC for most scenery.
On the up side. Your pictures show careful composition. They talk to the viewer. Hooray for your use of film.
I think your work is excellent on the overall. REMEMBER!!! When in doubt shoot film

Thanks Henry. As I said, that was my first roll of Velvia. It smacked me up beside my head when I got the slides back from development. I, too, think these shots are a bit surreal. I've moderated a few things since.

gessman Loc: Colorado

TomD wrote:

Would these photos be a good example of what HDR is for?

That's sure a thought. Makes me think, could you bracket with film, scan in 3 to 5 slides to produce the digi necessities and then HDR those. I don't see why not. You may have me considering digging out some old slides. I didn't toss the toss-able ones, just put 'em in another place and didn't scan 'em in when I did what were my preferences. That may be a whole 'nuther hobby. By golly, I think you're onto something TomD. Thanks. I've yet to do my first HDR but it isn't long before...

gessman Loc: Colorado

Robert wrote:

Pathfinder wrote:

...nice to hear from someone who appreciated the old Brit bikes. My first ride on a motorcycle was in 1957-58, on a triumph TR-650! I still remember it! Wow--------Thanks again, Jim

I used to ride 71 BSA Goldstar back in the 80's/90's

Obviously not a dull man. I did a BSA, a Norton, and a couple of others. Do you drink Dos Equis?

gessman Loc: Colorado

drednaut wrote:

Some of your pictures could benefit from using the D Lighting function on your camera. The first one is a good candidate for bringing out the foreground color and detail of the trees which currently appear almost black. Just a thought.

Although I've not used it yet, as best I recall, my EOS 5D MkII has that feature and if ever back on that site I'll try to remember that but these pics were taken on slide film with an EOS 5, grey market version of the A2E, and I'm not finding D Lighting as a feature. I probably need to study that as a separate issue 'cause there may have been a similar feature on that camera that was called something else at that time. This was my first roll of Velvia, or any other kind of film that went through that camera and I don't really remember all that much about the various features. I'll check it out, and thanks.

Pathfinder Loc: Naches, Wa

Now just how in the devil did you know I drink Dos Equis? This is too much........The dark one, Amber....

gessman Loc: Colorado

wmralls wrote:

quote=gessman These were shot in Wyoming in The S... (show quote)

Thank you. Taken in '99 with my first roll of Velvia 50 slide film in a new camera, scanned in later, and you bet, in hindsight... Thanks again.

gessman Loc: Colorado

Pathfinder wrote:

Now just how in the devil did you know I drink Dos Equis? This is too much........The dark one, Amber....

Well, your hair is wavy and you have a look of savoir faire about you, you aren't in driving around in a pickup or huge suv for protection, what else do those of us who fit that description drink, since we've all seen the commercials?
:)