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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: KMRennie on March 20, 2017, 08:20:08 pm

Title: Watendlath Beck
Post by: KMRennie on March 20, 2017, 08:20:08 pm
It has been raining for days so the streams are full of water. I realise that I am about a decade late for the long exposure look but it looks right to me. This beck is in Borrowdale in Cumbria in the English Lake District. All comments welcome. Ken
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on March 21, 2017, 12:14:21 am
I don't follow the latest fashions, so I can say I like it a lot.
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: 32BT on March 21, 2017, 03:04:04 am
I don't follow the latest fashions, so I can say I like it a lot.

+1

Not sure about the relevance of the bottom 10% but that may be my 2x1 formatfetish cropping up.
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: stamper on March 21, 2017, 04:44:52 am
Definitely a winner.
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: Bob_B on March 21, 2017, 08:21:42 am
Looks right to me, too.
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: KMRennie on March 21, 2017, 08:47:42 am
Thanks for the comments. Last version done on laptop. Redone on desktop with much darker wide gamut monitor. This is much lighter with a bit cropped off the bottom. I hope that this hasn't detroyed the mood. Ken
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on March 21, 2017, 08:52:23 am
I think you've got it just right now.
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: francois on March 21, 2017, 09:07:58 am
Yes, this one is much better than the original.
Bravo, it's a very nice image!
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: luxborealis on March 21, 2017, 06:24:57 pm
The first was notable in its somber mood, beautiful in its own right.

The redo is spectacular! You've kept the mood but given it a sparkle that sets up even greater three dimensionality. It's really tactile.
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on March 22, 2017, 05:10:30 am
The second version is enormously better processed. I'm not sure how relevant the crop is, but the overall result is excellent.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Watendlath Beck
Post by: brandtb on March 22, 2017, 11:33:25 am
I think it's a great use of long exposure - this image - perfect. I think the first image is too dark and probably could use more saturations in the greens - and the framing is good. Because it's so dark you miss the "curving light line shapes" in the water in the near foreground/bottommost part of the original post (and some of the color). Pulling the dark shadows up you start to see them - and they are very interesting shapes - worth accentuating and keeping as they add to the overall scene. Then the lowest portion of the frame starts to contribute to the rest.