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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: jf_54 on March 21, 2007, 12:43:55 pm

Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: jf_54 on March 21, 2007, 12:43:55 pm
Just looking for first impressions.  thanks.[attachment=2132:attachment]
Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: wolfnowl on March 21, 2007, 04:37:03 pm
I like it.  It's a little softer maybe than what I would have gone for, but it draws the eye in right away, and it's very simple, almost abstract...

Mike.
Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: larkvi on March 22, 2007, 10:53:16 pm
It definitely draws the eye right away, and has some interest, but I feel pulled out of the bottom of the image by the really contrasy foreground--perhaps the sky could be given a little more visual weight, so that it may hold its own?

-Sean
Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: jule on March 23, 2007, 05:58:31 pm
First impressions - interesting, but I'm a bit unsure about the foreground. Perhaps a little too heavy? What about the following crop? It loses some of the texture of the sand, but still retains the effect of distance, shape and texture and movement of the water.

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Julie
Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: jf_54 on March 24, 2007, 01:00:15 pm
In regards to the appearance of the sand I add this, its volcanic so I didnt burn it to make it darker.  This "beach" comes right off the volcanic island of ometepe in lake nicaragua.  


thanks for the suggestions.
Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: larkvi on March 24, 2007, 02:58:53 pm
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What about the following crop? It loses some of the texture of the sand, but still retains the effect of distance, shape and texture and movement of the water.

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Julie
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I really like the way this crop changes the image--my eye sticks in it a lot more, and looks for more detail.

-Sean
Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: popnfresh on April 15, 2007, 05:59:46 pm
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I really like the way this crop changes the image--my eye sticks in it a lot more, and looks for more detail.

-Sean
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I like that crop too. Alternatively, if you wanted to preserve the interesting foreground detail you could crop it like this:

(http://www.gqpsf.com/lltest/shore_crop.jpg)
Title: Two Shores, Ometepe, Nicaragua
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 15, 2007, 09:39:26 pm
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I like that crop too. Alternatively, if you wanted to preserve the interesting foreground detail you could crop it like this:

(http://www.gqpsf.com/lltest/shore_crop.jpg)
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Bingo!

I like the white pebbles in the foreground, the cloud in the background, and the fact that the horizon is far from the middle. This version works best for me.