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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Jeremy Roussak on December 28, 2012, 01:33:35 pm

Title: stripes
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 28, 2012, 01:33:35 pm
Comments?

Jeremy
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Bruce Cox on December 28, 2012, 01:52:56 pm
I see it as "stripe" to the point of loosing the creek in the foreground.  "Stripes" are down the road a little bit. 

Bruce
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Rob C on December 28, 2012, 04:58:57 pm
I prefer the original stripe. Down the road a piece... Chuck Berry?

Rob C
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: RSL on December 28, 2012, 07:17:49 pm
C'mon, Bruce, it's Rhine II, but with an interesting background. The river needs to stay in.
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Bruce Cox on December 28, 2012, 08:06:13 pm
OK, stripes, but because the Rhine bisects the flat land between us and the hill, it resonates in that space more than it does beyond.  Alternately, I suggest more foreground.

Bruce
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 29, 2012, 07:54:22 am
Quote from: Bruce Cox on December 28, 2012, 08:06:13 pm
OK, stripes, but because the Rhine bisects the flat land between us and the hill, it resonates in that space more than it does beyond.  Alternately, I suggest more foreground.

Sadly, it doesn't have the commercial value of Rhine II. There's no river, in fact: it's Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. There is, however, plenty more foreground but I thought it lacked any particular interest. I was more taken by the lowering sky.

Here's the uncropped shot.

Jeremy
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: RSL on December 29, 2012, 09:09:04 am
As usual, un-cropped wins by a length.
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 29, 2012, 11:49:30 am
Quote from: RSL on December 29, 2012, 09:09:04 am
As usual, un-cropped wins by a length.
I'm with Russ this time.
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Rob C on December 29, 2012, 11:52:50 am
Yup, uncropped and with darker skies for me.

Rob C
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: armand on December 29, 2012, 12:43:26 pm
I prefer the uncropped also, feels more balanced and that foreground is not that terrible as you might think.
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Michael West on December 29, 2012, 07:55:26 pm
the foreground. "grounds" the image, giving the mountains and the stripes a sense of being somewhere.
Title: Re: stripes
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on January 02, 2013, 02:13:43 pm
Interesting. I've adjusted the uncropped shot a little, applying a mask in LR to the foreground to reduce both exposure and saturation a bit. Looking at it and reflecting upon it, I now agree with the consensus. It's better as I first saw it.

Live and learn. Thanks!

Jeremy