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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: simonkit on January 17, 2013, 03:47:30 am

Title: Snow-capped Snowdon, highest mountain in Wales..mono conversion
Post by: simonkit on January 17, 2013, 03:47:30 am

 Following on from my last post I've just converted this photograph of a snow-capped Snowdon to mono and would appreciate feedback

 Thanks

 Simon

  (http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/img/s8/v81/p1384546922-4.jpg) (http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/snowdonia-photographs/e5286826a)
Title: Re: Snow-capped Snowdon, highest mountain in Wales..mono conversion
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on January 17, 2013, 03:50:42 am
At the risk, as ever, of upsetting Russ by suggesting a crop, I think it would work better without the bottom third. I find the big rock in the foreground a distraction.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Snow-capped Snowdon, highest mountain in Wales..mono conversion
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on January 17, 2013, 03:58:34 am
I do not find the rock distracting, for me it provides a sense of scale. I find the reflection of the mountain too bright.
Title: Re: Snow-capped Snowdon, highest mountain in Wales..mono conversion
Post by: 32BT on January 17, 2013, 04:12:45 am
Quote from: Paulo Bizarro on January 17, 2013, 03:58:34 am
I do not find the rock distracting, for me it provides a sense of scale. I find the reflection of the mountain too bright.

+1

I like the composition as is. The rock provides both a sense of depth, as well as placing a natural object in front of the almost graphical drawing in the back. The latter being the interest of the image for me. I do find the reflection too bright as well, also makes a slightly artificial look. Plus I also find the rather visible USM borders distracting. For screen output, it wouldn't need that much imo.

edit: the mountains in the back could use a little more separation from the sky.
Title: Re: Snow-capped Snowdon, highest mountain in Wales..mono conversion
Post by: simonkit on January 17, 2013, 04:23:10 am

 Thanks, great feedback again...completely agree about the too light reflection, now adjusted slightly. For me the rock is important, take it away and there's no foreground which pretty changes it to a "snap"

Simon