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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: batmura on October 27, 2013, 06:08:44 pm

Title: Riva in B&W
Post by: batmura on October 27, 2013, 06:08:44 pm: (http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5509/10523053836_75116b2573_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10523053836/)
Riva Black & White (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10523053836/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr

#2
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2808/10543503464_f01801ee23_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10543503464/)
Black (and white) Sea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10543503464/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Riva in B&W
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 27, 2013, 07:17:29 pm: I wish you could have found a slightly different angle, so that the stick is not covering the rocks behind it. I think that a free-standing stick would add the sense of depth as well. You might also want to add a little bit more contrast to the overall image. Or perhaps just water, it does appear murky.
Title: Re: Riva in B&W
Post by: francois on October 28, 2013, 06:07:28 am: I prefer the color (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=83490.0;topicseen) version you posted… Here, the stick is a problem. Removing it would, in my opinion, improve the shot.
Title: Re: Riva in B&W
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on October 28, 2013, 07:24:00 am: Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 27, 2013, 07:17:29 pm
I wish you could have found a slightly different angle, so that the stick is not covering the rocks behind it. I think that a free-standing stick would add the sense of depth as well. You might also want to add a little bit more contrast to the overall image. Or perhaps just water, it does appear murky.

Content aware move is your friend ... ;)
Title: Re: Riva in B&W
Post by: batmura on October 28, 2013, 05:07:42 pm: Hey, guys! Any opinion whether #2 is any better in terms of editing and composition?
Title: Re: Riva in B&W
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on October 28, 2013, 05:11:27 pm: Quote from: batmura on October 28, 2013, 05:07:42 pm
Hey, guys! Any opinion whether #2 is any better in terms of editing and composition?

I want my stick back - but in the proper place ! ;)
Title: Re: Riva in B&W
Post by: jjj on October 28, 2013, 05:13:53 pm: No. 2 is certainly better in composition term. Editing well that is so very subjective and in that regard I prefer the second one too.
Though the colour version linked to above is fantastic.
Title: Re: Riva in B&W
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on October 28, 2013, 05:15:29 pm: #2 is better than #1, but your color version is the best, both overall and compositionally speaking.