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douvidl

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THe man in the Garage
« on: August 05, 2012, 09:32:25 pm »

My second image for your consideration.
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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2012, 09:40:39 pm »

I like it. For some reason I think it works better small rather than large. And while I'm not normally a slave to the "rules" of composition, I do wish he had a little more breathing room on the right side of the image. Also, have you tried it in b+w?
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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2012, 09:53:41 pm »

Rather than breathing room, I'd like to see the slight bit of shadow to the right side get disappeared. It would put the man closer to the edge, but I don't see that as having particular consequence.
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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2012, 10:06:51 pm »

I think Chris has a point.
In fact I would try several different crops to see what happens.
This image has a lot of potential.

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Tony Jay
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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2012, 10:16:35 am »

To all, thanks
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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2012, 11:23:04 am »

Rather than breathing room, I'd like to see the slight bit of shadow to the right side get disappeared. It would put the man closer to the edge, but I don't see that as having particular consequence.

Rather than the shadow, what ought to disappear is that lighter shade of barf green just below the guy's chin.
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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2012, 11:57:26 am »

I agree that it is better when displayed smaller.  The image has some tension and edginess that more intriguing than beautiful.  As for the framing, I agree that more breathing room on the right might have helped a bit.  You could try content aware scaling in PS to possibly add a tiny bit more room there. 
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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2012, 09:20:29 am »

I like the concept of this image. I agree with others that this looks better smaller than large, but I think this aspect could be fixed in post production. For me the bright area in the top right could be toned down a little. The eye is automatically drawn to the brightest part of the image which in this case is the least interesting part. I think I would increase contrast on the man to create more a silhouette effect. The added detail here does not (for me) add to the overall impression.

Nice shot though!

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Re: THe man in the Garage
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2012, 10:47:24 am »

Just a thought. At least it gets rid of the puke green on the wall. The downside is that the over-sharpening shows up more clearly on the guy's head.
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