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StevenB

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River Bed
« on: August 10, 2012, 04:39:25 pm »

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Re: River Bed
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2012, 06:24:03 pm »

I like the patterns, but overall the image is rather 'flat'.  I'd want to play with the highlights/shadows to accentuate the contrast.

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Re: River Bed
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2012, 12:19:43 am »

i find this one quite appealing, but I agree with Mike that I'd like to see more of a tonal range.
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Re: River Bed
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2012, 03:26:39 am »

i find this one quite appealing, but I agree with Mike that I'd like to see more of a tonal range.


Or an extremely subtle print that milks the limited range of tones for all they're worth.

A limited range of tones doesn't necessarily mean a weak print, although some skill is required and at least dozen or more trial prints, with a few days between evaluations.  For an image like this it would be hard to find the correct average density that would make it all fall in place.  Also helps to have the right frame or presentation.  But great photos are made of stuff like this.  And a lot of great photos have fallen through the cracks in a headlong rush to pump them up.  After more than a few decades I am finally starting to realize that, although slowly.
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Re: River Bed
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2012, 06:51:02 am »

I like it as it is but seeing this image in print would be interesting.
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Re: River Bed
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2012, 08:47:44 am »

Or an extremely subtle print that milks the limited range of tones for all they're worth.

A limited range of tones doesn't necessarily mean a weak print, although some skill is required and at least dozen or more trial prints, with a few days between evaluations.  For an image like this it would be hard to find the correct average density that would make it all fall in place.  Also helps to have the right frame or presentation.  But great photos are made of stuff like this.  And a lot of great photos have fallen through the cracks in a headlong rush to pump them up.  After more than a few decades I am finally starting to realize that, although slowly.
I agree completely. I think perhaps a tiny bit bigger tonal range might help. But it might not. Playing with several subtle variants and giving them time to evaluate would be well worth the time and effort. But this version might well end up the best.
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Re: River Bed
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2012, 10:18:31 am »

Ah those cracks!

Trouble is, they are so selective and with a personality all their own; stuff that should get filtered out and kept often doesn't, and stuff that should have gone straight to the disposal bin lands on the cracks sideways and doesn't pass through them.

In the end, cracks turn out to be pretty damned useless. But so are most pictures, so it's about even.

;-)

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Re: River Bed
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2012, 10:55:21 am »

Thank you, everyone, for your input. It is true, I may not be done with this image, I'm not sure. I have tried more contrast & making parts of it darker or lighter, but so far this is the best version. I realize a lot of my work is "different" so having everyone's input is very important to me. I also realize that my tastes may be a lot different than a person who would buy the image. So thank you, your feedback is very important to me.
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Re: River Bed
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2012, 02:24:30 pm »

Thank you, everyone, for your input. It is true, I may not be done with this image, I'm not sure. I have tried more contrast & making parts of it darker or lighter, but so far this is the best version. I realize a lot of my work is "different" so having everyone's input is very important to me. I also realize that my tastes may be a lot different than a person who would buy the image. So thank you, your feedback is very important to me.


I'm currently reading a book of Ansel Adam's Letters, given me by a fellow LuLaer. I'm about a third the way through, and it seems to me that worrying about anyone's opinion other than your own is a mistake. So far, Adams has a lot of troubles and doubts, flashes of insight and then back to the doubts. He seems to be thinking too much.

It seems to me that unless you are a full-time pro doing it to commission, you should only shoot to please yourself. The chance of making much selling uncommissioned work is very slim - ask anybody doing stock these days -and that's probably more realistic than 'art' stuff, and making your fortune from that's very remote; enjoy the process and do what turns you on, not some imaginary buyer who might not even exist.

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Re: River Bed
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2012, 02:49:49 pm »

Everybody has a wide range of tastes.  Chances are are, each of your personal tastes will be shared by a certain number of other people.  Find a taste shared by yourself and a large number of art-loving people with discretionary cash in their pockets, and you have discovered the secret to selling art.  You may need to chose one of your less passionate tastes, but that will be offset my having money in bank.
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