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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Krug on March 06, 2016, 01:31:36 pm

Title: February lakeshore.
Post by: Krug on March 06, 2016, 01:31:36 pm
Of course that may be fine for you soft more southerly types but up in these cold Canadian climes ..........! 

Scene seemed to call for a soft '19th century lithograph' effect .....indeed the light snow would allow little else.

Comments and critique always looked for.
Title: Re: February lakeshore.
Post by: francois on March 07, 2016, 04:22:16 am
Tumultuous scene… I like the softness along with the high-key winter landscape. It's an excellent evocation of winter in all its beauty.
Title: Re: February lakeshore.
Post by: luxborealis on March 07, 2016, 07:03:07 pm
Of course that may be fine for you soft more southerly types but up in these cold Canadian climes ..........! 

Scene seemed to call for a soft '19th century lithograph' effect .....indeed the light snow would allow little else.

Comments and critique always looked for.

I understand your attempt at a 19th c lithograph; perhaps the addition of sepia or gold/brown toning effect would be appropriate.

Consider removing the intruding branch (?) in the bottom left.

Is there a chance that you can pull out some of the ultra-white snow flakes against the slightly darker sky (which may show on a monitor or print, but perhaps not in a JPEG)?

Edited after a second viewing.
Title: Re: February lakeshore.
Post by: philaitman on March 08, 2016, 11:03:40 am
I find this quite beautiful and a little minimal which suits my tastes very well.
The Tiny branch is a slight distraction and removing it would improve things a little bit. That said it's still a very nice image.
Title: Re: February lakeshore.
Post by: Krug on March 09, 2016, 08:13:39 am
Thank you for your comments gentlemen ... it seems to be a 'difficult' image which a number of people have not been able to 'see' but which I find nicely understated and a very accurate reflection of certain days up here.

I will remove the little branch or marking in that rock - thanks for the nudge.
Title: Re: February lakeshore.
Post by: stamper on March 09, 2016, 08:34:06 am
Tumultuous scene… I like the softness along with the high-key winter landscape. It's an excellent evocation of winter in all its beauty.

Agreed.
Title: Re: February lakeshore.
Post by: RSL on March 09, 2016, 08:53:25 am
It's winter all right. Good shot, Krug.
Title: Re: February lakeshore.
Post by: muntanela on March 10, 2016, 03:50:15 pm


Perhaps there was a similar weather when George crossed the Delaware...