Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Jeremy Roussak on November 15, 2015, 08:33:54 am
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Thoughts?
Jeremy
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Interesting formations, Jeremy. I wonder if these would be amenable to Alain Briot's artificial golden hour PP. I know some think that crass, but hey, I can be crass :P
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Too light for my taste, however I think there is potential here. Most people are used to seeing this type of image with a lot of tone and saturation. If you are trying to portray it differently then it would be a "hard sell" to find something away from the "norm"
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Too much info and too broad-daylighty.
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I like the top one more than the bottom. Were these taken at Bryce Canyon? I think the first one has the potential to work well if you are able to find the right recipe for post processing. I like the challenge of photographing stuff at high noon. Dealing with bright overhead light and high contrast ratios requires one to explore different ways seeing.
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Interesting formations, Jeremy. I wonder if these would be amenable to Alain Briot's artificial golden hour PP. I know some think that crass, but hey, I can be crass :P
I don't. I'll look into it. I think I lack the solid understanding of colour theory that he indicates is vital, though.
I like the top one more than the bottom. Were these taken at Bryce Canyon? I think the first one has the potential to work well if you are able to find the right recipe for post processing. I like the challenge of photographing stuff at high noon. Dealing with bright overhead light and high contrast ratios requires one to explore different ways seeing.
No, Coalmine Canyon. I thought the first was more interesting because of the black rocks framing the coloured formations. I'm sure it would look better if it had not been taken at noon.
Jeremy
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I like the challenge of photographing stuff at high noon. Dealing with bright overhead light and high contrast ratios requires one to explore different ways seeing.
I think shooting under these conditions is an interesting and difficult challenge as well. Shooting during the golden hours or with diffuse light is a lot easier but fails to capture the hard edge that is the essence of the high desert.
Chuck
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The light isn't the best but I still like it, more as a documentary shot.
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I don't. I'll look into it. I think I lack the solid understanding of colour theory that he indicates is vital, though.
No, Coalmine Canyon. I thought the first was more interesting because of the black rocks framing the coloured formations. I'm sure it would look better if it had not been taken at noon.
Jeremy
I think cropping out the sky will change the way people look at this picture. Without the sky as a reference, the picture is more compelling.
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I think cropping out the sky will change the way people look at this picture. Without the sky as a reference, the picture is more compelling.
I just tried it on my screen and I agree with BobDavid, for both photos.
I would also darken them a little, even if it's a bit less realistic.
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The top image is interesting. I would crop away roughly 1/4 of the left side, to concentrate more on the interesting red tones in the canyon. And dial down the harsh contrast a few notches. But I like the strip of sky.
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not very appealing partly due to the mid day light, but also not an interesting composition