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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Jeremy Roussak on February 21, 2018, 02:59:23 pm

Title: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on February 21, 2018, 02:59:23 pm: Comments?

Jeremy
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: David Eckels on February 21, 2018, 03:58:21 pm: Very cool and novel too!
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: Telecaster on February 21, 2018, 04:52:15 pm: An ace snap! :) Draws my eye straight to the proud subject.

-Dave-
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 21, 2018, 04:55:36 pm: I would darken the out-of-focus foreground. Love the backdrop snow and uniform, bluish background.
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 21, 2018, 05:07:48 pm: Quote from: David Eckels on February 21, 2018, 03:58:21 pm
Very cool and novel too!
+1.

Eric
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: francois on February 22, 2018, 04:27:30 am: Quote from: Telecaster on February 21, 2018, 04:52:15 pm
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Draws my eye straight to the proud subject.

-Dave-

Same here… I like it a lot. The hostile environment and the snow make it more powerful.
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: Bob_B on February 22, 2018, 08:05:24 am: Quote from: francois on February 22, 2018, 04:27:30 am
Same here… I like it a lot. The hostile environment and the snow make it more powerful.
Completely agree.
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on February 22, 2018, 02:45:12 pm: Thanks, all. Slobodan: fair point.

Jeremy
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on February 23, 2018, 03:37:04 pm: Eesome backdrop to which the out of focus foreground does no justice. I hope you took a variety of compositions.
Title: Re: chinstrap in the snow
Post by: armand on February 23, 2018, 04:17:28 pm: Quote from: Rajan Parrikar on February 23, 2018, 03:37:04 pm
Eesome backdrop to which the out of focus foreground does no justice. I hope you took a variety of compositions.

+1

I have a pano where the right corner area is similarly out of focus and darkening it makes it tolerable but doesn't fully solve the problem. I don't think cropping would not help here either.