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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Chairman Bill on February 28, 2018, 09:54:15 am

Title: snow on the fields
Post by: Chairman Bill on February 28, 2018, 09:54:15 am: A light dusting overnight
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: David Eckels on February 28, 2018, 01:23:02 pm: I like the subtle colors, especially in the sky. I know I will get c**p about the suggestion though ;D that IMHO the upper 1/3 to 1/2 doesn't work FOR ME. And since I've jumped in with two left feet, I'd also trim a little of the foreground as well. Other than that, a very peaceful scene. And the thought occurs to me that, uncropped, perhaps the f/g works with the extended sky. Anyway, FWIW.
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: Chairman Bill on February 28, 2018, 04:15:06 pm: Thanks for that. At least you had something to say about it. Everyone else obviously thought it too boring to comment.
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: Chairman Bill on February 28, 2018, 04:15:57 pm: And... just to add
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: David Eckels on February 28, 2018, 04:33:12 pm: Another nice peaceful scene! No cropping this time :) The path and the road make a nice triangle element connecting the distant farm buildings.
We've had similar weather here in Arizona; check out Snow Caps in this UC section. That was this morning. Snow on cactus!
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: luxborealis on February 28, 2018, 05:57:52 pm: Quote from: Chairman Bill on February 28, 2018, 04:15:06 pm
Thanks for that. At least you had something to say about it. Everyone else obviously thought it too boring to comment.

Not fair! After a busy day of work, I’m just getting to emails and the forum now... beautiful, subtle hues. Not boring at all!
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: John R on February 28, 2018, 06:01:04 pm: Quote from: luxborealis on February 28, 2018, 05:57:52 pm
Not fair! After a busy day of work, I’m just getting to emails and the forum now... beautiful, subtle hues. Not boring at all!
Second that motion.

JR
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 28, 2018, 09:11:50 pm: Quote from: John R on February 28, 2018, 06:01:04 pm
Second that motion.

JR
And third it.
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: KMRennie on March 01, 2018, 08:43:50 pm: I love the subtle colours in the fields a little like the 70's habit of colour washing wooden furniture, coloured but leaving the grain visible. Ken
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: sdwilsonsct on March 03, 2018, 10:36:50 am: The details in the centre against the diffuse surroundings really make this work. You could even try toning down the sky a little.
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: FataMorgana on March 04, 2018, 11:41:51 am: Bill.

It seems to me that main subject matter is predominantly to the left hand side of frame, the shapes and different colours, so including the right of frame seems unnecessary and detracts from the cohesive synergy in the right of frame.

Were it taken vertically that would have solved the conundrum, but perhaps a square crop, removing the 50% right of frame?

The yoni is invoked here, the squiggly path, the green and brown, the delineation lines of white and the black eyeliner, a soft limited colour palette, it's lovely.

The “hue” which is 180 degrees away from orange / brown - is the primary colour “Blue”. A darker, greyer “sea blue” would be the natural opposite to brown. Your green and your blue are clearly tertiary colours and contiguous to either other on their wheel.

Is this okay, to reply with an example? If not, please excuse me.
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on March 04, 2018, 01:53:46 pm: I can't say I like that crop, Fata. It loses any sense of spaciousness and feels cramped.

Jeremy
Title: Re: snow on the fields
Post by: FataMorgana on March 04, 2018, 03:01:16 pm: Viewed here it is really not very good, but opened up in PS, it takes on a far greater spaciousness.