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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: William Walker on January 05, 2019, 07:45:39 am

Title: The Witteberg
Post by: William Walker on January 05, 2019, 07:45:39 am: Hi

I have not posted for ages, but I would appreciate the forum's opinion of this one.

Thanks
William
Title: Re: The Witteberg
Post by: RSL on January 05, 2019, 08:02:16 am: Good stuff, William.
Title: Re: The Witteberg
Post by: luxborealis on January 05, 2019, 09:46:29 am: Great details, William
Have you chosen a reduced tonal range or is that just the jpeg, because there doesn’t appear to be any bright white in the clouds or rock, nor any deep, full blacks in the trees or shadows. It seems like it should/could be a full-tone image, given the sunshine and shadows.
Title: Re: The Witteberg
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 05, 2019, 10:16:38 am: Quote from: luxborealis on January 05, 2019, 09:46:29 am
Great details, William
Have you chosen a reduced tonal range or is that just the jpeg, because there doesn’t appear to be any bright white in the clouds or rock, nor any deep, full blacks in the trees or shadows. It seems like it should/could be a full-tone image, given the sunshine and shadows.
I agree.
I would like to see the lighter areas a bit lighter .
Title: Re: The Witteberg
Post by: William Walker on January 06, 2019, 03:13:49 am: Quote from: luxborealis on January 05, 2019, 09:46:29 am
Great details, William
Have you chosen a reduced tonal range or is that just the jpeg, because there doesn’t appear to be any bright white in the clouds or rock, nor any deep, full blacks in the trees or shadows. It seems like it should/could be a full-tone image, given the sunshine and shadows.

Hi Terry

I did choose a reduced tonal range because the whites in the rocks actually hurt my eyes, so I toned it down - but you are right about the blacks, which I have now changed. Thanks to you and Eric!
Title: Re: The Witteberg
Post by: William Walker on January 06, 2019, 03:14:34 am: Quote from: RSL on January 05, 2019, 08:02:16 am
Good stuff, William.

Hi Russ! Thank you. I hope you are well?
Title: Re: The Witteberg
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 06, 2019, 03:49:50 pm: Thanks for fixing it, William.
And welcome back to the forum!

Eric
Title: Re: The Witteberg
Post by: maddogmurph on January 06, 2019, 04:29:44 pm: For me it's lacking foreground for DoF, and it fails to have a strong subject matter that compels me to more than glance.