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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Mark Nadler on December 30, 2019, 08:32:33 pm

Title: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: Mark Nadler on December 30, 2019, 08:32:33 pm

Comments welcomed.

mark

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: Alan Klein on December 31, 2019, 12:05:45 am

Better him than me.  :)

Nice shot. 

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 31, 2019, 01:52:20 pm

Quote from: Alan Klein on December 31, 2019, 12:05:45 am

Better him than me.  :)

Nice shot.

+1.

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: Mark Nadler on January 02, 2020, 12:33:01 am

Thanks Alan and Eric. 

mark

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: francois on January 02, 2020, 06:26:07 am

Spectacular and perfectly timed!
Bravo.

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: Mark Nadler on January 02, 2020, 07:01:16 pm

Thanks so much Francois.

mark

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: brandtb on January 02, 2020, 09:00:31 pm

Mark - the comp, figure/action, and capture are pretty nice. The "lighting" is the main drawback along with lack of contrast and maybe some saturation. You could bring the blacks down and exposure up - along with punching the vibrance a bit and that helps it I think some. Maybe some brush +exposure on figures head/hair a bit.

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: Mark Nadler on January 03, 2020, 02:15:51 am

Hi Brandtb.  I thought a lot about your suggestions while developing this image.  This picture was takern on a gloomy, rainy day.
What you see in this image is pretty much the lighting that existed.  I know that this does not mean it must remain dark and subdued.
My own tastes favor not brightening this sort of lighting.  I will try your suggestions and post the result.

Mark

Title: Re: Flying Hawaiian Style
Post by: John R on January 03, 2020, 03:27:34 am

Quote from: Mark Nadler on January 03, 2020, 02:15:51 am

Hi Brandtb.  I thought a lot about your suggestions while developing this image.  This picture was takern on a gloomy, rainy day.
What you see in this image is pretty much the lighting that existed.  I know that this does not mean it must remain dark and subdued.
My own tastes favor not brightening this sort of lighting.  I will try your suggestions and post the result.

Mark

I agree with your views on this matter, Mark. You may not awards because you did not make it pop, but it is very natural looking. Fine image.

I often ask my wife to decide on two versions of an image I create. I deliberately create a 'pop' version and a more subdued understated version. She almost always favors the pop version. The camera club is the same way. Perhaps we have become accustomed to seeing "pop" images in our culture.

JR