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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Bob_B on April 30, 2023, 11:16:41 am

Title: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Bob_B on April 30, 2023, 11:16:41 am
A young, spring leaf from one of my climbing rose bushes. More experimenting in processing. Your C&C is most welcomed.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: francois on May 01, 2023, 02:11:20 am
I like the processing very much. Along with the reds and the greens it seems to bring some canvas-like textures to this image.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Bob_B on May 01, 2023, 07:33:10 am
Thanks, Francois. I always appreciate your comments.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: nirpat89 on May 01, 2023, 04:18:46 pm
Lovely image, Bob....delicate and bold at the same time.

I dunno....could you have cropped the bottom a bit? 

:Niranjan. 
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Mark Nadler on May 01, 2023, 06:14:08 pm
Love how you developed this image.  I agree with nirpat89's comment about cropping a bit of the bottom.

mark
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: EricV on May 02, 2023, 02:57:59 am
I like it, the treatment creates a lot of interest.  Maybe instead of cropping away some of the bottom, try brightening some of the blurry green toward the lower left?  Either way might bring a bit more balance.  It feels slightly top heavy as is.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Bob_B on May 02, 2023, 06:50:13 am
Gentlemen, thank you for your comments and suggestions. I'll consider them in any reprocessing I may do.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Frans Waterlander on May 02, 2023, 11:57:14 am
I'm surprised nobody has an issue with the graininess of this image. For me, that's a total turnoff.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: digitaldog on May 04, 2023, 02:30:02 pm
I'm surprised nobody has an issue with the graininess of this image. For me, that's a total turnoff.

The graininess is actually an excellent plus/style to the image!
https://www.nfi.edu/vintage-photography/#:~:text=a%20hazy%20effect.-,Grainy%20texture,some%20grains%20hovering%20over%20them.
https://www.befunky.com/learn/film-grain/#:~:text=Known%20as%20Film%20Grain%2C%20this,it%20an%20older%2C%20vintage%20feel.

Maybe you're too old (or young) to recall this style from (actually) well-known and talented photographers like Nancy Brown.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Bob_B on May 04, 2023, 05:25:09 pm
Gentlemen: Thank you for your comments, no matter whether you like the grain or not.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on May 04, 2023, 05:44:14 pm
It's quite lovely.
A keeper.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: digitaldog on May 04, 2023, 05:50:00 pm
The rendering with the grain is IMHO, an important characteristic that invokes a mood.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Bob_B on May 05, 2023, 06:55:33 am
It's quite lovely.
A keeper.

Eric, thank you.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: Frans Waterlander on May 10, 2023, 12:02:47 pm
The graininess is actually an excellent plus/style to the image!
https://www.nfi.edu/vintage-photography/#:~:text=a%20hazy%20effect.-,Grainy%20texture,some%20grains%20hovering%20over%20them.
https://www.befunky.com/learn/film-grain/#:~:text=Known%20as%20Film%20Grain%2C%20this,it%20an%20older%2C%20vintage%20feel.

Maybe you're too old (or young) to recall this style from (actually) well-known and talented photographers like Nancy Brown.
So now you are pushing back against people's personal taste/preferences? I wonder why. Oh wait, because it's me, that's why.
Title: Re: A Rose By Any Other Name
Post by: digitaldog on May 10, 2023, 12:11:34 pm
So now you are pushing back against people's personal taste/preferences?
I'm simply providing an opinion on the image that happens to also agree with the other photographers here.
As usual with your posting agenda here:
“The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously”. Anonymous
I'm surprised nobody has an issue with the graininess of this image. For me, that's a total turnoff.
Don't be surprised. You're welcome to your strong opinion, most don't agree with it; nothing new here.