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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: douvidl on August 05, 2012, 09:32:25 pm

Title: THe man in the Garage
Post by: douvidl on August 05, 2012, 09:32:25 pm: My second image for your consideration.
David
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: Ken Bennett on August 05, 2012, 09:40:39 pm: I like it. For some reason I think it works better small rather than large. And while I'm not normally a slave to the "rules" of composition, I do wish he had a little more breathing room on the right side of the image. Also, have you tried it in b+w?
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 05, 2012, 09:53:41 pm: Rather than breathing room, I'd like to see the slight bit of shadow to the right side get disappeared. It would put the man closer to the edge, but I don't see that as having particular consequence.
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: Tony Jay on August 05, 2012, 10:06:51 pm: I think Chris has a point.
In fact I would try several different crops to see what happens.
This image has a lot of potential.

Regards

Tony Jay
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: douvidl on August 06, 2012, 10:16:35 am: To all, thanks
David
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: RSL on August 06, 2012, 11:23:04 am: Quote from: chrisc on August 05, 2012, 09:53:41 pm
Rather than breathing room, I'd like to see the slight bit of shadow to the right side get disappeared. It would put the man closer to the edge, but I don't see that as having particular consequence.

Rather than the shadow, what ought to disappear is that lighter shade of barf green just below the guy's chin.
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: fike on August 06, 2012, 11:57:26 am: I agree that it is better when displayed smaller. The image has some tension and edginess that more intriguing than beautiful. As for the framing, I agree that more breathing room on the right might have helped a bit. You could try content aware scaling in PS to possibly add a tiny bit more room there.
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: JohnAONeill on August 07, 2012, 09:20:29 am: I like the concept of this image. I agree with others that this looks better smaller than large, but I think this aspect could be fixed in post production. For me the bright area in the top right could be toned down a little. The eye is automatically drawn to the brightest part of the image which in this case is the least interesting part. I think I would increase contrast on the man to create more a silhouette effect. The added detail here does not (for me) add to the overall impression.

Nice shot though!

John
Title: Re: THe man in the Garage
Post by: RSL on August 07, 2012, 10:47:24 am: Just a thought. At least it gets rid of the puke green on the wall. The downside is that the over-sharpening shows up more clearly on the guy's head.