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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Chris Calohan on August 10, 2013, 10:29:22 pm

Title: Driftwood
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 10, 2013, 10:29:22 pm

We've had 41 straight days of rain...I'm going bonkers. Does it show?

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3699/9483873960_d925a54675_o.jpg)

Not sure it is translating like it is on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54965930@N07/9483873960/sizes/o/in/photostream/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54965930@N07/9483873960/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 10, 2013, 11:23:36 pm

This works for me better than the beach tree. I do wonder how it would look a bit lighter.

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 10, 2013, 11:37:54 pm

I did this to it a few minutes ago...

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5441/9484200230_3c81ed01b3_o.jpg)

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: seamus finn on August 10, 2013, 11:50:40 pm

Too murky for me - not enough contrast. It should be all about black and white and all the tones in between. Sorry.

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 11, 2013, 12:10:02 am

Most times I would agree wholeheartedly with you...but not always. This shot is terribly boring in a "normal range." I look at a shot like this more along the lines of abstraction rather than "purist" photography.

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: Harald L on August 11, 2013, 09:36:07 am

In the center of the picture is a piece of wood which looks like a snake's head. There's nothing anymore in the picture which could draw my attention away from that detail. :-\

Harald

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: Chris Calohan on August 11, 2013, 09:57:51 am

Back to the drawing board. Sighhhhhhhh  ;D

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: degrub on August 12, 2013, 10:38:57 am

just a couple amateur ideas - try a strong vignette to help focus in, clone out the small vertical stick that is in the background. Do you have a series of these ? might work as a triptych ?

Frank

Title: Re: Driftwood
Post by: RSL on August 12, 2013, 11:08:28 am

Quote from: Chris Calohan on August 11, 2013, 09:57:51 am

Back to the drawing board. Sighhhhhhhh  ;D

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