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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: batmura on November 05, 2013, 01:51:16 pm

Title: The rock
Post by: batmura on November 05, 2013, 01:51:16 pm
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2831/10694434075_3cb66aa892_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10694434075/)
Bagirganli 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/10694434075/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 05, 2013, 01:54:39 pm
It looks overprocessed, but in a good way. I like it.
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: batmura on November 05, 2013, 02:08:02 pm
Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 05, 2013, 01:54:39 pm
It looks overprocessed, but in a good way. I like it.
Slobodan, thanks so much. Whenever I get a reply from you, I brace myself for the worst :) but I really like getting your C&C. By any chance, have you seen the monochrome version shot from a different angle I posted a few days ago? How would you compare this one to that one compositionally and editing wise?

Thanks again, sir.
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 05, 2013, 08:27:23 pm
Yes, Slobodan can be picky, but he's usually right.
I agree: nice shot and appropriately processed, IMHO.
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: AFairley on November 05, 2013, 09:40:44 pm
Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 05, 2013, 01:54:39 pm
It looks overprocessed, but in a good way. I like it.

Agree, for this shot it somehow works.  This from someone who usually totally hates overprocessing.
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on November 06, 2013, 01:30:51 am
The image has no longer a natural look, due to the processing of the water and sky.
This opens two directions for further playing with it:
You could try to process the sky and water in a more natural way - but I am not sure if thats possible,
since you have already smoothened the water very much with a long exposure obviously.
Or - you might do even more processing and do something which intentionally looks artificial and processed.
Both could be interesting.
In any case - its a lovely shot, but I believe it needs something more to really work..
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 06, 2013, 03:46:12 am
There are some strong elements in the image, but compositionally it does not work for me. The centred horizon line. and the tip of the rock just almost touching it, looks unbalanced. Plus, there is some barrel distortion in the horizon line, which in this kind of shots is very obvious.

I would like to see a vertical framing, I think it would be more dynamic as well.
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: sdwilsonsct on November 06, 2013, 11:59:22 am
A little strong for my taste.

What are those arcs coming up on either side?
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: brandtb on November 06, 2013, 03:13:03 pm
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The centred horizon line. and the tip of the rock just almost touching it
that's the critical problem with this image compositionally
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 06, 2013, 03:18:56 pm
Quote from: brandtb on November 06, 2013, 03:13:03 pm
that's the critical problem with this image compositionally

Bah!
Title: Re: The rock
Post by: wolfnowl on November 07, 2013, 01:16:55 am
Quote from: AFairley on November 05, 2013, 09:40:44 pm
Agree, for this shot it somehow works.  This from someone who usually totally hates overprocessing.

Yes.