Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: MattBurt on April 15, 2016, 11:07:06 am
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I'm a fan of swirling bubbles and found some good ones last night. Shooting into the sun in this shadowy canyon killed a lot of the color so I decided B&W was the way to go to emphasize form and texture. I did the conversion with Lightroom and Nik Silver Efex Pro.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1715/26411466216_3c69f5e5ca_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GeTEKb)IMGP3049-Edit (https://flic.kr/p/GeTEKb) by Matt Burt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbnet/), on Flickr
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Very interesting, Matt. I'm totally with you about swirls in pools and streams. On a side note, do you see a big difference between the image here (in Lula) v. the one on flickr? Seems to my eye that this one has a lot more clarity and contrast. I think I prefer the one on flickr with its more subdued clarity, but that's just a personal preference.
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Thanks Bob. Interesting observation. I wonder if it's just the background affecting how the image looks because it is the same image hosted on Flicker that is in this thread.
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Fine shot, Matt -- here or on flickr.
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I like it too, Matt. I'm a big fan of swirls, and the bubble type came out really well here.
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Thanks!
I brushed in a little extra clarity, contrast, and brighter highlights for the close swirls to bring them out a little more.
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That's nice, but what makes this shot and any shot good is framing and composition. The rest is grunt work.
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Thank you Russ.