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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Arlen on December 10, 2016, 10:55:25 pm

Title: Glimpses
Post by: Arlen on December 10, 2016, 10:55:25 pm: ...late one day from a coastal forest trail in northern Oregon.

(http://www.pbase.com/art1/image/164667261/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: adias on December 11, 2016, 01:31:54 am: Nice! I would probably crop it more left and bottom.
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: francois on December 11, 2016, 09:08:23 am: I like the concept and the result of this peek through the dense foliage/trees.
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: stamper on December 11, 2016, 09:56:36 am: Quote from: adias on December 11, 2016, 01:31:54 am
Nice! I would probably crop it more left and bottom.

Agreed. A like able image
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: michael ellis on December 11, 2016, 01:31:40 pm: Nice light and a subtle view of what (if you live in the area) is a very over photographed rock. I like the foliage frame a lot.

Michael
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on December 12, 2016, 05:01:28 am: Quote from: adias on December 11, 2016, 01:31:54 am
Nice! I would probably crop it more left and bottom.

Agree.
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: Arlen on December 12, 2016, 02:49:40 pm: Thanks to all of you for commenting.

My rationale for including so much of the forest was to preserve the "glimpses from the trail" feeling, but upon reflection those of you who suggested a crop may be right. So here is a second version for you to compare and consider.

(http://www.pbase.com/art1/image/164676202/original.jpg)
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: adias on December 12, 2016, 02:53:43 pm: Love the cropped version. Well done!
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Post by: MattBurt on December 12, 2016, 03:47:31 pm: Love the crop. Really nice image!
I imagine this isn't how it's typically photographed so kudos for finding a different shot of a popular subject!
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: francois on December 13, 2016, 04:53:55 am: The cropped version is an improvement over the original.
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: stamper on December 13, 2016, 05:09:13 am: Quote from: francois on December 13, 2016, 04:53:55 am
The cropped version is an improvement over the original.

Yes.
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 13, 2016, 07:42:43 am: Quote from: francois on December 13, 2016, 04:53:55 am
The cropped version is an improvement over the original.
+1.
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: Sean H on December 13, 2016, 08:31:36 am: The crop helps us to focus on the beach and the lovely West coast.
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Post by: sarrasani on December 13, 2016, 03:01:46 pm: excellent framing from those trees, wonderful composition and good tones and detail.
All the best,
sandro
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: Arlen on December 13, 2016, 07:01:24 pm: Thanks again to each of you for weighing in. It looks like it's a landslide vote for the cropped version, with which I now concur.
Title: Re: Glimpses
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 14, 2016, 04:31:38 am: Quote from: Arlen on December 13, 2016, 07:01:24 pm
Thanks again to each of you for weighing in. It looks like it's a landslide vote for the cropped version, with which I now concur.

I don't agree. I think the crop from the left is acceptable, but I don't like the result of cropping off the bottom. I find it draws my eyes to the blurred curved branches, which now emerge from the bottom of the frame; and I don't see that it adds anything at all to the image.

Jeremy