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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: brianrybolt on December 22, 2016, 02:09:02 pm

Title: Antarcticscape
Post by: brianrybolt on December 22, 2016, 02:09:02 pm: January 10pm & cold.
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: N80 on December 22, 2016, 05:09:37 pm: I feel like I need a wider crop for reference points like the sky or base of the mountains.
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: luxborealis on December 23, 2016, 10:58:38 am: Quote from: N80 on December 22, 2016, 05:09:37 pm
I feel like I need a wider crop for reference points like the sky or base of the mountains.

Beautiful light and drama. I agree with George, though. Without the base or something to establish this is Antarctica, it could be (almost) any recently glaciated mountain range.
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: brianrybolt on December 23, 2016, 11:36:32 am: Quote from: N80 on December 22, 2016, 05:09:37 pm
I feel like I need a wider crop for reference points like the sky or base of the mountains.

Thank you both N80 & Luxborealls. I agree with you both - it needs to be anchored. (As I look at it again, maybe the base is too dark?) Happy Christmas!

Here's the edited one-
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: RSL on December 23, 2016, 11:57:00 am: Yes! The edited one does it. Very nice.
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: MattBurt on December 23, 2016, 12:19:34 pm: I was going to make the same comment about the crop so I'm also a fan of the second. Beautiful scene and nice capture!
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on December 23, 2016, 01:43:38 pm: Quote from: MattBurt on December 23, 2016, 12:19:34 pm
I was going to make the same comment about the crop so I'm also a fan of the second. Beautiful scene and nice capture!

+1.

Jeremy
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: Peter McLennan on December 23, 2016, 08:08:27 pm: WAY better with the ocean at bottom. I'd fabricate a gradient on the water - dark at bottom, slightly lighter at the base of the cliffs. But then, I'm a cheater at heart.

Spectacular image!
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on December 24, 2016, 12:24:26 am: Quote from: RSL on December 23, 2016, 11:57:00 am
Yes! The edited one does it. Very nice.
+1.
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: Tony Jay on December 24, 2016, 03:34:37 am: I can only add my agreement to the chorus!
Fabulous shot!

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: stamper on December 24, 2016, 03:39:56 am: Yes!
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: sdwilsonsct on December 24, 2016, 04:40:50 am: Lovely composition, great seeing.
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: luxborealis on December 28, 2016, 07:12:23 pm: Quote from: brianrybolt on December 23, 2016, 11:36:32 am
Thank you both N80 & Luxborealls. I agree with you both - it needs to be anchored. (As I look at it again, maybe the base is too dark?) Happy Christmas!

Here's the edited one-

That's better! Now that's a landscape! Beautiful. I agree with Peter about the gradient, except it's not "cheating"! Cheaters break rules and I don't know of any rule book in visual arts.
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on December 28, 2016, 07:17:31 pm: Quote from: luxborealis on December 28, 2016, 07:12:23 pm
Cheaters break rules and I don't know of any rule book in visual arts.

Here here ;)
Title: Re: Antarcticscape
Post by: Fred Thomas on December 29, 2016, 09:31:50 am: Quote from: RSL on December 23, 2016, 11:57:00 am
Yes! The edited one does it. Very nice.

Beautiful!