Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: KMRennie on January 30, 2017, 04:11:29 pm
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Weather forecast promised a soft, frosty and misty sunrise. 20 minutes before dawn clouds rolled in and stayed. Managed a b&w any comments? Ken
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Very nice, I love the mood!
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Really nice one!
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Weather forecast promised a soft, frosty and misty sunrise. 20 minutes before dawn clouds rolled in and stayed.
The sky supports the composition, good one.
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Very nice, I love the mood!
+1
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Great subjects, view, framing - and the aspect ratio of frame. I'm not sure about processing is helping any of it though - especially in the mid-ground just before the trees - a bit hot there. That lightest spot typically draws the eye and it's not really so interesting that area. As well, there is a bit of dull evenness/slight choppiness to the gray tones throughout - which takes away focus. I would look at toning that bright spot down and bringing "some" contrast/brightness to the areas of the wall/contours in the foreground - especially on the right. When first looking at this I wondered if the color version was successful?
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Thanks for the comments from everyone aspecially Brandt's. Processed using Silver Efex on a laptop. I have redone it from scratch not using Silver Efex and whilst agreeing with you about the hot area being buninteresting on my second go it is slightly brighter with a bit more detail and most of the grey "veiling" has gone. I will live with this version for a day or 2 and get used to it and where it directs the eyes then re-read your comments. The colour version is incredibly flat. Lots of mist with rain in the air and a hoped for sunrise that just did not occur. This shot was 10 minutes after the supposed sunrise. Ken
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Nice work!
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The reworked version is definitely an improvement.
Jeremy
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Looks like the Hound Of The Baskervilles will appear any moment (goes for either version)
Very nicely done!!
Kevin in CT
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Excellent, although I prefer the first version as the lighter area in the mid-ground on the second version, looks a little blown out on my screen (yes Slobodan, I finally bought a new and much improved laptop), but even with my new computer, I suppose it could still be my screen rather than your image.
Dave
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Went back this morning to see if the promised early morning frost and mist would give me a soft, colourful sunrise. Not soft but still worth getting up at stupid o'clock. Ken
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That's very fine, too.
And I like your reprocessed version of the first.
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I like both the color and the B&W versions. Actually, I feel like they convey different moods with the color being more friendly/warm and the B&W colder.
Bravo!
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I absolutely love monochromatic landscapes, but I much prefer the colour version in this particular case. In part, it is because the light is better in the colour version (IMO). In part, because I think the colour adds to creating stronger shapes, and even helps with the textures. I also prefer the shift in perspective which shows more of the rock face on the right hand side. I think it is a very fine landscape.
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Very beautiful images! Thanks for sharing...
I still like the first one best. ( + a bit darker even better - for me that is)
The colour version is beautiful but in this case not ideal for creating the atmosphere i would choose...