Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: KMRennie on September 08, 2017, 04:52:31 pm
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Shot last November on Gowbarrow above Ullswater in the English Lake District. A dramatic day of snow and light rays. I am still resisting the temptation to lift the shadows more than a touch. Any comments? Ken
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I like it just as it is. There is just enough detail in the shadows, and the lighted parts are gorgeous.
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I am still resisting the temptation to lift the shadows more than a touch.
Only if you want more realism. I think it works very well as is.
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I wouldn't. Even on my dark screen it's not too dim. Beautiful!
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Only if you want more realism. I think it works very well as is.
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If your trying to achieve a painterly look, this processing works fine. However, the problem here - and this may be the reason for your question - is lack of subject.
The light directs our attention to ..., wel..., uhmm..., an empty field!?
The white cars break any idea of "timeless landscape", making them more of an annoyance than perhaps a faint idea of wanting to drive there myself to experience the surrounds. The house on the right falls of the frame and out of the light, so it misses that "what if i lived there" theme that i usually get from those well known Tuscany locations.
Thus: great capture of light and well processed for painterly dreamlike look, but the image lacks interest because it lacks a distinct subject to merit the processing.
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I like it just as it is. There is just enough detail in the shadows, and the lighted parts are gorgeous.
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Thierry
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Thanks everyone especially Oscar who has got it correct. "Nice light, little content". My comment about not lifting shadows was not really me asking "if I should" but a comment about the use (overuse) of shadow lifting that results in shadows that are almost midtones. However Lula fora are not full of the "no shadow" look but mentioning this in some websites would result in many abusive replies. I hope that the modern trend of milky way shots with foregrounds that are daylight bright quickly fades. Technically wonderful but, to my eyes, jarringly false. Anyway back to my Chiaroscuro attempt. I have cropped the shot a lot more to concentrate on the top patch of light. Comments? Ken
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DON'T LIFT THE SHADOWS!
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DON'T LIFT THE SHADOWS!
Russ, you're supposed to be heading for the hills! Go, man, go! Never a better time to revisit Colorado.
Rob
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I like it as it is. Shadows should be shadows after all:)
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I really like this! I believe that the light is the "subject".
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I really like this! I believe that the light is the "subject".
Absolutely.
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+1 to don't touch the shadows
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Russ, you're supposed to be heading for the hills! Go, man, go! Never a better time to revisit Colorado.
Rob
I'm a permanent Florida resident now, Rob. Wish I could head for the hills. I love 'em. People think snow is a problem. They should try heat!
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May I suggest the subject is the light, and the fields are secondary but integral. It's a great shot. Wish I was there.
Modified, as I did not see someone already made this point. Sorry.
JR