Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: PDeXplore on August 20, 2019, 01:29:34 pm
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I was really intrigued by this beautifully colored rock wall through the forest on a hike near Mt Hood. I initially discarded the shot as i thought the trees in the foreground kind of killed the comp, but after some playing around with the post processing I'm really enjoying the final product. Thoughts?
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The mushy greens kill the shot. Unless this is a retro attempt at Pictorialism?
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The mushy greens kill the shot. Unless this is a retro attempt at Pictorialism?
Newbie here... Could you explain? Which greens are you talking about?
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I was really intrigued by this beautifully colored rock wall through the forest on a hike near Mt Hood. I initially discarded the shot as i thought the trees in the foreground kind of killed the comp, but after some playing around with the post processing I'm really enjoying the final product. Thoughts?
I like that; lots of mystery, which is kinda rare in landscapery. :-)
I appreciate the sense of something about to be revealed rather than being thrust up your nose, as it were.
Rob
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I like that; lots of mystery, which is kinda rare in landscapery. :-)
I appreciate the sense of something about to be revealed rather than being thrust up your nose, as it were.
Rob
+1.
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I like that; lots of mystery, which is kinda rare in landscapery. :-)
I appreciate the sense of something about to be revealed rather than being thrust up your nose, as it were.
Rob
Yep, I like it for same reason.
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Thank you all :D As i mentioned in my previous post I'm trying to be a bit more creative and deliberate with my compositions and not solely rely on the 'grand landscapes' that i started with as a beginner. I think if i could redo this shot I'd go with a longer lens and try to highlight the details in the wall and greenery better.
I appreciate the kind words and please let me know if you have any other criticisms!
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Newbie here... Could you explain? Which greens are you talking about?
How many greens are there? As for pictorialism, if you haven't googled it, here is a snippet from Wikipedia:
Typically, a pictorial photograph appears to lack a sharp focus...
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I like that; lots of mystery, which is kinda rare in landscapery. :-)
I appreciate the sense of something about to be revealed rather than being thrust up your nose, as it were.
Rob
I agree w that
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How many greens are there? As for pictorialism, if you haven't googled it, here is a snippet from Wikipedia:
In that case, that would be the "Orton effect" or gaussian blur i applied to the image. Indeed i did try to highlight the lit up green foreground specifically. I know it's not too everyone's taste but i enjoy the look. I think i can learn to apply it a bit more gracefully as i become more familiar with Photoshop.