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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 24, 2021, 02:49:05 pm

Title: River Grass in Winter
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 24, 2021, 02:49:05 pm

I like them both, color and b&w.

P.S. Would I be overusing my Jackson Pollock metaphor if I said this reminds me of him too?

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: RSL on January 24, 2021, 03:56:58 pm

Good shooting, Slobodan. Beautiful stuff.

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: Alan Klein on January 24, 2021, 06:34:24 pm

Nice shots/ I'd like to see more yellow saturation in the color shot and more contrast in the BW brightening up the whites. Doing that would push the background further back.  It's competing too much with the flowers.

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on January 24, 2021, 06:43:30 pm

I would be tempted to call those "pretty," especially the color one.
And I'd never use the word "pretty" to refer to anything by Pollock.

I like Pollock, and I like these. Is that a sufficient connection?   ;)

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on January 25, 2021, 04:53:58 am

I prefer the colour one, it has more "life" in it.

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 25, 2021, 06:03:29 am

Quote from: Alan Klein on January 24, 2021, 06:34:24 pm

Nice shots/ I'd like to see more yellow saturation in the color shot and more contrast in the BW brightening up the whites. Doing that would push the background further back.  It's competing too much with the flowers.

Thanks for the comment, Alan.

The yellow (and orange and green) leaves have already been pumped up in contrast and saturation and the background darkened. It is winter. Any more, and it would look garish. Also, the point of the shot (and of my interpretation) is the interplay between the background and foreground, rather than suppressing the background at the expense of the foreground. I think, at the moment, I found the right balance. A week or two from now, I might change my mind ;)

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: Alan Klein on January 25, 2021, 09:47:02 am

As long as your happy, that's what counts. We all see differently.

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on January 26, 2021, 05:27:21 am

Now that's my type of shot Slobodan.

Excellent.

Dave

Title: Re: River Grass in Winter
Post by: David Eckels on January 26, 2021, 08:49:58 am

Both are terrific, but the color version has a winsomeness that I find compelling. Well done, Slobodan.