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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: John R on February 13, 2010, 08:16:34 pm

Title: Windblown
Post by: John R on February 13, 2010, 08:16:34 pm

This is combination of camera movement and blowing snow. I was trying to impart a sense of mystery in windblown area of forest.

Edit- Second image is from same day and scene.

JMR

Title: Windblown
Post by: ARD on February 13, 2010, 08:53:44 pm

Interesting, almost looks like a charcol drawing, good effect though

Title: Windblown
Post by: Christoph C. Feldhaim on February 15, 2010, 07:04:06 am

Very nice image.
I like the atmosphere it creates and feel easily "connected" to it.
I also like, that you used a very simple technique to create that lovely image
and not some over sophisticated digital whatsever.
This is something I can really respect.
Thanks for sharing.

Title: Windblown
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 15, 2010, 10:52:13 am

Quote from: ChristophC

Very nice image.
I like the atmosphere it creates and feel easily "connected" to it.
I also like, that you used a very simple technique to create that lovely image
and not some over sophisticated digital whatsever.
This is something I can really respect.
Thanks for sharing.

Ditto.

Title: Windblown
Post by: Lisa Nikodym on February 15, 2010, 11:13:20 am

*Very* nicely done.  I agree that it looks a bit like a charcoal drawing.  Great atmosphere.

Lisa

Title: Windblown
Post by: fredjeang on February 15, 2010, 12:14:06 pm

Great work!

Fred.

Title: Windblown
Post by: Ed Blagden on February 15, 2010, 02:47:22 pm

John, that's just beautiful.  Nothing to criticize.  


Ed

Title: Windblown
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 15, 2010, 04:16:25 pm

Quote from: John R

... I was trying to impart a sense of mystery in windblown area of forest...

And you succeeded beautifully!

Title: Windblown
Post by: John R on February 23, 2010, 09:00:35 am

Thank you all for the comments. For some reason the effects come out better in BW. I have added a second image from scene, rather than start a new thread. It looks like moonlight in the forest.

JMR

Title: Windblown
Post by: popnfresh on February 23, 2010, 12:50:25 pm

oops... see next comment.

Title: Windblown
Post by: popnfresh on February 23, 2010, 12:51:57 pm

I think the second image is one of the best ones you've posted here. Your manipulation of the image is subtler and more appealing to me than the treatment the first shot received. I've always felt that less is more when altering a photo in PP.

Title: Windblown
Post by: John R on February 23, 2010, 02:09:53 pm

Quote from: popnfresh

I think the second image is one of the best ones you've posted here. Your manipulation of the image is subtler and more appealing to me than the treatment the first shot received. I've always felt that less is more when altering a photo in PP.

Thanks, but I did not manipulate the first image. It is simply a camera-downward motion while the wind is blowing snow.

JMR

Title: Windblown
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on February 23, 2010, 02:41:18 pm

I agree with pop: I think the second is a very beautiful image.

Jeremy

Title: Windblown
Post by: AndrewKulin on February 24, 2010, 07:44:57 am

Ditto that.

2nd image is quite well done.