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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: deutronium on April 28, 2012, 03:15:24 pm

Title: Lake district
Post by: deutronium on April 28, 2012, 03:15:24 pm: Any feedback would be most appreciated.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/7121597925_2b82b8665d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/7121597925/)
pan (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/7121597925/) by strangedoodle (http://www.flickr.com/people/strangedoodle/), on Flickr

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5197/6938615916_882f813ebe_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/6938615916/)
IMG_4938.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/6938615916/) by strangedoodle (http://www.flickr.com/people/strangedoodle/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Lake district
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on April 28, 2012, 03:53:42 pm: I do not know... both appear underexposed and unprocessed, straight-out-of-camera. The first one is promising, the second one rather on the bland side. Perhaps the second one can be turned into a slightly more dramatic b&w?
Title: Re: Lake district
Post by: deutronium on April 28, 2012, 04:43:50 pm: I've had another go at processing them. The monitor I'm using is rather poor though, so I'm not sure whether these are still underexposed or not (as the monitor may be set too bright).

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/6976231692_b9c9b5cec9_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/6976231692/)
pan-best.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/6976231692/) by strangedoodle (http://www.flickr.com/people/strangedoodle/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/6976218096_dbd37cae2d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/6976218096/)
IMG_4938-2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/strangedoodle/6976218096/) by strangedoodle (http://www.flickr.com/people/strangedoodle/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Lake district
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on April 28, 2012, 05:39:23 pm: The b&w of the second one is certainly a great deal more interesting than the colour version. The bottom right corner seems rather dark, however; could you perhaps lighten it a little?

Jeremy
Title: Re: Lake district
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on April 28, 2012, 05:51:39 pm: The first one now has more shadow details and is a bit punchier overall, looking pretty good. The second one, like Jeremy said, might still benefit from some localized dodging/burning.
Title: Re: Lake district
Post by: Ray on April 29, 2012, 05:49:35 am: Composition can be a huge problem with panos. You see a vista, but the eye focusses on certain sections, one at a time. You include the whole scene through the stitching process, from left to right, wider than the eye can take in without turning your head, and the final composition may not work.

I feel this is the case with your pano. You've sort of got two central themes, the lake and sun on the left, and another lake on the right. In the middle, a bit left of centre, you've got a dark nothingness which tends to attract the eye and spoil the composition.