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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on May 15, 2012, 07:43:15 am

Title: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on May 15, 2012, 07:43:15 am
Another couple of my recent images from the IoS.

Dave
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: amolitor on May 15, 2012, 09:39:08 am
Your B&B looks lovely, but the advert is depressingly silent on the subject of whisky. Does the tuition rate go up or down if I am pretty drunk all the time?

Your photos are very pretty, but I find the use of excessive borders and pasting writing and URLs all over them distracting. The shadowed ridgeline in the first one is a little too flat for my taste. I don't mind a flat shadow here and there, but the entire ridgeline is flat on my monitor, which makes it look rather like a cardboard cutout which as been pasted over the photoograph.
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: francois on May 15, 2012, 10:26:22 am
I like them both...
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: shutterpup on May 15, 2012, 10:45:51 am
Both very dramatic, and I like them.
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on May 15, 2012, 02:39:28 pm
Your B&B looks lovely, but the advert is depressingly silent on the subject of whisky. Does the tuition rate go up or down if I am pretty drunk all the time?

Your photos are very pretty, but I find the use of excessive borders and pasting writing and URLs all over them distracting. The shadowed ridgeline in the first one is a little too flat for my taste. I don't mind a flat shadow here and there, but the entire ridgeline is flat on my monitor, which makes it look rather like a cardboard cutout which as been pasted over the photograph.


Hi Amolitor,

I present my images like this with a shadow and border, to look as much like the final canvas print as possible, which is how I currently present and sell all of my work, and on a standard hi-res colour calibrated monitor, they should look as near to the real thing as can be achieved at this time, is your monitor calibrated correctly and using its full hi-res capabilities?

The sig thing is simply to let people know who I am and where to find me should they wish to do so and also as a sort of relatively unobtrusive copyright notice type thing, without plastering the word "Copyright" all over my images - which I know I have on most of my images on my website, but which I do intend to change to this more subtle format as soon as I get the chance to go through them all.

Yes the lack of whiskey on my website is noticeable and as most people around these parts definitely do enjoy a wee dram or two, the level of your imbibing will have no impact on the cost, one way or the other.

all the best

Dave
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: popnfresh on May 15, 2012, 03:45:42 pm
Number two is very nice. But I'm not a big fan of landscapes with large swaths of featureless black in them. Otherwise, number one would also be very nice.
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on May 15, 2012, 08:42:25 pm
Number two is very nice. But I'm not a big fan of landscapes with large swaths of featureless black in them. Otherwise, number one would also be very nice.

Hi Pop,

In a very limited and humble way, the first image is my lowly tribute to the work of Galen Rowell (http://images2.corriereobjects.it/gallery/Cronache/2010/04_Aprile/natura/1/img_1/nat_06_672-458_resize.jpg), but yes I agree and knew it would not be to everyones taste.

Dave
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: francois on May 16, 2012, 05:23:16 am

In a very limited and humble way, the first image is my lowly tribute to the work of Galen Rowell (http://images2.corriereobjects.it/gallery/Cronache/2010/04_Aprile/natura/1/img_1/nat_06_672-458_resize.jpg), but yes I agree and knew it would not be to everyones taste.

Dave

When I saw your photo, I immediately thought that it was similar, at least in style, to Galen Rowell's photos (see the cover of Galen Rowell: A Retrospective (http://mountainlight.com/books.html)).
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on May 16, 2012, 07:13:20 am
When I saw your photo, I immediately thought that it was similar, at least in style, to Galen Rowell's photos (see the cover of Galen Rowell: A Retrospective (http://mountainlight.com/books.html)).

Ah, so I got it reasonably near the mark then - and thanks.

Dave
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on May 16, 2012, 07:14:31 am
Your photos are very pretty.....

I will take that as a compliment - thanks.

Dave
Title: Re: A couple more from the IoS
Post by: Tony Jay on May 16, 2012, 09:00:35 am
When I saw your photo, I immediately thought that it was similar, at least in style, to Galen Rowell's photos (see the cover of Galen Rowell: A Retrospective (http://mountainlight.com/books.html)).

Yes they are both a bit reminiscent of Galen Rowell.
Nonetheless, the second image IMHO is much the better one.

Regards

Tony Jay