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Chris Calohan

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Driftwood
« on: August 10, 2013, 10:29:22 pm »
We've had 41 straight days of rain...I'm going bonkers. Does it show?



Not sure it is translating like it is on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/54965930@N07/9483873960/sizes/o/in/photostream/
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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2013, 11:23:36 pm »
This works for me better than the beach tree. I do wonder how it would look a bit lighter.
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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2013, 11:37:54 pm »
I did this to it a few minutes ago...

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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2013, 11:50:40 pm »
Too murky for me - not enough contrast. It should be all about black and white and all the tones in between. Sorry.
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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2013, 12:10:02 am »
Most times I would agree wholeheartedly with you...but not always. This shot is terribly boring in a "normal range." I look at a shot like this more along the lines of abstraction rather than "purist" photography.
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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2013, 09:36:07 am »
In the center of the picture is a piece of wood which looks like a snake's head. There's nothing anymore in the picture which could draw my attention away from that detail. :-\

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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2013, 09:57:51 am »
Back to the drawing board. Sighhhhhhhh  ;D
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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2013, 10:38:57 am »
just a couple amateur ideas - try a strong vignette to help focus in, clone out the small vertical stick that is in the background. Do you have a series of these ? might work as a triptych ?

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Re: Driftwood
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2013, 11:08:28 am »
Quote from: Chris Calohan on August 11, 2013, 09:57:51 am
Back to the drawing board. Sighhhhhhhh  ;D

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