Alone

Taken with the K20D, 12-24mm lens.

Alone





While I was trying to set up this shot I had some unwanted visitors.

Not alone!




Best wishes, Kris.

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Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website

Apt title on the 1st Kris, nice shot. That lens certainly does a good job too.

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Can't say I like the colours that much they seem a bit electric for the subject and have led to the flower standing proud of it's background. I'd also suggest trying a crop that loses the tree on the left.

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I must admit they came out a bit more dayglo than I intended when I was editing in Lightroom. I often find what looks OK at night by electric light looks less wonderful during the day. I'll tone them down a bit, thanks Mike. I really must get a decent monitor for photo editing (adds it to the long list of things I 'must get').

K.

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Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website

I understand there is a bargain viewsonic available from Misco at the moment. EPN (or whatever it is the desireable technology), 23" at about 200 quid. If I didn't have my Acer which OK but not brilliant I would have bought one already.

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I like the second shot, Kris. I think it has more of a narrative with the horse and the daffodil's survival in the grazing pasture.

Personally, I would play around with a 1:1 crop including just the horse and daffodil.

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"All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice." - Elliott Erwitt

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That's exactly what I was going to say! No.2 has FAR more potential

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Matt

GX20; DA 17-70 F4; 18-55 kit; Ricoh 50mm F2; Vivitar 75-205mm F3.8

Another attempt at the same scene. This time, the FA43 with a polariser, and hopefully I haven't over-cooked the saturation in Lightroom.




Best wishes, Kris.

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Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website

Something like this?




Best wishes, Kris.

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Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website

I like the second attempt (its the sky) and the horse & daff crop is better than the original IMHO.

Regards

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Colin

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)

Kris,

For me, that certainly links the horse to the flower very strongly, and creates 'the story', as PaulyRichard noted.

The cloudy sky in the re-shot first scene IMO does not lend itself to the colour of the flower. Others clearly disagree, however I thought the first take on it worked better (perhaps a little less saturation needed, but better all the same ).

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