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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Something like this?




Best wishes, Kris.

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

Regards

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 ).