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Comment by swarf posted on Five in a Row ... Nigels Jurassic Coast at 23/09/2014 - 20:41
Nigel
Really good image which I like a lot - great colours (again), lovely detail in the rock in the forground which provides an anchor for the whole picture (and the leaves on the rock just add to it).
I'm not worried by the dominant foreground, because it's an interesting one, possibly because of the addition of the leaves.
Now to nit-pick - I'd like to see two alternatives for comparison. First, have you got a version with a bit more height to it, to allow the horizon to fall on the third; second have you tried cropping the top to just below where the top part of the tree juts out to raise the horizon to the 2/3rds?
Finally, I must agree with Simon - that Samyang looks like a cracking lens!
Phil
Really good image which I like a lot - great colours (again), lovely detail in the rock in the forground which provides an anchor for the whole picture (and the leaves on the rock just add to it).
I'm not worried by the dominant foreground, because it's an interesting one, possibly because of the addition of the leaves.
Now to nit-pick - I'd like to see two alternatives for comparison. First, have you got a version with a bit more height to it, to allow the horizon to fall on the third; second have you tried cropping the top to just below where the top part of the tree juts out to raise the horizon to the 2/3rds?
Finally, I must agree with Simon - that Samyang looks like a cracking lens!
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on Five in a Row ... Nigels Jurassic Coast at 23/09/2014 - 10:03
Carl
Super set, lovely colours and good foreground interest throughout - nos. 3 & 4 are the standouts for me.
Phil
Super set, lovely colours and good foreground interest throughout - nos. 3 & 4 are the standouts for me.
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on Derwent foreshore at 22/09/2014 - 10:41
Nigel
Very good start with great details on the cliffs and lovely colours.
Personally, I'd go for slightly more contrast in the sky - but that's very much a personal preference.
I'd also give a very slight rotation clockwise to level the sea up a little.
Phil
Very good start with great details on the cliffs and lovely colours.
Personally, I'd go for slightly more contrast in the sky - but that's very much a personal preference.
I'd also give a very slight rotation clockwise to level the sea up a little.
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on Five in a Row ... Nigels Jurassic Coast at 22/09/2014 - 09:08
Much better following limited exploration.
Phil
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on New SRS site.. at 19/09/2014 - 10:30
Stan
Love the sky! Also the texture on the water in the foreground.
It might be my monitor, but if not, then I'd be tempted just to lift the shadows in the rocks on the left just a little.
I'm also with Simon that a tiny tilt clockwise might add to it.
Phil
Love the sky! Also the texture on the water in the foreground.
It might be my monitor, but if not, then I'd be tempted just to lift the shadows in the rocks on the left just a little.
I'm also with Simon that a tiny tilt clockwise might add to it.
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on Five in a Row - tyronet2000 at 19/09/2014 - 09:19
Stan
A lovely balanced image. I'd echo the previous comment about lifting the shadows a little if you can, but otherwise - as Barrie said "What's not to like".
Phil
A lovely balanced image. I'd echo the previous comment about lifting the shadows a little if you can, but otherwise - as Barrie said "What's not to like".
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on Five in a Row - tyronet2000 at 18/09/2014 - 18:35
Stan
I like the composition, but I'm not so keen on the colour - it looks strangely artificial to me. Of course, you may have captured the light and colour exactly as they were on the day, but to me it just looks, well 'not right' somehow.
On the positive side, I like the detail on the rocks in the foreground, and the length of the exposure that you have chosen emphasises the route that the water is taking, which might not have been so clear with a shorter exposure.
Phil
I like the composition, but I'm not so keen on the colour - it looks strangely artificial to me. Of course, you may have captured the light and colour exactly as they were on the day, but to me it just looks, well 'not right' somehow.
On the positive side, I like the detail on the rocks in the foreground, and the length of the exposure that you have chosen emphasises the route that the water is taking, which might not have been so clear with a shorter exposure.
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on Five in a Row - tyronet2000 at 17/09/2014 - 13:15
Stan
I like both, but with a slight preference for the 2nd. Like Barrie and David, I find the first a little dark on both my desktop and laptop, but I like the composition and the space around the big rock.
In the second - I'm with Simon, just a tad off the bottom to remove the light rock just left of centre (is it under the surface of the water?). I also agree that you need the bit of light at the top for context.
Phil
I like both, but with a slight preference for the 2nd. Like Barrie and David, I find the first a little dark on both my desktop and laptop, but I like the composition and the space around the big rock.
In the second - I'm with Simon, just a tad off the bottom to remove the light rock just left of centre (is it under the surface of the water?). I also agree that you need the bit of light at the top for context.
Phil
Comment by swarf posted on Five in a Row - tyronet2000 at 16/09/2014 - 11:22
I'm a fan of B&W, but sorry to say that I don't think that this one works - it would probably have helped if there had been more clouds around, as it is you have quite a large area of the image that adds nothing to the overall effect. So. it's the variety of the colour versions that work for me.
Phil