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that’s great. i always enjoy scrolling down through the thumbnails looking for an interesting one (oops, i mean one that i can tear to shreds). now i’d have to look for interesting titles (or titles i can suggest improvements to).
Any reason why thumbnails no longer show up when I’m looking through the posts in the Shark Tank? I now need to click on a post to see the actual pic, whereas before I could see the pic when scrolling through the entries.
Hi guys. Thanks for the feedback. I too am not that happy with the stark blackness in the shadows. There were a couple of reasons, however, for leaving it that way. Firstly, I was getting some noise in those areas when I raised the exposure/clarity, but even if that could be sorted, the area to the left of the canal is pretty ugly (garbage, concrete blocks, etc). Yes, I should get rid of the telephone pole at the bottom. I did manage to clone out the wires, but I guess that’s not enough.
Thanks. The object is a figurine he has balanced across his shoulder.
Thanks for the feedback, yes, I see your point. My intention was to create a harsh feel to contrast with his eyes and smile. This shot was part of a set that I used as a photoblog post, and perhaps it required them all to tell the story. Here’s a link to the post which has two other pix:
I’ll agree with that one, about some space between the reflection and the patch of ground.
I also considered removing the signboard on the bridge, but wasn’t sure if it was worth the effort.
I thought I’d let the water and far bank go soft and dark in comparison to the bright sharpness of the jetty. Yes, there is a vignette I added and some gradient as well, mostly because the sky seemed rather flat and dull in comparison to the water, but maybe I’ve overdone it. Thanks.
I’m not sure black and white would convey the depth behind the boat. perhaps you could try desaturating the colours further instead of going totally b&w. Nice composition, though.
Thanks everyone. My only concern is whether picking out details in the dark areas might take attention off the woman (especially ‘cos she’s soft).
Thanks, yes that line of light is something I like too.
I too think that you should go with colour, especially since the sky doesn’t have any character aside from the colours.
Do you mean in the left side of the sky? It’s possible that the light changed in the time between the first and second shots and the sky brightened. Both dawn and twilight are quite short-lived here in the tropics.
The island was actually a silhouette in the RAW image, but I’ve got some detail into it now. I didn’t want to overdo it though and make it unnatural.
I actually raised the exposure a bit from the original so I don’t think there were any blown out areas.
The people weren’t the focus of the shot, but it was just a interesting story for the title.
The shot was part of a blog post, and the story also talked about communication with the mainland, etc, and since the power and phone lines were visible in other shots it seemed pointless to remove it here.
I also forgot to mention that this is actually two pictures joined together as I don’t have a lens that wide.
I would suggest that you soften the edges of the buildings where it meets the sky so that it will blend in more and look like one shot. You could also burn the tones on the buildings progressively stronger towards the top. Again, it’ll help make it look like one shot.
I know this can’t be perfect š so I’m looking for some pointers. Thanks in advance.
It’s the lens, I’m afraid. At 200mm it can be a bit soft.
