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I love the feeling of menace with the three people waiting for the sole man to get near to them! Maybe lighten the LH shadows a little, but I think it’s a great photo.
The original picture was strangely disturbing. The second version is a lot more calm. Must be the windmill (?) but I don’t understand why.
You could select blues and cyans in the saturation box and reduce the saturation and add some lightness. This might affect other areas. If this seems to be happening, select just the area of bridge and background you want to affect before reducing the saturation.
9941593474_11c4968c56_n cropped.jpg by Jean Cotton on Light StalkingThis would be my crop. More definite lead in with the elephants but still showing scenery.
I would lighten the blue of the hills behind showing underneath the bridge roadway and maybe reduce the saturation. This would lift the bridge itself. At the moment, all the bridge structure below that line is a bit lost, especially in the two spans to the left.
Taking photos of cats is never easy, especially if they are outside. I like the expression – slightly anxious, but interested, but the bar across is very distracting. Try to get all of the cat’s head into the photo – cropped ears or whiskers look odd. Try indoors after a meal (cat’s not yours!) when they are relaxed and probably washing themselves. I have tried numerous times to get a good photo of my two siamese and I still haven’t got one that I’d show here!
Sorry, my post about being away for a week doesn’t seem to be here!
Hi josemi, I’m sorry I wasn’t here to answer your post earlier (see my post about holiday last week). I would love to see your edits, and I agree that uploading a picture is not straightforward. As this whole forum is dependent on uploaded photos, it should be made easier.
As I remember it, you have to upload your picture(s) into your album, select the photo, then copy the text below it. Open a reply box and paste the text into it. This should give you your picture. Then you can add whatever you want to say.
I hope this is right! Maybe someone will correct me if I’m wrong or have missed out a step.Thanks for all your comments. I’m off to Glencoe for a week tomorrow morning, where there is little or no wifi available. So I’ll be able to concentrate on relaxing and possibly taking photos. Forecast is for rain, heavy rain, mist, galeforce winds and thunderstorms – typical Scottish weather. Better take an umbrella! TTFN.
I’ve had a look at the larger version, and it looks sharp to me.
Yes, I think the additional red has made the turquoise bluer. I hadn’t noticed. Maybe I should select the red anorak and just increase the saturation for that area.
I took this picture yesterday using a Canon Ixus I got on ebay secondhand so that I would always have a camera with me. It was taken at 1/60 sec, f9, focal length 5.90. Initially I was attracted by the turquoise railings and took a shot. Then a young couple started up the steps and I thought they added a lot to the image. I have cropped it and modified it with Topaz Clarity, then increased the red saturation to bring out the man’s anorak.
Tom would be surprised and delighted to be identified with Socrates. He gave me a copy of Socrates’ Symposium shortly after we met. It was beyond me then. And still is!
I really like this version too! It reminds me of the B&W film photos I used to take with a twin lens reflex camera and a 1934 leica 35m. Oh, and the smell of fix!
Yes, of course. Look forward to seeing your edit.
Good question! Clouds are usually in front of the moon rather than behind!!
Thank you for your replies and suggestions. Christmas is not far away…..
I think I agree with you about the position of the tree in the frame. I have been thinking about the Golden Mean. When I was at Art College over 50 years ago, I used it in paintings and drawings. Over the years, my own personal golden mean seems to have drifted towards the centre. I have measured several of my favourite photos and in each one this seems to be the case. Food for thought.
Thank you for your (forbidden!) kind words. We were staying in a caravan and I had noticed how the mist hung around every morning, so I went out early with the specific idea of taking some photos. This was probably the best of the bunch.
