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Image 1 the second crop.
Image 2 something in between the two crops. In the second crop he needs space in front of him.
Yes. This (the second shot) is THE ONE.
For real estate photos, it’s best if they’re done only in natural light, but should not be dark and cozy because lighter pictures show better; therefore do multiple exposures and blend so there’s no dark areas, also process to be “slightly” high-key.
Addie, it came out nice. My suggestion would be to pull the blinds all the way up to capture more natural light, maybe with the lamps off too. Also if the view is decent out the windows, move a step or two to the right and capture more of the windows and view. Obviously bracketing would be needed, which you’re already doing.
Maureen
I gave it a shot at b&w
with a lot of contrast …. cropped it more and removed the log, too.The eye is nice and sharp. Overall I feel there’s too much tree and not enough animal. I suggest cropping although I’m not sure if it will be effective after that, because the bottom half of his face is hiddedn behind a branch.
3pco — I like the long exposure effect.
As cc, I find the image too lacking in contrast for my taste, but maybe that’s the effect you sought. I added a Curves adjustment, and also lightened the figure and surrounding area to draw more attention to it and make it look like the light from the brighter part of sky was falling there.
Maureen
Hi Phil, I like what you’re doing here! The color palette looks good to me (although I’m not conversant on “fantasy” images).
The “composting” or compositing, needs more work. The figure is lacking a shadow and therefore looks ungrounded. The total image should be more consistent on the direction of light. I also find it odd that the ground is brightly lit both in front of and in back of the figure. I would suggest more of a “spotlight” effect on the figure.
It is a lovely image. Here’s my take with a few tweaks. I added and subtracted space where I felt it needed, and adjusted color, etc. a
nd used Glamour Glow in Nik.I like it with the bird as the two figures seem to be spreading their wings in sync. But now I think the image could use some variation in the balance, what I mean is maybe the girl slightly to left of center, and the bird slightly to right. Also I’m wondering why the sky is uniformly lit, but the water is strongly lit in the center. Seems like there should be a light source like the sun or a break in clouds causing the glare on the water.
Hi David, I’d try to even out the lighting on the coins a bit. The one on the far right especially is darker, both the coin and its reflection. Also, I’m not much of a macro photographer, but I notice that the reflection of the large coin is not straight (the vertical line is slanted) whereas on the original it’s straight. Also in the reflection, some of the coins overlap, and they don’t in the originals. Finally, the original coin on the far right isn’t as flat to the camera as the one next to it. Nitpicky, but I guess that’s what macro is.
I like the simplified version – great contrast and shapes and the unconventional slight tilt. It’s intriguing – who is behind the window?
Hi Steve – as you said, “The large fence does block. That’s what a fence does.” True. Yet a fence can also be used as a leading line to move the viewer into the image and enhance it’s aesthetic value. Here’s how I played with it to show you what I mean. And I’m not suggesting that you “photoshop” your image like this, I just wanted to show the effect:
Nicely done. The composition though is problematic. I like the small piece of fence on the left — it’s slant and triangular shape. But the larger piece of fence seems to act as a blockade, impeding the image’s flow. Also the house on the left keeps pulling my attention but is too far left to work well.
The red is really distracting, I constructively suggest you get rid of it. Secondly, maybe the b&w would look good if it were cropped the same as the color version. The cropped version is great, I love the shadows falling at the bottom, they create a mysterious, even ominous, feeling. The round object at the bottom looks like a human’s head for a second, thus it’s a point of interest, but not enough to detract from the entire image. One more thing, the lightest area of the color version is lacking detail, it may be somewhat blown-out. I suggest trying a mild and/or slightly de-saturating that area.
I had left him in, but faintly (because of Rights issue) but yes, good idea to take him out entirely. Although, she would not be able to stand in that position without support (she’s not squarely on top of the toe box) but we can presume that the support is behind her and not visible. Plus it’s fine art not documentary.
I am honored about Members Pick of Week – thank you billyspad. I always love your comments, very thorough and funny!
I appreciate the fine-detail comments too. I enter in some competitions and the judges can be sticklers for stuff like that. In addition, if I print, little flaws stand out like sore thumbs.
By the way here’s the color version, just to show it
. (No need to say you prefer the B&W.)Gosh thanks. All good thoughts. It helped having stupendous dancers on the stage!
Good point Mistyisle. Sometimes I was wondering about that myself.
Yes, I’m dependent upon the lines and shapes to create the drama in most of these shots, because I’m capturing the dancers in static or semi-static positions. It’s hard to capture fast-action shots because the shutter speed isn’t fast enough, so they don’t come out sharp.
The ballerina is the lovely Ukrainian-American Kseniya Melyukhina, performing at New England Movement Arts in Burlington, Massachusetts USA. Her partner is a principal dancer at a major ballet company in southeastern USA, whose name I can’t publish due to his association with that company. This performance was directed by Romanian-American ballet master Cosmin Marculetiu. “Giselle” is a tragic love story in which her lover is betrothed to another, which explains her sad countenance.
