A truly minimalistic harbour scene, although the patterns of lights are actually quite complicated. In any case the colours are attractive, set against a pure black background, and the three groups have different shapes, which makes it easy on the eye and the image has a peaceful feel to it.
The bokeh balls are quite sharp and flare kept to a minimum.
It is an image I can look at for a long time.
Pete
The photo is a fine study of an interesting building in strong light, with endless lines and geometrical lines to explore.
Then we discover the man looking at us, which makes us question his presence and his purpose. Does he add a friendly human touch or is there somehow a sinister twist? He completely transforms the picture and triggers story lines, which the lines in the photo could not do on their own.
Pete
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Thanks Pete.
The Watcher is enigmatic.
Rich
This is a lovely scene in fantastic light and the little joey is the icing on the cake.
You could consider underexposing it slightly, as the kangaroo is plenty bright enough and that would darken the shady areas, which would make the kangaroo really stand out. Since the kangaroo is quite small in the frame, you could consider quite a considerable crop, and yet still keep enough of the characteristic background, which still captures that wonderful light and shows the kangaroo’s environment.
Maybe like this….
Pete
I have to agree with Minnie here. Both are good for the reasons she mentions. As a pair, they work well and are informative, but if I had to choose, then it would be the second, which is exceptional.
Pete
This is a lovely landscape and image. The joint leading lines of valley, river and road take the viewer to the atmospheric sunlit forest on the hillside. Even though the leading lines are fairly direct, there is so much detail in them, that the viewer takes in the scene as the eye travels to the background, and there is no need for them to meander to force the viewer to observe them.
I have admired your work in Wormsmeat’s weekly Through your Eyes thread over the years, so hope you enjoy this thread enough to take part regularly.
Pete
I very much like Pete's crop. There is still enough of the foreground and background so we experience the environment. More is seen of the kangaroo and the joey is more easily distinguished. The framing of the adult is improved within the shape of the bushes.
As a driver on outback roads in Australia, the crop especially gives me nightmares. That kind of lit up kangaroo, especially at predawn or dusk, is not something you want to see. wherever possible, I don't drive outback at night.
Hello,
You posted this image quite late in the weekly exercize (after midnight between Tuesday and Wednesday, seen from this timezone).
Please repost in the new Wednesday C&C thread for July 19 that I will kick off in just a few minutes.
Roel
I know it is past the use by date of the last week, but I have been offline and I feel I owe Pete a reply. So sorry if this is a no-no...
Pete, I had a few different crops and chose the larger one because I was thinking those with larger screens than than my 15" laptop would see the subject big enough anyway. I also wanted to include as much detail in the background and didn't reduce highlights anymore. However yours is better on both points. Thanks for the retouch and encouragement.
Bryan
