Alan,
As Roel, I'm not a fan of the vignetting either.
I agree with you that the shot is boring. The vignetting seems to improve the image only because it also crops the image down closer around the horses, which are the only interesting elements of the image. This is an example of the need to "fill the frame with the image" (the horses and the immediate area around them - everything else adds nothing to the shot). Either by getting closer, using a longer lens or cropping.
Rich
Thanks for all the feedback. In truth, I was playing with masks in lightroom, which I knew nothing about until we had a session on it at my camera club last night.
The photo will not be one going in my 'collection', but I thought the difference was worth showing.
Alan
Spiderman
Good viewpoint. The red elements add interest.
Those random takes make a puzzle. Lines and colours in first and varied textures in second create great interest.
To me this shot is really outstanding. You have absolutely captured the essence of a mountain hideaway with brilliant light to assist you.
The rest are great too.
a & b are great, but c is my fave, by far. It totally captures the immense beauty of the trees. Excellent.
It's all about shadows, lines, angles and various details which generate interest in the shot.
While walking I noticed this scene:
I like the third photo best.
With vibrant colors and light that makes the leaves glow.
Just how you imagine a beautiful autumn day.
Very well seen and captured.
I like this one because of the tonal balance and especially because of the "swirls" around that one bright leaf in the middle ...almost as if you had shot with a Helios 44-2 or a Petzval, kinda ...
Spidermen?
Rich
All those sheets are sails.
in shot three, the red leaves look to be slightly sharper. This can be an illusion caused by greater contrast. I like the balance of light to dark backgrounds best in 2. I'm a long way from being able to answer minniev's question. Like Arvo, I'd want to do a lot of experimenting and comparison of crops.
I discovered that those images are very display-sensitive - on calibrated screen they all look really good, almost ethereal.
My initial impression was based on 'normal' office monitor rendering, sorry :(
Yes. The viewpoint with the corner of the building creating a diamond form of the structure, lifts everything. The height and angle let us look into the structures as well.
We are off to a good start and I think we will see more from this site as the building rises.
Nice title too.
