On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 17:34:26 +1100, Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > It's time for another picture from me. This one is digitally > manipulated, and similar to one I've done before, but here it is. > > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon/feature.htm > > Comments welcome. > > Leon > > http://www.bluering.org.au > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon >
Just for a change, I looked at the other comments before doing mine. First, I do like the composition. The fact that the big rock's dead centre doesn't bother me - I like the curve of the coastline (or at least the way it's depicted, with only the bottom and top visible. The pattern of the waves is interesting - between the coast on the left and the waves, there's enough tension in the photo for me. I'm not sure the colour/b&w mix is my bag. Other than the big rock, the rest of the photo (the b&w part) is very dark, which is fine, since it looks like it was a dark, miserable day. Having the rock brighter is a good idea - I think that if it was a b&w print, I'd want to dodge it big time, so that it contrasts the rest of the photo - those nice horizontal patterns would stand out nicely. Your sort of did that (in terms of the brightness of the rock, which is about right, IMHO), but I just find the colour/b&w mix a bit, I don't know, contrived and gimmicky. That's not a comment on your photo or your choice of how to present it, but rather a comment on me and my tastes, I'm afraid. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
