Brian, Like this post as well. Only thing you might be able to fix on a re-do, is the light fringing running down the left edge of the far right stump.(?)
Jack --- On Fri, 8/15/08, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: PESO - Stumped (Take 2) > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 5:54 AM > Thanks Christine, Charles, Jack, Rick, Doug, Dave, Paul, > Frank (hope I > haven't missed anyone) for the comments on Take 1. > > Bit of variation in the comments - yes, the contrast is > high but that > golden/orange light was what attracted me to it. I'm > working on a river > project to show the Nepean River environs under all sorts > of conditions > so I quite like this image in that context. > > Christine - not sure what that 'Brian Walters' Wow > Dynamic' is. 'Brian > Walters' Wombat Droppings' is the reaction my > photos usually > receive! :-)> > > Dave - hope you got out to take some photos after > commenting.... > > Paul wondered whether the image might be improved if the > stump on the > left without any illumination was removed. After playing > around with > the idea a bit I decided that he was right. Hence - Take > 2. > > http://www.blognow.com.au/PESO/95818/Stumped_-_Take_2.html > > > The cloning and other manipulations around the left hand > stump probably > need more work but I think it's an improved composition > - still with > strong contrast, though. > > I also slightly increased the size of the image > horizontally and then > cropped a bit off the left, to keep the original aspect > ratio. > > What say you? > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity > of an > unladen european swallow > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
