Here's one of my favourites from last year. It was taken in York, and really was just a snap until I cropped out some of the superfluous stuff and added a border.
I'd really appreciate any feedback on this image, as it is one of the ones I am proudest of as an amateur. Don't be afraid to hurt my feelings, though. After all, how else do we learn?
Original unedited pic
I like the shot, it conveys a good sense of place, and the bike and guy sitting there sort of tell a little story, perhaps. I'm tempted to say, "straighten it" a bit, because of the tilt to the pole and the buildings, yet the wall by the street seems level enough. I'd play with that a bit. It's a nice shot, and you did a good job cropping. Best advice - keep looking, keep shooting, vary your angles, avoid direct light, have fun!
Here's to you, photoshoppers!
"Post Processing (Digital Film Development)"
This is iconic, very Norman Rockwell'ish. I can see this on the cover of some future Saturday Evening Post magazine (if it ever came back from oblivion.) Not an original concept, but a brilliantly executed one! Bravo!!
Early morning light, Jackson Wyoming.
Doylem hit the "nail" right on it's angle-lit head with this one. Gorgeous!
One handheld RAW // HDR
Shutter: 1/20
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO 100
I seldom comment on your work Valdore, because I'd be spending all my time trying to write fresh adjectives of effusive praise, but something about this shot (and I don't know what, exactly) especially caught my eye. Maybe it was the ordinariness of the neighborhood, the smaller, two level buildings/houses/apartments compared to the more usual taller, commercial buildings you picture - but I think it is the perspective (which is one of your talents, probably the most important one from
my humble perspective
which gives us the bird's eye view of a place any one of us could imagine living. I can just see people parking, walking into one of the apartments, kids running in the front yard, etc. There is a certain charm there. And the exposure and hdr treatment make it seem timeless, like a painting (which is where many of your photographs take me, and why I like them.
Finally... Carl: Keep on posting your photographic abstracts, mate! I like them. They were part of the overall experience of this thread over the last few months. Many times I feel we notice something, but don't stop to comment, thinking someone else will do it for us, or we'll get back to it. Just have faith in your own work, and don't worry if some folks don't get it. But above all, forget and forgive. Don't feel you have to take on the world all alone, when we're all in this together. Peace and love, bro!
