3-jan 09 archive foto. sheep
by roz

Comment:
My first impression was that this was from a Disney film (e.g. Fantasia) or a fairy-tale book ... very "moody" image.

Week 3: Canon G2 CRW3290 r720 Edited.jpg
by Neil

Comment:
I'm a fan of square crops, and I think it works fine here. I like the contrast between the chilly foreground elements and the warm glow on the horizon.

Interestingly, from this perspective, the fence rails follow the same lines as a freeway ramp or aquaduct -- more noticible in the thumbnail view. Squint your eyes (to defocus) and imagine a bridge over still waters ... I wonder what a healthy dose of Gaussian Blur would do ... :-)

High Rise
by cgino

Comment:
" I wanted to make it look more like an architectural drawing than photograph."

You might go even further,, connverting to grayscale and compressing the tone range with Curves or Levels to find just the outlines of the structures.

FWIW, I got the juxtaposition of the lines of the buildings and the reedy plants before I read your comments. :-)

Number 4 - Descending
by Kelli

Comment:
The "reverse silhouette" effect you've given the birds -- especially the bottom left -- remind me of Chinese/Japanese watercolor prints.

Reflecting on The Flight From Pompeii.
by jomari

Comment:
A brilliantly-executed "natural composite" image -- you'd have to work really hard to assemble something like this in Photoshop. :-)

The blending of interior and exterior elements is perfect, and it has just the right feeling of fantasy to match the subject matter.

03 - Gone Fishing
by VitaminB

Comment:
Good choice to go to vertical crop. The processing makes it look cold (that's a good thing).

number 3 - Night Critter
by Kelli

Comment:
Noise is not a problem for me here. Nice tone adjustment to create a nice halo or aura effect, without losing detail in the shadows; you have highlights in the important places: eyes, tip of the nose, claws. I think you could reduce this to four or five tones (posterize) and still retain the essence of the subject.

Shore
by Melethia

Comment:
Changing to grayscale puts the emphasis on the sandy path, rather than the big bush in front; excellent choice. Nice use of wide-angle without getting that distorted look -- it "fits" the landscape elements well.

Week 03
by Ken

Comment:
Nice example of what I'd call an "architectural abstract" -- love the repeating blocks of repeating patterns.

I also noticed the "halos" of light around the roof -- was it foggy? If you look at it with the right (mental) perspective, it makes it look like a model in a darkened room, with some for the light leaking out to illuminate the ceiling. :-)

Message edited by author 2009-01-28 15:15:36.

Week 3: Sunset on the Bay
by tinky2

Comment:
Yup -- it's nice when it just needs minor color/tone adjustments to clear up the colors. Very pretty scene, well-done.