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| 09/07/2012 04:38:50 PM |
Camera shy cowby P-A-U-LComment by MaryO: Very cool-looking cows. On my screen, they look like they could do with a bit of sharpening. |
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| 09/07/2012 03:10:03 PM |
Bubblesby P-A-U-LComment by dtremain: Originally posted by paulsteven:
Originally posted by dtremain:
FWIW - There is a very strong line of interest that runs through the picture that draws the eye away from the girl. It goes from the girl's head, up the middle finger of land, and ends in the upper right corner. I agree with  tanguera that cropping the right side would help, at least partially because the line of the hill no longer ends in the upper right corner, weakening its visual pull. The second thing I'd suggest is to end the middle finger of land - by cloning in ocean - almost directly under the small bubble above it - maybe using the dark spots as the edge of the rock or maybe angling down starting just to the right of the red/white object. I think I'd crop the right side just to the left of the far bubble, since the bubble currently acts as a visual anchor for the right side of the line. |
Thank you dtremain for the great advice. You have a good set of eyes. I have had a quick play taking your suggestions on board on the original unprocessed image and here is the result.
Obviously needs a bit of processing but would be interested to know if what I have done is what you imagined. |
Yes, I think you captured what I'd envisioned. By breaking the angling line, it leaves the girl with almost a bit of "frame" around her. |
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| 09/07/2012 12:06:24 PM |
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| 09/07/2012 11:25:31 AM |
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| 09/07/2012 06:29:07 AM |
Curious cowsby P-A-U-LComment by P-A-U-L: Originally posted by Judi:
Very cute cows Paul!! :) |
Thanks Judi - my talents are being recognised:) |
| 09/07/2012 06:28:05 AM |
Curious cowsby P-A-U-LComment by P-A-U-L: Originally posted by sophiawood:
Nice pic. I feel like you could do better with this if you changed you composition a bit. The horizon in the center can be pulled off, but I think cropping it off at the bottom may add more focus on your cows. |
Thank you Sophia - the idea to crop off at the bottom is a great idea and I think it will improve the photo. I think I resisted this thinking it would result in the photo being too "wide-screen". I tend to be really boring and stick to 9x6 or 9x8 in Photoshop with the odd square. Time to get more adventurous:) |
| 09/07/2012 06:25:14 AM |
Curious cowsby P-A-U-LComment by P-A-U-L: Originally posted by levyj413:
Fun shot, but what's strange about the subject or setting? |
It is a bit of a shoe horn so I was hoping to get away with the big cow looking different from the little cows. Unfortunately there is nothing too unusual about the setting:) |
| 09/07/2012 04:12:34 AM |
Cie La Coupoleby P-A-U-LComment by Art Roflmao: Great image, BW seems like the way to go here, but a little heavy handed on the pseudo-HDR or whatever you used. Maybe apply about half of it in a re-edit and show it in the outtakes thread after voting? |
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| 09/05/2012 10:35:54 PM |
Curious cowsby P-A-U-LComment by sophiawood: Nice pic. I feel like you could do better with this if you changed you composition a bit. The horizon in the center can be pulled off, but I think cropping it off at the bottom may add more focus on your cows. |
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| 09/05/2012 09:37:06 PM |
Curious cowsby P-A-U-LComment by SaraR: An interesting take, the long horned cow clearly separate from the others, but for me it is the photographer that is most obviously the stranger. So well seen, and what a cracking composition. |
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