You May Pass
by posthumous

Comment by agenkin:
:) Then how do you explain this, sir?

I understand that digital cameras have this horrible tendency of blowing the red channel; my camera does that, too. This messes up the reds and yellows in the picture. Some cameras can display separate histograms for each channel, just like Photoshop, but not the lower end ones, I believe.

Not a big deal in this picture, just something to watch out for.

Textures
by posthumous

Comment by posthumous:

Originally posted by agenkin: I'm getting too poetic here, to the point that I don't like it. :)

Haha! Don't stop yourself! I'll collect poems for all my pictures. :)

Something Fishy
by posthumous

Comment by posthumous:

Originally posted by agenkin: Anyways, I like the square crop colour version better, I think. This is still a nice picture, though. The crop form factor is maybe a bit too weird, I am not sure what it does for me. Why did you crop it like that?

I like the square crop better, too, but I thought this met the texture challenge better. That is why it's such a severe crop. I cropped out the surface details/highlights so that nothing would "pop". A surefire formula for a low score!

I think most dpc voters were interpreting texture differently than I was. They wanted a picture of something that they could imagine touching. I was trying to create a "visual texture." In other words, a consistent pattern across the entire field of the picture. No subject, just "surface."

You May Pass
by posthumous

Comment by posthumous:

Originally posted by agenkin: blown red channel?

If the red channel is blown I didn't do it! I swear, officer! ;) I've noticed that yellow has a tendency to destroy detail.

Watching My Own Existence
by posthumous

Comment by posthumous:

Originally posted by agenkin: A very nice alegory, I'll need to remember it. Would not get it from the picture, though;

No I wouldn't expect you to get it from the picture. The title is kind of its own poem meant to interact with the picture. Hopefully, the picture has its own merits. To be honest, I sincerely doubt the boy IS looking at his own reflection.

Oh, and another obscure point: you could say he is looking at his ripples, not his reflection!

Gold in the Heartland
by posthumous

Comment by ShutterPug:
there is something about the sky - looks mottled or pixelated. When I scroll down to the comment box, I notice that a more interesting crop would have been to crop the entire sky out - leaving just the fainter color trees at the top.

Something Fishy
by posthumous

Comment by agenkin:

Originally posted by jfwolpert: too small and kind of flat lighting

Gotta love this: flat lighting. Yeah, right! :)

Anyways, I like the square crop colour version better, I think. This is still a nice picture, though. The crop form factor is maybe a bit too weird, I am not sure what it does for me. Why did you crop it like that?

Textures
by posthumous

Comment by agenkin:
Mesmorising (sp?)... The rising diagonals give a nice, comfortable feeling, while the hushed tones keep the feeling calmed down. The result is just like looking at the water near the river on a cool day. Just sit and watch, and look at the various forms seen in the water. I'm getting too poetic here, to the point that I don't like it. :)

You May Pass
by posthumous

Comment by agenkin:
Yeah, nice texture and tight framing: I like it. The yellow at the bottom seems to be a little feature-less - blown red channel?

Watching My Own Existence
by posthumous

Comment by agenkin:
A very nice alegory, I'll need to remember it. Would not get it from the picture, though; it would be helpful if the boy's reflection were somewhat in front of him, to infer that he is looking at it, and not something else. The composition is good - you have your fore-, middle, and background going nicely.