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by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by Bernard_Marx:
The evolution of this image seems really appropriate. I like it.

Vintage Paris
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by posthumous:
it's ok. it has some rich dark tones and the composition is balancedly off-balance. Kind of empty, though. No coup d'etat, no voila, no auto da fe.

THE CURVED BEAUTY OF L A F A Y E T T E
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by ThatChickOverThere:
i wish we could see more detail and color at the top

DSCF2448.JPG
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by bvy:
Very well done. Capturing the sun is aways a tricky proposition, and bold of you to center it exactly. But this really works.

Trees In Love
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by bvy:
Excellent point of view. I think this would have made a stunning black-and-white.

Stick in the Mud
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by bvy:
I agree that more detail in the "stick" would have made it more interesting. If it were clearly a true stick -- i.e. a piece of wood clearly recognized as such from the slihouette only -- then it would have been fine. But this is obvoiusly a piece of scrap metal or some other implement with an interesting shape and features, and the fact that you can't figure out exactly what it is is a little disappointing. Also, I agree that the horizon is misplaced. The negative space at the top of the iamge doesn't add much, and when I scroll it off the screen moving the horizon 2/3 of the way up the image, I like it much better.

The blue tassle (whatever that is) is also a little distracting, but I love the textures in the sand (might have brought that out a little more) and the overall lighting.

Oh, it's a girder. I missed that. Still...

Cross My Heart
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by one2one:
If it were not for the underexposed areas this would have done better. You may have wanted a darker toned effect but the lack of detail in the shadows is too much. An angle a little bit higher might have helped too. Great idea.

Stick in the Mud
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul:

Originally posted by posthumous: It's funny to hear people give you advice about how to make a picture of an ugly girder on the beach more pretty. That would be like putting pearls on a pig. Let pearls be pearls and pigs be pigs. This is a glorious ugly pig that got 3 10s, 2 9s and 2 8s. I was one of your 10s. You did very well.

The reason I entered it, was because I thought it was very beautiful. I could have entered a slow running lake or the ocean, but I went for the girder. I'm much more into wabi sabi than common perceptions of beauty.

You rock PH.

Thanks everyone for your comments *hug*

Stick in the Mud
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by posthumous:
It's funny to hear people give you advice about how to make a picture of an ugly girder on the beach more pretty. That would be like putting pearls on a pig. Let pearls be pearls and pigs be pigs. This is a glorious ugly pig that got 3 10s, 2 9s and 2 8s. I was one of your 10s. You did very well.

Stick in the Mud
by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul

Comment by wardmac:
Oh, one other thing I should have added. The horizon should "almost" never cross the center of a pic. That said, spome rules get broken for good reason. But in this case I think the centered horizon is a mistake. Use the horizon as a tool to bring impotrance to either the sky or earth. In this shot had the horizon been higher leaving the sky only 1/3 of the scene it would have put more importance on the foreground and the stick. Which seemed to be what you were trying to convey. If the sky has a lot of nice clouds and points of interest then do the opposite and allow it to hold 2/3 of the scene, but know that is whee the viewers eye will go. There are of course exceptions to this rule too.

Enjoy the hobby.