Earth Tones (Comments Welcome!) - DPChallenge Forums

08/11/2006 06:11:10 PM · #1

I recently read an article talking about looking for the simple and elegant patterns in nature - people often look for the landscape shot, sometimes missing the simple beauty right at their feet. I thought Iâ��d put this idea to practice and went looking for the beauty in the abstract of nature. What do you think? Comments welcome!

More pics below...

Message edited by author 2006-08-13 22:09:46.

Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 200-400mm f/4.0G IF-ED

08/11/2006 09:41:44 PM · #2

Shameless bump for the evening crowd.

spydr

Nikon D850

08/11/2006 09:47:29 PM · #3

Nice work. Presented well. I really like the 3rd and eighth ones.

ButterflySis

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/11/2006 09:54:47 PM · #4

Great series. Really like them all.

The last one - have you thought about trying it vertically? Just a thought.

Good work.

bfox2

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/11/2006 10:08:30 PM · #5

I like the composition and your frames. 75% of them look a little bit dark and flat though, just IMHO.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/11/2006 10:20:36 PM · #6

Very nice work! I enjoyed these - thanks for sharing them!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

08/11/2006 10:44:25 PM · #7

Originally posted by bfox2:

I like the composition and your frames. 75% of them look a little bit dark and flat though, just IMHO.

Thanks EVERYONE for the comments!

Regarding the images being too dark - I just started calibrating my monitor a few weeks ago and am finding the images appear very different now on various monitors. They look good on my calibrated monitor (at least to me), but some appear actually too bright on my monitor at work (which is not calibrated), so I am still finding the color/flatness of images presented on the web a little challenging (as the pics look different on each monitor, depending on calibration/or-no, brightness, etc). I'm almost thinking of just going with the calibrated monitor setting when printing, and just keep it regular for web pic development.

Melethia

Canon EOS-80D

08/11/2006 11:13:14 PM · #8

They look just right to me on my larger monitor - a bit bright on my smaller one. And yes, it really does vary alot (how pictures appear) from monitor to monitor, doesn't it?

undieyatch

Olympus E-10

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

08/11/2006 11:29:53 PM · #9

....colour and tone - seems accurate, bright and vivid, very nice, not dark on my monitor. Am calibrated with GretagMacbeth.