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 10/31/2006 03:07:18 PM · #1
I got some shots I am really happy with the other day. I've been in a bit of a photography rut and I found the simplicity of these shots very refreshing. Amazing what mother nature can do to a scene. I really liked the shots right out of the camera and I imagine them displayed about 20 feet wide in a gallery somewhere (this will never happen but I can dream). Then I started editing them...

and even though I like the edited versions I feel that they lost the inheritent naturalness and joy of discovery that the originals had. I would like your opion on this. Here is one of the shots:




Thanks!

Oh and feel free to look through my NEW gallery. The day really helped me get back on my feet and shoot a lot of stuff I am fairly pleased with.

Message edited by author 2006-10-31 15:09:09.
 10/31/2006 03:09:29 PM · #2
The unedited.
 10/31/2006 03:10:05 PM · #3
the unedited photo is right on the edge of being too vague. your edited version fixes that, but I agree that it loses something. maybe just a slight contrast tweak on the original?
 10/31/2006 03:10:37 PM · #4
edited
 10/31/2006 03:11:05 PM · #5
Originally posted by posthumous:
the unedited photo is right on the edge of being too vague. your edited version fixes that, but I agree that it loses something. maybe just a slight contrast tweak on the original?


The real day was actually that vague. :) I could barely even see the geese!
 10/31/2006 03:17:26 PM · #6
The edited version has a bit more contrast which lets you see things a bit clearer. But the unedited has a nice misty, foggy feel about it that I like. Unedited.
 10/31/2006 03:46:29 PM · #7
Ooops - read the title wrong - it's the edited (B&W) version I prefer!

Message edited by author 2006-10-31 15:52:26.
 10/31/2006 03:51:12 PM · #8
The edited version is much more pleasing to me, both because of the B/W and the boosted contrast.
 10/31/2006 03:56:20 PM · #9
I like the unedited... as you were saying you can imagine it in a gallary. I feel as if my feet are getting wet. It is a real life capture in a very somber way! Great job.
 10/31/2006 04:26:35 PM · #10
I prefer the unedited version, I like its softness and mysterious appearance.
 10/31/2006 04:34:51 PM · #11
Originally posted by JPR:
Originally posted by posthumous:
the unedited photo is right on the edge of being too vague. your edited version fixes that, but I agree that it loses something. maybe just a slight contrast tweak on the original?


The real day was actually that vague. :) I could barely even see the geese!


as a print you have more control over it than online, with the variances from one monitor to another, so it would be fine.
 10/31/2006 05:07:29 PM · #12
Ha! Big help this was! :)

So far it's tied 3 to 3 with posthumous as neutral.
 10/31/2006 05:29:27 PM · #13
you are a stud!!! a frikkin stud!! your work is simply amazing!!!!!!!!!! i vote unedited :)
 10/31/2006 07:09:55 PM · #14
Originally posted by JPR:
Ha! Big help this was! :)

So far it's tied 3 to 3 with posthumous as neutral.


count me for unedited! :P
 10/31/2006 07:37:29 PM · #15
I'll chime in and vote for the UNedited version :)


10/31/2006 07:53:44 PM · #16
unedited all the way
 10/31/2006 09:34:03 PM · #17
Unedited by a country mile. I can definitely see this as a HUGE print.

R.
 11/01/2006 11:03:57 AM · #18
7 to 3 for unedited. I guess that's the winner!
(Looks like I should have saved one of these other shots for the free study...the one I entered isn't doing nearly as well as I had hoped)
 11/01/2006 03:47:40 PM · #19
Unedited, just to make sure the scale stays tipped that way ;)
 11/03/2006 11:26:31 AM · #20
I like the UnEdited versionĂ¢€Â¦ for reasons I donĂ¢€™t care anything about.
 11/03/2006 11:30:01 AM · #21
put me down for edited version...
I have always liked your work in b&w!

Message edited by author 2006-11-03 11:30:49.
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