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11/08/2004 11:10:14 AM · #1

I don't get what was wrong with this photograph. Granted, there were amazing photos in the OFS, but was mine so bad, to merit the 30th percentile that it received?

To those who commented to it being red-shifted...yes, that's what happens when the sun sets. Granted, it was taken at 2pm, and the Red shift came from the RAW editing feature, but the Sepia tones were completely intended.

Philos

Canon EOS-30D

11/08/2004 11:19:20 AM · #2

If everybody is commenting on that red colorcast then I guess that that would be the problem.
It could be intentional, but not everybody likes it that way.
If you like it this way, be happy with it.

11/08/2004 11:26:40 AM · #3

Originally posted by Philos31:

If everybody is commenting on that red colorcast then I guess that that would be the problem.
It could be intentional, but not everybody likes it that way.
If you like it this way, be happy with it.

nevermind...so not worth it.

Edit: removed comment.

Message edited by author 2004-11-08 11:27:59.

GoldBerry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

11/08/2004 11:28:28 AM · #4

The mast that's down is sooooo bright, it hurts my eyes when I opened the photo - way over exposed.

siggi

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/08/2004 11:30:00 AM · #5

It'a a nice picture of a boat. You got some nasty highlights here and there on the picutre that are not very helpfull for the image.
You intend to focus your yes on or close to the highlites and they are not where the intrest in this picutre is.
So the highlights draw the attension away from the subject, the boat, and to the sail where you see nothing intresting.

Try to reedit the orginal file to minimize the highlights.
Like you increased exposure when converting from raw, try to boost the exposure with curves instead.

Hope this is helpfull.

lonewolf

Canon EOS-50D

11/08/2004 11:35:07 AM · #6

I personally like it with the "red tint" if it were not for that it would have just been a snap shot of a boat. Great job. All that matters is that you like it and if others like thats even better, as I said, I like it. : )

dacrazyrn

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/08/2004 11:36:47 AM · #7

The highlights are overpowering.
Not sure what comment you removed, but...Philos is right.
The coloring does look red and not "warm." Like Philos said...some people like, others don't.
The back left of the boat is cut off in the corner.

Message edited by author 2004-11-08 11:37:54.

emorgan49

Olympus E-5

Olympus 50mm f/1.8 MF Normal Zuiko

11/08/2004 11:58:04 AM · #8

try looking at it on another computer? several other computers? I gave it a seven, I liked it but it seemed overly contrasty.

Philos

Canon EOS-30D

11/08/2004 12:23:06 PM · #9

Originally posted by atsxus:

nevermind...so not worth it.

Edit: removed comment.

If you only want positive comments then don't ask for one.
I voted your photo a 6, gave my comment and hoped to help you that way.

It's an OK photo, but I just didn't like the colorcast.
By the way you are writing I would say that you think this is a great photo, and if you think it's great then it really is great, let everybody think what they want and be happy with your photo the way it is.

And I say it again, I don't like the red, thats MY personal taste, if YOU like it then that's ok, it your photo.

dacrazyrn

Nikon D300

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

11/08/2004 12:35:55 PM · #10

Originally posted by emorgan49:

try looking at it on another computer? several other computers? I gave it a seven, I liked it but it seemed overly contrasty.

I have my monitor hardware calibrated every month. Many others (especially casual voters) probably are using right out of the box calibration. May look better on theirs, may look even redder (or who knows what color). How does it print? If you are happy with the online and print, nothing else to really say. Just like trying to get a Republican to vote for Kerry and Democrat for Bush...if you are happy and content with what you have, more power to ya! (C:

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/08/2004 01:16:11 PM · #11

Sounds like you were aiming for a late-day sunset look, but the harsh, contrasty light contradict your coloring. It's the combination of subtle cues, like long shadows and softer light quaility that make late day shots appealing. A color shift alone won't do it, and without those other factors, it'll look more like an incorrect white balance setting than a true sunset. The blown-out mast is a distraction, but the image itself had promise. Depending on your original, this may have been a good place to try selective desaturation with a few hints of color.

Azrifel

Fujifilm X100VI

11/08/2004 01:18:22 PM · #12

Forget about colorcast, blown highlights, etc.

What was it that you wanted to tell with your photo. "Summer's Over" says the title. But does the photo really tell that story to the viewer?

I've worked in a boat storage and know that in some climates after summer the boats need to be lifted out of the water etc. But you boat does not suggest that it is made ready to be lifted out, the sails are still on and it looks more like someone is just being sloppy with his sails.
In many parts of the world one can sail on the whole season. In 50% of the world it is now spring, heading towards summer.

So my point is: The photo lacks a clear story and does not necessarily match with the title.

MrYu

Nikon D70

Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon

11/08/2004 01:41:41 PM · #13

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Message edited by author 2005-07-12 11:13:03.

11/08/2004 01:49:25 PM · #14

Originally posted by emorgan49:

try looking at it on another computer? several other computers? I gave it a seven, I liked it but it seemed overly contrasty.

I don't know how many computers I can look at it on. My Desktop, my new Toshiba P35S609 laptop, my work computer, my friend's computer....It all looks the same. I'm not saying that there aren't things that need to be fixed. but I don't think that out of 480 some-odd entries, it deserved to come in at 360 or so.