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12/18/2004 01:09:38 AM · #1 |
I took some photos today and limited myself to a small patch of brush/weed/grass in a snow-covered field. I found that limiting myself allowed me time to discover some hidden beauty...
I've turned three of the photographs into a triptych because they seem to have a very similar mood to them.
As always, I would love your comments and critiques!
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12/18/2004 08:51:37 AM · #2 |
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12/18/2004 09:01:10 AM · #3 |
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12/18/2004 12:59:06 PM · #4 |
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12/18/2004 01:17:51 PM · #5 |
Left this comment:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Overall I like what you've done. I think you could achieve an even better "balance" by flopping the right-most image so it more mirrors the attitude of the left-most; by cleverly making the center panel narrower you've rendered it less of a factor in that regard.
You might also play with the color of the lower part of the right panel to make it a little darker/bluer like the others; not trying to match them, but to be just a little less different.
One of the advantages of the multi-image composition is that you can make components which may have little interest by themselves, and make them incredible interesting by placing them in a context and relationship to each other. |
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12/18/2004 02:14:59 PM · #6 |
I like the subject choice, but as you note, the lighting was very difficult. Also, I think it would feel more balanced if the 3 frames were the same size. If you get a chance, try taking these same or similar shots again with better lighting (darker sky or brighter subjects, maybe even try a black background?).
Cheers,
skylen |
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12/18/2004 02:21:28 PM · #7 |
Okay, I am new to all of this and am wondering if you can explain how you do this triptych. I would love to learn how to do it.
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12/18/2004 02:28:45 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by ali626:
Okay, I am new to all of this and am wondering if you can explain how you do this triptych. I would love to learn how to do it.
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Just make a new document in your editing software and copy/paste the images into it; resize and move as necessary. If your program supports Layers this is easier, because you can keep the elements independent until you save a copy of the final composite image.
Message edited by author 2004-12-18 14:29:02. |
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12/18/2004 03:33:40 PM · #9 |
Thanks everyone!
As for the softness, the photos were taken at or near 1/640s so the out of focus parts must be due to the extremely short depth of field. They were shot at f9 but were also shot very close to the plant.
I appreciate everyone's comments and honesty. They will be my carry-on luggage when I take my next triptych.
Crap, pun's are embarassing.
Also, ali626...There might be an easier way to do this but here's how I did this triptych in Photoshop Elements:
1) I had three photographs I wanted to use.
2) I made sure the two outside photographs had the same aspect ratio (I cropped the less flexible one first and then set the size of that photo as the crop-ratio for the other one)
3) I "resized photo" on the outer two photos to make sure that they had the same pixel-height as the center photo.
4) I decided on how much of a border I wanted (60 pixels wide) and "resized canvas" by a relative 120 total pixels (adding to the height and width) on the outer two photos.
5)I then "resized canvas" on the middle photo by a relative 120 pixels for the height and [total outside photo canvas widths in pixels] for the width.
6) Then I copied the outer photos into the super-wide canvas of the center photo.
7) Then I wrote out the explanation and hoped it made sense, because it sounds much more confusing than it really is!
PM me if this doesn't make sense!
Message edited by author 2004-12-18 15:35:26.
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