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09/18/2006 05:30:49 AM · #1 |
Among the few comments received for my Single Tree entry were three complaining that it was too dark. Admittedly it also suffered from DNMC votes, but would this edit have done better?
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09/18/2006 05:32:51 AM · #2 |
| It's possible it could have done better. It's always hard to speculate. I like dark photos and your submission seems moodier to me. i'd have voted it higher than your new edit. HTH |
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09/18/2006 05:41:32 AM · #3 |
I didn't vote on any.
but i would agree that your entry was too dark.
however, I think your new edited version doesn't have enough contrast too it!!!
somewhere between the two would have worked better.
Like this:
your two edits are on the outside, mine is in the middle.
But, you have to remember, this is only my opinion and a lot of the time I have no idea what I'm talking about :-)
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09/18/2006 08:27:47 AM · #4 |
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09/18/2006 11:15:46 AM · #5 |
I had similar comments on my image... about it being too dark (well, for 3 out of 4 of the commenters). I don't get it, it looks fine to me.
How do others accomodate poorly calibrated monitors? This issue has come up for me in couple challenges now... should I just make my monitor dark on purpose?
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09/18/2006 12:08:15 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by lil_mo:
I had similar comments on my image... about it being too dark (well, for 3 out of 4 of the commenters). I don't get it, it looks fine to me.
How do others accomodate poorly calibrated monitors? This issue has come up for me in couple challenges now... should I just make my monitor dark on purpose?
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I think this depends on your taste. Some people like dark shots, some don't. So when they said that your shot was too dark it was there personal opinion. Just do what you want and don't change your style to please the crowd. I like your shot as dark as it is and I'm sure others do too.
If you aren't sure if your shot is "too dark" just look at the histogram to see if there are details lost. |
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09/18/2006 12:33:09 PM · #7 |
| Another thing to keep in mind is that some monitors are bad no matter how much calibration is done. Unfortunately, I'm guilty of having one of them (Cheap LCD). I can't see any difference between the last three darks on the gradient. For that reason I spend a lot of time checking dark images in PS or tilting my monitor to look for more detail. Sometimes I just have to pass them by. I always give the photographer the benefit of the doubt; but I suspect there are others who may not realize that they have this same issue with their monitor. |
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09/18/2006 06:55:43 PM · #8 |
I suppose the real issue here is whether one is shooting for oneself or for dpc scores. Personally I still prefer the darker version of my image, but voters in general don't seem to go for dark. Guess I'll just have to learn to live with low scores from time to time.
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09/18/2006 07:48:26 PM · #9 |
To be blunt, no that edit would not have done any better. You need to think about composition in a big way. Get a book on photography -- any book -- internet, library, bookstore. The book could be a year old or 30 years old, composition is composition, and that's where you need to put your focus.
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