Bench and Tree, Lake Michigan on Fullerton and Lakeshore Drive, March 20, 2004, late afternoon. The day I took this, the sky was clear, the sun was shining, the lake was calm, and the temperature was mild. Next day, the first day of spring, we had 4 seasons in one day including snow.
Tech: brightness/contrast, cropping, unsharp mask
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great angle and lighting and composition the white spot in corner and wispy clouds distract a bit for me but doesn't affect the score 10 my girlfried would like this even better i'll share with her!
I like the toning and the mood presented. The minimalism of a tree and a bench is good and the toning compliments it. At first the angle of the bench was a little odd to me, but the more I look at it the more I like it. The one thing that does stand out to me is the white 'blob' in the lower right and the curb. Cloning that out to be a continuation of the grass would have probably given it a more uniform and continuous feel and not so much of a distraction.
Great photo. How lucky to find a shot with such a clear horizon and uncluttered view. I think it would be a little bit stronger of an image if the horizon line was not so even with the seat of the bench. But maybe not. It still is a very nice photo.
Lovely study. Excellent use of b&w photography. Good luck in the Challenge. HIgh marks of course.
(as an aside, I just wonder what it would have looked like if that stonework in front of the bench had been cloned out and replaced with grass. Just a thought.)
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