Need C&C on this Southern Road

BillyTomBillyTom Registered Users Posts: 62 Big grins
edited September 9, 2008 in Landscapes
I took this at the Savannah Wildlife Refuge back in June, would interested in knowing if balance and composition is ok....Thanks for taking a look!!

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Bill James
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  • Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited September 7, 2008
    I really like the comp. The colors seem over-saturated. The road has a purple hue to it and some of the lighter highlights have a blue tint to them. The location is fantastic!
  • OhadOhad Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited September 8, 2008
    I like the colors. Composition-wise, I have a problem with the greens at the bottom right corner.
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  • Miguel DelinquentoMiguel Delinquento Registered Users Posts: 904 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2008
    The colors are a little too purple--as was stated the road is too purple--and oversaturated on the greens.
    The composition is OK, but it's pretty conventional. The shot seems to lack the drama I would have expected by the scale of the Spanish Moss, but that could be due to the small size here. I bet this would look much nicer blown up larger.
    It might be fun to see what an ultra wide or even a semi-fisheye would do with this setting.

    M
  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited September 9, 2008
    15524779-Ti.gif It's kind of busy - nothing for the eye to focus on.
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  • cj99sicj99si Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
    edited September 9, 2008
    is that the original?
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited September 9, 2008
    I think that if you crop a little bit from the bottom, or perhaps top and bottom such that you end up with a square crop, you will draw the viewer into the scene more. Have just a smidge of the road so that the leading line of the road is to the far tree trunk. This seems to draw the eye into the scene.

    I like the sumptuous feel of it.

    ann
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