"Midday Slumber"

Shades of Hyperion

Another from this past summer...



C&C welcomed and encouraged

jstpeter

This shot has a nice composition and subject. If I looked at this longer I could probably come up with some nice metaphors around life withthe bark the vine and the moth all intertwined together

Now to take this shot further it could use some post processing. The colors are a little muted and it lacks pop. If you boost this photo with some level adjustments, contrast adjustments, and some sharpening I think the photo will stand out even more. I am at work now so can not edit the photo but if you don't mind I may give it a shot when I return home.

Shades of Hyperion

jstpeter wrote:

This shot has a nice composition and subject. If I looked at this longer I could probably come up with some nice metaphors around life withthe bark the vine and the moth all intertwined together

Now to take this shot further it could use some post processing. The colors are a little muted and it lacks pop. If you boost this photo with some level adjustments, contrast adjustments, and some sharpening I think the photo will stand out even more. I am at work now so can not edit the photo but if you don't mind I may give it a shot when I return home.

When I did the post processing on this photo I laid a semi-transparent B&W layer over the original to intentionally mute the colors and give the photo a less "bright and sunny" feel. When I started processing the photos from the days outing I really wasn't in the mood for more "sunshine and roses" photos so my first thought was to go B&W, but eventually decided to go for something in between the two. I know the muted colors aren't to everyone's liking, they're more a reflection of my mood while shooting and processing that day.

Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate the input.

jstpeter

Fair enough if that was the mood you were trying to convey. I think B&W may work well.