The Broken Reed

Dwayne Oakes

Thanks for taking a look !

-Nikon D80/Nikkor 18-70mm
-1/60 second @ f/16
-52mm
-ISO 100
-Ev -1
-Nikon Capture NX2

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

ian408

I like the composition and the use of B&W. What I'd like to see different is a more defined subject. Like the reeds themselves. Maybe leave the fore and backgrounds a little OOF so that our eye is drawn to the subject.

Dwayne Oakes

ian408 wrote:

I like the composition and the use of B&W. What I'd like to see different is a more defined subject. Like the reeds themselves. Maybe leave the fore and backgrounds a little OOF so that our eye is drawn to the subject.

Thank you very much for the comments Ian !

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

Scott_Quier

This photo evoked a sense of calm and sadness - a very effective photo indeed.

As to the blurring - that could be achieved in post with a blur layer and a good layer mask with a nice soft gradient (maybe?). If done carefully, it could work quite nicely.

Dwayne Oakes

Scott_Quier wrote:

This photo evoked a sense of calm and sadness - a very effective photo indeed.

As to the blurring - that could be achieved in post with a blur layer and a good layer mask with a nice soft gradient (maybe?). If done carefully, it could work quite nicely.

Thanks Scott !!

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes