DSS 31 Closed

DsrtVW

This one is a little tougher than I thought it would be.
Caught this one on the way home from work. The sky was quite nice
Your thoughts will be appreciated.
Open Sky Closed Gate

Katmitchell

Love it..!!!

That is clever as all get out.

open sky, closed gate and with a no trespassing sign that tells the viewer to come no further.. perfect..

Now for the nits.

Can you bring some shadow detail back into the sky, just a tiny bit of blowout beginning to form on the clouds.. perhaps apply a blend layer set to multiply and maybe an opacity setting on that layer to around 25 to 30%..
I would then go to shadows and highlights and work the midtone contrast and highlights slider while looking at the cloud detail.. That should work because the blow out is not that bad at all..

That little piece of brush on the upper right hand side above that second gate is distracting, I would crop it out.

Also, that piece of brush on the left side of the gate between the wires toward the ground.. I can't tell if it is brush or if it is a tree in the distance.. the perspective may be throwing me off.. but I would clone it out too. It just keeps tugging at my eyes..

You nailed the composition letting the "open" sky dominate just enough..

Nice Work Chris:ivar

Kat

ic4u

This is a great shot Chris, I can't really think of anything more than what Kat suggested...she's got a great eye for the fine details that often go missed! Great take on the theme

jwear

uhhh- what Kat said nice shot just a little cleaning

kds1

I really like this! Works beautifully with the challenge theme and great comp and interest. Other than that - I'l have to go with "what Kat said" too!

good luck - this is lovely!

Kara

DsrtVW

Thanks for the input, was not sure of the worthiness of the shot so it was pretty rough. Here are some of the suggested tweaks. That was the top of a tree in the barbed wire.

travelways

Very nice interpretation of the theme, good find and good shot.

whiterice

This is really, really amazing! Love the perspective here.

My only tiny suggestion would be to clone out the green thing (rope, hose?) on the lower left hand corner.

I think this is my favorite shot so far of this round!!

Katmitchell

Wow.. you sure pulled that off quick..

It looks wonderful and ya polished it up nicely..

I did not notice the green hose, I thought that was grass.. Good call there Christopher and good eyes too...

I think you have a strong entry here Chris..


P.S. --- > Excellent shadow recovery on the sky by the way..

Kat

Kinkajou

Just beautiful. This one will surely make my top 10

DsrtVW

Fellow Chris good call I did not see that either. It will be dealt with. Advantage of many eyes.
Thanks for the help

The Curious Camel

Lovely entry and I agree with the others.

nightpixels

Great shot and I love the angle you shot it from!