In search of red, orange and yellow

bryanj87

A few shots of fall colors around RI/MA. Comments and constructive critique welcome.

1. 3 shot hdr

2.3 shot hdr

3.single shot tonemapped

4.3 shot hdr

5. no hdr

6. 3 shot hdr

7. no hdr

8. 3 shots stacked and auto blended in CS4

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ridgemac

I really like 1,2,&5. Colors are really great! What is that in the middle of the water of #2?

bryanj87

ridgemac wrote:

I really like 1,2,&5. Colors are really great! What is that in the middle of the water of #2?

Thanks! It is the remains of an old mill from the early 1900's. They dammed a river to create the reservoir.

coscorrosa

Like the comp in the first, the colors in the fifth, and the mood in the 8th! Nice series!

shniks

#1 and #3 are just great Bryan. I really like the tonemapping result.



Cheers,

CatOne

Dangit, DGrin had a shart that blew away my reply, but I went through it once so I thought I tried again.

You asked for constructive criticism, so I figured I'd offer up some from my view.

On image #1 to #3, it looks to me like you focused on HDR and not the composition. They're colorful, but not interesting. There's nothing to really hold my attention.

Image #4 I really like. The symmetry between the dead trunk in the foreground and the tree in the background is great. If this was intentional in your composition... great job! If not... note it... it's nice. And there's a lot going on that can keep interest and encourage the viewer to explore.

Image #5 has potential. Personally, I really like the red trees and the reflection. If it were me I'd probably crop tighter to encourage the viewer to spend more time exploring that. And slice off the left 1/6 of the image or so, as it's a bit uninteresting with some dead space.

Image #6 again is really a focus on HDR versus composition. It makes me say "Nice colors... OK what else is there going on here... not much... OK."

Image #7 is very nice. I like the (barley?) with the colored leaves captured in it. It's a great start to the photo. The lake in the background would be a nice balance, with some calming and reflections. Unfortunately, there's that scraggly branch in the upper left corner that's distracting. Unsure what you can really do about that, but I think with a little re-composition this could be a great shot.

The last image is my favorite of the bunch. I really like the colors, the contrast, and the texture of the leaf. But the brown spot in sorta just off center is distracting and pulls my attention off what I consider to be the focal point of the image: the diagonal line. If it were me, I would crop this one square, basically chopping off the right 1/3 of the photo. Then you'd focus the viewer on the important subject, get rid of the distraction, and IMO it would be quite pleasing.

Note these are just my views, but you did ask for constructive criticism, so I figured I'd add some. And thanks, Dgrin, for making me do it TWICE :P

Dogdots

Beautiful photos, but #7 is my favorite. I love the look of fall grasses and with the water in the background -- its just wonderful

dls

nice series, but i like #8 the most. nice texture, color and artistic oomph.