Dss #93

dnie

Hi all, It's been a while! I have been incredibly busy for a while now but I am hoping with the holidays over I will find some free time to play a little more.

I scrimped and saved and managed to buy myself a Canon SX40 yesterday. I have a lot to learn, but by the end of my trip to the refuge was feeling pretty good about what I was getting. It was a very Cloudy day and I don't feel I had the hang of that yet when I took these.
I just realized as I uploaded the pics I got today that when I set the time last night, I didn't set it at 19:00, but at 7:00... so this shows that the pics were taken at 10:00 last night instead of 10:00 am this morning.
I'm not sure of any of them yet anyway, but thought I would throw them up here for opinions and ask Sean about the time if I feel inclined to enter one.

Any thoughts on these?

1. Weathered


2. Buried treasures


3. Closer view of #2


DSS#93 gallery: http://donna-niemann.smugmug.com/Contests/Dgrin-Challenges/DSS-93-Old-or-New/20954130_7QvNVz

Jenn

dnie wrote: »

Hi all, It's been a while! I have been incredibly busy for a while now but I am hoping with the holidays over I will find some free time to play a little more.

I'm not sure of any of them yet anyway, but thought I would throw them up here for opinions and ask Sean about the time if I feel inclined to enter one.

Any thoughts on these?

1. Weathered

I like #1 best. I was wondering if the color was a little off or maybe it could use some more contrast? It could just be me, tho.

dnie

Jenn wrote: »

I like #1 best. I was wondering if the color was a little off or maybe it could use some more contrast? It could just be me, tho.

Thanks Jenn!

the color is probably a little bit off. I was working to get the the lines in the wood to show and it wound up quite off at one point. I'll see if I can't tone it back a bit... or maybe try B&W... hmmm

dnie

wow... yes, I think that color was off more than I realized. I guess I was more tired than I thought last night.

Any better? #4 The color is probably a bit more washed out than the scene actually was, but I like it better soft, I think... on #5, I tried B&W. I cropped both. That centered shot was driving me nuts.

4.


5.

kdotaylor

REALLY liking #4!

angevin1

I like Number 1! The reason I do is all of the texture it has potentially. That is a nice piece you found there. You have some blown highlights in it, so if you could recapture that'd be great, if not, work with what you have. Those textures tell a story.

dnie

Thanks Kate and Tom!

So you both like the same shot, just different tones... I may try playing with it a bit and see if a I can hit a happy medium.

I wish I could go back out and try again, but it is even yuckier out today than it was then. Rainy old day. Yes, I love the piece and if it wasn't on the refuge land that I volunteer at it would be in my backyard now. Nothing is supposed to be taken off the refuge. Unfortunately, I can't plead ignorance.

angevin1

dnie wrote: »

Thanks Kate and Tom!

So you both like the same shot, just different tones... I may try playing with it a bit and see if a I can hit a happy medium.

I wish I could go back out and try again, but it is even yuckier out today than it was then. Rainy old day. Yes, I love the piece and if it wasn't on the refuge land that I volunteer at it would be in my backyard now. Nothing is supposed to be taken off the refuge. Unfortunately, I can't plead ignorance.

LOTS of photog's say days like a yukky day make for better photos....

sapphire73

I also like #1 best but there does seem to be a tinge of green there. Perhaps a subtle tweak to the tone will take care of it rather than the more substantial tweaks of 4 and 5?

dnie

I haven't had much time and having a hard time getting this to adjust to just where I want it. Here is one a bit in between...

6.


for comparsion:
1. Weathered

4.

sapphire73

I like your new version best, but see what others think.

WhatSheSaw

#6. What a wonderful gnarly piece of driftwood!

I just entered a shot of my neighbor's tree that had just been cut down. Let me know if you think I am infringing on your idea and I will take it down.

dnie

Thanks sapphire73 and WhatSheSaw.

WhatSheSaw, I think the two are vastly different. I like your idea with the rings... I had thought of that and several others ideas that others shot... just didn't have the time to pull any of them off. Thanks for asking though!