Amazing Maine 2019 Part II

redleash

Please tell me which you prefer of each of the two scenes below. All comments are welcomed. Thanks, Lauren

1 v. 2 Stream and trees

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3 v. 4 Road and trees

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Juano

Hi Lauren,

I favor 2 and 4 more or less for the same reason, a greater perception of depth. 3 also provides that, but I think 4 is more visually pleasing.

denisegoldberg

I prefer 1 & 4. I like the pulled back view in 1, and the intimacy of the colors in 4.

black mamba

Hey, Lauren,

Nice work. You've still got the touch. I'm with my friend from Brazil.....my choices here are #2 and #4.

redleash

Thanks, y'all. I am really torn between 1 and 2. I favored 3 when I first saw it, mainly because of the tree framing the scene on the left. But the road looks too strident. Cristobal hit the nail on the head--4 is "more visually appealing."

redleash

Here are a couple more views of the first two. I know I need to re-process these two because they don't seem as rich but I want to know about the composition. Thoughts?

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denisegoldberg

@redleash said:
Here are a couple more views of the first two. I know I need to re-process these two because they don't seem as rich but I want to know about the composition. Thoughts?

I still prefer the first one. I think my preference is for two reasons - I like the pulled back version of this, and the colors are stronger.

kurzvorzwoelf

Hard. But I think I prefer #1 over #2 mainly because the reflections of the trees makes it a lot more interesting, they are leading my eyes to the middle and then further over the whole frame. Number #2 has the focus more on the water in the middle, which leads to "nowhere" imho,

For #3 vs #4, it's definitely #4 for me, because the trees lead my eyes to the back of the image, making me wonder what might be further down the road behind the bend that leads out of the image.

Great stuff!

Cheers,
Can

black mamba

On #5 and #6.....I much prefer #5. They're both nice images but #5 benefits from having a lot more " breathing room " at the top ( more sky ), appears more balanced .

redleash

Thanks for the additional comments and insight! I think I will print 1, 2 and 4 to see how they look. If ok then I may print one for the wall.

pathfinder

I prefer #5, with the yellow leaves floating in the water in the foreground. I like the yellow catchlight in the foreground - I might brush out the single leaf closest to the inferior margin of the frame.

I also like 3 and 4, 4 better than 3 because the trees are closer, larger and more colorful

roaddog52

Great set! Hard for me to pick a favorite.

Phil