Opinions Please

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited February 26, 2005 in Wildlife
Shot these today, need help choosing one or none:

Original:
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Or:
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Or maybe:
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Comments

  • amcamc Registered Users Posts: 84 Big grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    Hi bfjr...

    I think the background in your shots is really quite predominant...you've got the vertical shadows, and those from the flowers themselves. This may cause the viewer to lose focus of what you want to portray here, as it does appear a bit busy. I guess of the three, I would have to choose the bottom shot as it has the most contrast, but if you are purposely trying to minimize contrast between the subject and background, then maybe the first shot. If it were me, I'd probably want to reshoot, and I might try some black foam core board as a background. Also, it seems the texture of the flowers is a bit washed out...you may want to adjust the exposure a bit?
  • nickphoto123nickphoto123 Registered Users Posts: 302 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    Opinions please
    Hello Amc and All,

    Here is my take of your image:

    Regards, Nicholas
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    what are you doing?
    are you changing the w/b ? and DCs advice is solid we are at that stage in class. Background fights for attention with subject but this is an option of a novice Jeff
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

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  • nickphoto123nickphoto123 Registered Users Posts: 302 Major grins
    edited February 22, 2005
    I don't know if your question was directed to me..
    jwear wrote:
    are you changing the w/b ? and DCs advice is solid we are at that stage in class. Background fights for attention with subject but this is an option of a novice Jeff
    My take on the image includes cropping to limit the shadows on the background by framing them with the image's corners via diagonals.

    Regards, nicholas
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited February 26, 2005
    Many thanks for your replies, I really like the crop. However the jury is still out on these. The idea of a reshoot is the best idea yet ( most fun too :):), except I have to go back to a cemetary, makes me feel kinda wierd. It's very peaceful there, but the residents keep shouting for attenton, wierd HUH !! headscratch.gifscratchne_nau.gif
  • TreehuggerTreehugger Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited February 26, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Shot these today, need help choosing one or none:

    The first shot has warm tones and gives it a classic, serene, homely feel. So I'd prefer the beige rather than the blues tones. As someone pointed out, the background dominates. If you could instead set something up with a light brown or earth tone that'd increase the contrast.
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