MrAndMrsIzzy Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Captured this image of a sunsets afterglow over a Florida (Loxahatchee NWR) wetland in either late November or early December of 2000. Finally got around to keywording it, then decided to see what I could come up with in the editing program. As with other images I've posted the first one is how it came out of the scanner. The scan is from the neg, film was Kodak Gold 400, and the camera was a Canon EOS620. Lens was probably a Vivitar 28 to 300 Izzy From Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpalmer57 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I like the balance of the un-cropped version, the foreground helps provide the setting. The colors in the edited version are maybe a little too strong for my taste. I like the composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAndMrsIzzy Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 I like the balance of the un-cropped version, the foreground helps provide the setting. The colors in the edited version are maybe a little too strong for my taste. I like the composition. Thanks J. As you pointed out the colors in the edited version are a little too strong. I should've toned down the saturation a little. Also after taking another look, I realized that it isn't the afterglow. The afterglow shot is a different image and a different place. In this one the sun is actually hidden behind that cloudbank. Izzy From Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 the subtler version IS nicer for me too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAndMrsIzzy Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Interesting! In both cases yours and Interesting! In both cases (yours and J's) the preferred version is the unedited (except for resizing to post). Either way, thanks for the complements. Izzy From Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Interesting! Well it's a lot like makeup. If you can tell it's been done, it's been overdone.;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Well it's a lot like makeup. If you can tell it's been done, it's been overdone.;) Which is sometimes absolutely necessary to advance the drama!!! ... THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_escott_new Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 The first one is calm, the second one isn't. Nice photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I like the 2nd version: warmer, more atmosphere, more reeds, etc. The 1st version is IMHO perhaps more accurate but much 'colder' and much less attractivce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAndMrsIzzy Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Well! Either way, the feeling I was going for was the sense of calm, quiet, etc., whatever, and I think I got that. Which is sometimes absolutely necessary to advance the drama!!! ... THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY Alright Sam! Izzy From Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Either way, the feeling I was going for was the sense of calm, quiet, etc., While the second image is warmer in terms of color, it's not as calm or as quiet as the original. Perhaps warming up the first while preserving the sense of calm by not increasing the contrast or the energy of the highlights would get you closer to where you want to be. I also think the reeds providing a bit of a scrim in the original add to the calm because they diffuse the sense of clarity of subject. The sharper feel you went for in the second may be working against you as sharp edges and distinct masses don't necessarily provide calm or quiet. "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAndMrsIzzy Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 While the second image is warmer in terms of color, it's not as calm or as quiet as the original. Perhaps warming up the first while preserving the sense of calm by not increasing the contrast or the energy of the highlights would get you closer to where you want to be. The sharper feel you went for in the second may be working against you as sharp edges and distinct masses don't necessarily provide calm or quiet. Thankyou, and I'll keep that point about sharp edges and distinct masses in mind for future reference. Izzy From Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Like the first one better, the second one is overcooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAndMrsIzzy Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Ok then! Lower saturation and softer focus. I'll keep that in mind. There're a whole bunch of these (wetland sunsets) that're unedited and I'm sure I'll be coming across many more as I continue keywording the catalog. Thanks all for the comments and critiques. Izzy From Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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