place fell tarn 2

all comments welcome! taken in the english lake district.

love it really great texture in the shot

HUGO

What sugegsted Charly?

I like it as it is. Also the lack of ciontrast suits the image well. cheers Jana

thanks jana! yes, i like how the surface is metallic and there is little contrast. charly thought it was a little too 2-dimensional to really work. all comments are really welcome and thanks for yours!

A great opportunity. The tones are a little muddy. If you want to capture the metallic look, try someting like this...

 

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2494865

 

You shadow levels are good, but raising the highlights will give it some needed punch.

The last reviewer said to push the highlights. I do not think this is a good idea. This photograph displays tones from zones 1-6 (more likely 5 and a half if there were such a zone) and it works! The flat tonality brings out the wet, matted feeling of the leaves.

 

More contrast may indeed add punch to this image, but I believe this image has an aesthetic that does not require the drama that highlights would induce.

 

I looked at your gallery after seeing your critique of my work. Thank you so much for your input. It felt very good to hear that someone out there enjoyed what I am doing. Unfortunetly those were part of a project I shot for my color photography class last spring. At this time I am no longer working on that series, though I may pursue it further in the future. I am in college, so I have to work in the area of whatever classes I am taking. Thanks again for putting in the time to view my photographs and write a critique.

 

I love this image.