Steps and Shadow, Eastover, SC

Any thoughts, comments, critiques or suggestions welcome.

I rated this one a little lower than the first rater. Only because it seems to me to be a little blown out in the highlights. It also seems to be leaning a touch to the left. I think its the very top board causing that sensation. Otherwise, I love the composition. Very nice textures. Krista

I like the lines the shadows cause, filling the bottom of the photo with something else than wood. There's a bit of loss in detail in the board holding up the stairs but there is great detail and texture in the back wall. It's a nice photo.

Good geometry play... A bit too much light on these stairs, but it is realyl well composed. Good photo.

Nice composition with the lower left shadows perpendicular to the angle of the staircase and parallel to the angles of the hand rail.

 

I agree that the detail on the sunlit board supporting the stairs is a bit blown out. If the original image has detail there you might be able to recover it with some work in PS.

 

Nice work.

Thanks very much for your nice comments, everyone.

 

As for the highlight detail in the board, it had quite recently been painted, and in the extremely bright sunshine had very little detail to bring out. I previsualized it at zone 8. The original raw file does not have blown highlights, yet there is simply no extra detail to extract.

 

Krista, as for the lean to the left, I agree that it appears to be when you look at the top of the photo. The boards are by no means straight, and I had to make a compromise which seemed to make the photo as straight as possible in its entirety.

 

Again, everyone, I really appreciate your comments very much. Next time I pass by this place at the right time, I'll have to stop and try again, I think :)