Fields of Paint

So surreal and haunting. The phone line works on some levels, but in the end I think it would be nice without it.

Very nice and original photo.

The photographer has used burning and dodging in a way that reminds the first big photographers like Adams, Stieglietz,.. He has done it in a way that improves contrast and aesthetics.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.

Sorry, I just think this photo is overdone. The sky color is too extreme and the tonal variations from light to dark in the foreground and especially around the horizon line, are splotchy. Great idea and great composition. Sometimes you have to work harder for it to look like you didn't work so hard!

Overdone ? Yes, the execurion is, I think. BUT... I like the idea, and with some work, this is going to do the job... Right now, we see to many marks on the land and the sky - i.e brush matks. The sky is also a bit over-burned and so is the grass on the left. The way to get this right is:

1) to duplicate your background layer

2) to select the ground carefully, then darken it overall first using curves

3) Same principle applies to the sky

4) add color to sky

5) dulicate the resulting layer and brighten it up

6) Place de darker layer on top of the bright one

7) Use a large eraser brush with hardness 0 at very low opacity (10% or so) and erase partly the areas of the dark layer that you want to get brighter.

There are other ways, but this is safe, easy and gives you smooth transitions all over the frame.

I think you may also want to move the horse down a little, so that his head isn't on the horizon line... Then, I believe you should be able to get a great image out of this. (Keep all your layers, just in case.) Regards.

A great shot, Piotr!!

You dont need to be sorry I take you comment as an important opinion. Please feel free to express whatever you think makes this image bad or good , all can help. Marc thank you again for your advise it seem that not all is lost yet.-:)))

Regards PK.

Wow. The sky is amazing. I like the exposure you chose for this. Why is the ground lit that way? Was it natural or retouched later?

It has been hand painted in PhotoShop.

Happy new year Piotr and thanks for your time watching and rating my amateur pictures! by ze way, I would have put this horse slightly above horizon line!!

Have a good 2003!