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Lithuanian Gardens


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Exposure was 90 seconds at f22. Gitzo 1325/Acratech ball head. Levels adjusted in Ektaspace.

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Metered at 30 seconds (Gossen Luna Pro SBC) but exposed at 90 seconds

to circumvent reciprocity failure. Fairly overcast conditions; late

afternoon.

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The use of infrared film here has given the photo a dreamy, intriguing atmosphere. The understorey vegetation has been revealed with great sensitivity.

 

The path, leading in from the bottom left, is interrupted quite abruptly by the vertical line of the tree trunk in the foreground. A different camera angle might have yielded a better composition. The lack of canopy in the top left has left that zone of the picture very bright. It throws the image off balance. Also, there is nothing particularly interesting happening in the right quarter of the photo, particularly in the foreground in the bottom right, which is darker and a bit softer than other areas.

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Thanks George, I agree about using a different camera angle and the emptiness on the right. I tried a different crop that would have reduced the right side but the small foreground tree would have been directly centered. The upper left does not really bother me, but I will end up reshooting this one. Regards.
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Reshooting would be a good idea. It looks like there is tremendous potential in this location for evocative photos. The tones here work well in combination with this IR film.
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Walter, I too like the tones in this one. I agree with the comments regarding composition and I'm glad you'll reshoot this location. I just now dabbling in IR and appreciate your efforts. It's helping me to understand the different compositional considerations with IR.
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While agreeing somewhat with the critiques above, I don't think any are fatal.

 

The tree cutting the path bothers me not at all. though it might be improved by aligning the trunk with the top-left to bottom right diagonal of the center stair segment.

 

The excessively bright top left is probably the most distracting feature for me, but looks like it could easily be burned in (for me this is much easier in wet process).

 

This leaves the somewhat less interesting right quarter. I could easily live with it as is, but I would crop the right side to the point of making the image square and see how that looks.

 

I'd say this is a sucessful image, though one that perhaps has even greater potential

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Jonathan and Laurie, thank you for your comments. I still will probably reshoot this, primarily for the following reason. Along the right, there is what I consider a rather nice S-shaped border between the ivy bed and the grass. In this photograph I inadvertantly truncated this line. I feel that by slightly repositioning myself I can allievate that and several other problems that have been noted.

I should mention that I am really enjoying using this Macophot infrared film. I saw several good photographs by Becky Kolcot using Kodak's HIE which inspired me to try infrared. The HIE, natually, is no longer available in my 120 format. Regards.

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Hi Walter, looks like you may be getting hooked on IR too. I am glad you will reshoot the image as the tree can be a distraction. Cheers, Sondra
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Thanks Sondra. I would also like to say that your infrared work helps to motivate me in this genre. Regards.
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I am not IR fan. Agree with some of previous comments. The flow of composition on this one is not as clean or neat as many of your other great work. Happy posting.
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Thanks for the comment Kurt. If you get a chance, could you be more specific as to what you do not like in this (other than the IR). Or if there is anything that you especially like, I would appreciate knowing that too. Regards.
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I like the balance of tones in this ... as well as the strong line created by the stairs. The IR is perfect here because the eye is taken immediately to the dark steps.
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A nice tonal quality and the IR lends the air of mystery. I feel the instinct that led you to this shot was right in that the tree adds to the slightly unconventional feel. I think the alternatives might produce a pleasing but perhaps less memorable result.
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Wow, reciprocity failure, been a while since I've heard that. What a stunning image. Wonderful IR capture of this beautiful scene. Excellent work. FS 

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