Blowin in the Wind

I took this handheld during a brisk wind. I would appreciate

comments on the composition and photo itself. thanks in

advance. mark

It's like a impressionist painting!! Like Monet. But I'll feel better if the black area on the botton is lighter. Maybe if you recompose to show only the top. But, a nice idea. Great photo.

Mark, I like this a lot: it has the feel of an impressionist painting and you have captured the movement very well.

 

Here are some things in the digital darkroom department that might improve it a little, not that it really requires much improvement.

 

First, I think the yellow/magenta color mixed with the green is wonderful, but it is perhaps a little too much. I think I would try to slightly desaturate the top third or so of the picture. Second, I think it would be improved by the application of Unsharp Mask. This may seem paradoxical since you are going for a soft look, but to my eye some sharpening gives it more texture. Third, it might be improved by being darkened a little. Fourth, try burning-in the clump of grass sticking up on the bottom edge about 1/3 in from the right. These are all small things and you might not consider them improvements.

 

Finally, it's generous to offer us so many pixels, but most people won't be able to display 2160x1440 pixels on their monitors without having to scroll the image. Many people have monitors displaying no more than 1024x768 pixels. My suggestion is to downsize your images for upload to photo.net to around 780x260 pixels. This helps people on slow lines also.

The colors and motion are hypnotic. I like it.

I love this image Mark. Soft gentle and elegant, the movement os the grass or what, the colour at the top. Great image.

 

Bela