brianchapman

Another goose - I like this one better, very simple. What do you think?

 

Brian

I like this one a lot. The water is beautiful! The fountain wasn't on when I was there :( The only thing critique wise is that it feels like the foreground is thrown off balance by the (wow, I can't think of the word at all) 'thingy' in the lower left. The colors are great too!

This is a crop from a larger image. I converted to B&W using ACR (PS

CS). Any comments or suggestions? Specifically, is there enough

shadow detail? It's slightly dark on my monitor here at work...

 

Thanks!! Brian

Thanks for the comment Benjamin! Just what I thought though, quite a range of ratings on this one!

 

Brian

I think this might be a love it or hate it kind of photo (I love it) -

but I wanted to get some input :) This is blended from a couple

different channel mixer conversions to get the lighting that I wanted.

Anyway, what do you think? Thanks!!!

Thanks Bob!

This is two photos overlapped - one in focus on the foreground flower,

the other on the background flower. I converted using the channel

mixer. Any comments or suggestions? Thanks!!!

Comments? Thanks! (I really didn't know what category to put this in)

I know this is a couple weeks late...:) Brian

Thanks for the comments! The pipe was the first thing that caught my eye as I was walking around the park, so I think I want to leave it in there. Brian

Here's a link to a similar image...different angle.

 

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3546605

This is at Gasworks Park in Seattle. I converted to b&w using the

Channel Mixer and added contrast using curves and dodging and burning

(on the building). Any comments? Thanks!!!! Brian

Here's another Calla Lilly. I converted this one to b&w using each channel as a layer and

used more of the green channel. The previous version of this I posted was much less

'clean' looking. Anyway, do you think the background is distracting? Thanks for the

comments!!! Brian

Here's a larger version.

This is another in the set of B&W lilly images. Any comments on this

one? This was converted to black and white with the channel mixer and

then I burned some of the background away (using the overlay layer

method). Thanks!!!

I think the composition is great on this one. I also like the effect of the infrared filter on the cliffside vegetation - it helps draw the eye in to the image (from the dark cliff on the right to the light vegetation in the center/left) along with the lines formed by the shore. I agree that the sky could have some more contrast but only if it didn't detract from (or blend with) the vegetation on the cliff. Brian

I like the reflection. It creates another set of lines leading you through the image. The only thing I would change (if it were possible) would be to take it from a slightly higher point of view to bring the bridge platform away from the top of the hills. Otherwise I love it! Brian

Hey Wilson, this is definately a unique shot of the bridge. I haven't seen many from this angle that worked so well. I like that the fog creates a transition in to the image instead of cutting off abruptly - it works well with the similar softness (not a bad softness) created by the motion of the water. The colors are excellent also!

 

Brian

This is a yellow lilly after a little rain. I used the channel mixer

to convert to b&w and the "overlay" method for burning some of the

background to create a more muted look. Any comments or suggestions -

they're all appreciated! Thanks! Brian

Thanks again Stefano! I agree with your comments about the fence. After I posed the question I tried cropping it out and it seemed slightly 'uncomfortable' - probably becuase cropping out the fence cut out about a third of the light carousel area and it didn't balance very well. If the fence just wasn't there to begin with it might be more workable. I don't know.

 

Anyway, regarding your edit...I think I know what you mean, but I wouldn't be able to put it any better! The Seattle Center images Wilson has are truly amazing and when I took these I was absolutely trying to learn from some of the things he had done - and I definately have. Why not learn from the master, right? Anyway, I appreciate your input, I emailed Wilson a link so he can check them out also. I think you get another 7/7 for your comments here!!

 

Brian

Interesting observation about the background appearing to be lit by the flower - excellent point!

 

I had originally intended to have a black background but the image was definately more interesting and had more depth this way - your personal preference is right on!

 

Thanks again for the comments.

Stefano - thanks for the great review! I totally agree with what you said - especially about the curl and the lighting around the stem pulling your eye back down in to the image. I didn't have any more room to work with on top but I do think it would be nice to have a little more space.

 

Earl - at one point I had pretty much blocked out the background (it was almost black) but I think you're right about it creating a nice setting for the flower.

 

Thanks again!!

A different look than the others I've taken. What do you think? I

wanted the flower to have a slightly glowing look and I also decided

to leave some detail in the background (although not much). Any

comments? Thanks in advance!!! Brian

This is the third b&w lilly picture I have. The lines leading to the

flower are the edges of one of the leaves on the plant. Anyway, what

do you think? Thanks!! Brian

This is two images, both overexposed, "sandwiched" together in

photoshop. Comments?