patricia_eifel

Yesterday in the park. Please comment

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Cropped and converted to B&W from color digital.

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I like the way the subject bleeds into black very much. Perhaps a little too much black space around subject fo rmy taste. I think the image would be better balanced with about 20% off all sides.

Tonality fits serenity of subject beautifully. Nicely conceived.

Excellent use of this special camera. Beautiful composition.

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Interesting but oversharpened a bit I think.

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You might consider cropping some off the left -- large empty space makes the image feel a bit unbalanced.

Experimenting with my new Nikon D70. This is an image taken yesterday that I converted

to B&W in photoshop. Please comment.

Print is very light, making it look washed out. Suggest adjusting levels.

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High contrast gives this an interesting graphical quality. A little busy for my taste though. I would prefer a more well-define center of interest.

Excellent composition!

Perhaps a little oversharpened but a lovely image with its repeating patterns.

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I add my thanks for your so helpful hints and for this fine creation...one of my favorites!

Hypersaturated images of nature are certainly popular these days--they startle and attract attention and fit well with much of today's popular culture. This probably explains the large number of hypersaturated nature images that appear on the first gallery page. Although I wonder whether constant exposure to such images doesn't tend to degrade our sensitivity to the beauty of nature's subtle colors, I admit I am often attracted to photographs that have had some color enhancement. However, although this image has nice compostion, I think the post-processing is vastly overdone, resulting in an image that is harsh and garish. I see nothing wrong with enjoying photomanipulations--all photographs are, in one way or another, manipulations of reality.However, the argument that some have made that these colors can be found anywhere in the natural world is, in my opinion, fautuous. There is nothing wrong with liking such an image--if you do--but why rationalize it?