The last reviewer said to push the highlights. I do not think this is a good idea. This photograph displays tones from zones 1-6 (more likely 5 and a half if there were such a zone) and it works! The flat tonality brings out the wet, matted feeling of the leaves.
More contrast may indeed add punch to this image, but I believe this image has an aesthetic that does not require the drama that highlights would induce.
I looked at your gallery after seeing your critique of my work. Thank you so much for your input. It felt very good to hear that someone out there enjoyed what I am doing. Unfortunetly those were part of a project I shot for my color photography class last spring. At this time I am no longer working on that series, though I may pursue it further in the future. I am in college, so I have to work in the area of whatever classes I am taking. Thanks again for putting in the time to view my photographs and write a critique.
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The last reviewer said to push the highlights. I do not think this is a good idea. This photograph displays tones from zones 1-6 (more likely 5 and a half if there were such a zone) and it works! The flat tonality brings out the wet, matted feeling of the leaves.
More contrast may indeed add punch to this image, but I believe this image has an aesthetic that does not require the drama that highlights would induce.
I looked at your gallery after seeing your critique of my work. Thank you so much for your input. It felt very good to hear that someone out there enjoyed what I am doing. Unfortunetly those were part of a project I shot for my color photography class last spring. At this time I am no longer working on that series, though I may pursue it further in the future. I am in college, so I have to work in the area of whatever classes I am taking. Thanks again for putting in the time to view my photographs and write a critique.
I love this image.