plangereis

I have been playing with Photoshop to create panoramas and then

make posters. Let me know what you think of this one in terms of

layout, and the image itself in terms of processing and composition.

Please view the large version to see the details in the image.

Thanks for stopping by to comment.

Thanks Chuck and Stephen.  I thought you guys would like this better.  I am very happy that I took the time to frame different compositions. All the best.

Paul

I had a few people comment on my previos version of this area

suggesting that I separate the house in the background from the car

(there was some overlap in the other version). I found this image

and I am curious if this is what others were thinking. I also added

some contrast to this compared to the other image. Let me know

what you think of this one. Does the lack of overlap strengthen this

image more? Does the increased contrast help? Let me know

what you think.

No worries, Chuck.  I have lots to learn still about composition and framing.  I think my friend and I were also very tired when we went to this town, and that did not help.  

Stephen, thanks as well for your input.  I may try to defocus the background in post to provide more separation from the vehicle.  All the best you two.  Thanks for the feedback.  This is how I will grow over time!

Paul

Thanks for your comments, Chuck.  They are appreciated, and what you say makes sense.  Now all I have to do is get back there!   All the best.

Paul

Thanks for your kind comments, Chris.  Take care, and all the best.

Paul

I love the subject and your processing, Daniel.  I tend to lean away from too much grain if I decide to add it, but your image shows the potential of using such grain to provide a sort of soft feeling, which suits the subject matter.  You make me want to try it myself, and that is a good thing as ideas shared are what makes this site so wonderful.  Take care, and all the best.

Paul

Hi Robert.  This image really caught m y eye.  I think it is the lighting that really works well here, and, as mentioned earlier, your composition is very nice.  Congrats on capturing such a serene moment.

I saw this tumbleweed, and the light was excellent as it was

overcast. Let me know what you think of the image overall. Does it

came across as representative of the Nevada landscape? Thanks

for your comments.

A kind of landscape I had never seen before. This charming small

ghost town had a lot to offer in terms of photography. Let me know

what you think about the composition and the B&W conversion. I

thought about increasing the contrast, but felt the image began to

look a little HDR, which it is not. Your comments are appreciated.

Thanks Larry.  We also heard that rain over the lake itself does not happen often so we were happy to get some shots that included the rain in the background.  We did not get wet at all as the rain was at another end of this large lake.  Take care amigo.

Paul

A shot of a shower over Mono Lake. Let em know what you think of

the B&W conversion, and the image in general.

Thanks Stephen.  It was a bit of work putting this one together, but I feel it was worth the effort.  All the best.

Paul

A shot from a recent trip to California along the coast, and then

up inside from Yosemite, John Day, and the Palouse. The

Palouse was an interesting area. I have never seen such

thoughtfully organized fields all over the hills. The falls show

another perspective on what the Palouse area is all about. I

stitched 6 verticals together to get this slightly skewed

panorama. I was trying to balance the falls area with the canyon

in which it supplies water. Let me know what your impressions

are of the this take of a classical perspective or vantage point.

Thanks Alf.  I thought about cropping this image square, but decided not to as i like the context that the areas on the left and right bring to it.  Thanks for the comments.  You always have interesting perspectives to add, Alf!

Paul

A shot taken at the airport outside San Francisco. There were a number of

these large coloured glass discs in showcases, and I happened to spot

this lady on the phone behind this red one. Let em know what you think.

Paul

The second of the two pieces of graffiti art I found in the battery above the

Golden Gate Bridge.

I found a couple of graffiti works inside a battery building near the Golden

Gate on the North headland.

A shot taken of one of the battery buildings located on the North headlands

above the Golden Gate Bridge. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for your comments Christopher and Alan.  Christopher, you are right that the sky did not offer much in the way of interest, and this is why I cropped a lot of it out when I framed the image.  Alan, I did not warm up this image at all.  The sun was pretty low in the sky at the time I captured this image, thus warming everything up quite a bit.  Thanks to both of you for the insightful comments.  Take care.

Paul

Thanks Mark.  I agree that abstractions should be hard to figure out, and that was definitely my intent on this image.  Take care.

Paul

A simply amazing image!  I don't think I can add more than what everyone else has mentioned.  We were at this parkin the spring, but chose not to stay up late like this.  I am regretting that now having seen the image potential you have shown.  Wonderful image, Marsel.

Paul

Hi Leo.  I like this image.  The capture itself, and your processing have really brought out the details and colour of the area.  I feel that your choice of leaving this image in colour was great as well.  For me it is the different colours in each main formation that help provide separation and depth in the image.  The lighting is also extremely nice and helps bring out those lovely "badland" areas at the bottom of each formation.  Thanks for sharing.

Paul

I almost like this version better than the other you posted mainly because of the texture you have got in the underside of the arch.  Another creative perspective, though!  Nicely done, Dejan.

Paul

I really like your version, Dejan.  This arch is shot so much, and I like that you hace chosen to focus more on the scene in the background than the arch itself.  My friend and I were there this past spring, but unfortunately we slept in a little late and did not get this lighting.  Very nice work.

Paul