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Jon Schick · May 19, 2009

I prefer the composition of the first one, but the feeling of depth of the second!

Were they taken with different focal lengths? The first looks as if it was taken with a longer lens which has compressed the scene - maybe using a wider angle lens but taking the shot very close to the gate may have helped?

I also wondered whether the first may look better in B&W?

Hope these thoughts are helpful!

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LaRee · May 19, 2009

I like the light on this one Lawson. I also like the way you are just visible behind your daughter. I assume this is your daughter? I am going to find my young boy who is just now getting ready for school, and give him a big hug. He won't find it strange at all because I often am moved to find him and give a spontaneous hug and let him know how precious he is to me. My older sons are now adults so I know how quickly time passes!
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K McCall · May 19, 2009

I've been thinking about this picture off and on all day. I wonder what it would look like if you took a more aggressive approach to the black-and-white conversion. The child's eyes are beautiful, and I think my really pushing the blue channel (if you're doing channel-mixing at all) could really pull those out.

Something like this:

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K McCall · May 19, 2009

I think John has a point. The yellow is too....something. Too green? Too orange? I'm not sure at all. Of course, I'm viewing it on a completely uncalibrated laptop screen in a poorly-lit room, so take that for what it's worth.
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viking79 · May 19, 2009

Keitha,

The C+C thread has done pretty good despite the overwhelming number of k-7 threads.

I am impressed. There are still people taking pictures

Eric
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Nick Savoiu · May 19, 2009

My only suggestion would be to try to get closer or at least at an angle that hides the tree/brush way back. I think just the yellow/blue would have more impact.

As for the colors being realistic,I don't know, but Wikipedia has a picture with similar colors.

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Jon Schick · May 19, 2009

Taken recently at London St Pancras Station on the way to a meeting. I wish I was going on that Eurostar train to Paris, rather than up to Leeds, but never mind...

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Model Mike · May 19, 2009

Jon Schick said:
Taken recently at London St Pancras Station on the way to a meeting.
I wish I was going on that Eurostar train to Paris, rather than up to
Leeds, but never mind...

This is the sort of image you look at for its mood, not for its faults. And it's brimming with mood too. Love the monochrome treatment, and the feeling of movement.

Mike

Britney Elvis · May 19, 2009

I think this is a wonderful and fleeting family moment. I like how you are over her shoulder and she looks deep in thought. Very symbolic. I can only hope my daughters have me over their shoulders as they are contemplating life decisions...

I am gonna find em and hug them now.
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Britney Elvis · May 19, 2009

Nick I am also not going to be much help on the critical side... this is exactly the kind of shots I bought all my cameras for. And this one is so well done. I would love to have something that beautiful of my wife and daughter.

Love the lighting and the PP... and the framing of the pathway thru the shot is wonderful.

Dad props to you...
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bladerunneruk · May 19, 2009

Hi folks, would welcome you comments on composition for this one, my mrs likes it but I find myself thinking it's missing something ....

thanks

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Jon Schick · May 19, 2009

I like the composition with the path winding its way through the picture, and the light is nice too. I wonder whether a slightly smaller aperture may have helped? Perhaps a little too blurry at the front of the picture, but I think it would be nice to keep the blur in the distance.
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Britney Elvis · May 19, 2009

I personally would try not to cut off the path on the right side. For me the beauty of a path thru a shot is that your eye can follow the path thru the photo.

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bladerunneruk · May 19, 2009

Hi folks, hope you don't mind me posting 2 threads for C&C this week, just got a few I'd like to share

with these two I'd welcome comment on which one do you like better and why,

These where quite rushed shots which I wasn't entirely happy with at the time of shooting but I thought I'd play with the pp-ing anyway. I'm planning to go back here soon and do it better next time.

thanks,

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bladerunneruk · May 19, 2009

thanks for keeping these C&C threads running keitha, much appreciated

I've spent (more than) my years budget on lenses so I'm not even looking at K7 - well maybe the odd peek I confess but not much honestly ;-)

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viking79 · May 19, 2009

I love the first. Nice simple composition with nice colors. The clouds add a lot of interest (which is why I prefer the first).

Eric
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bladerunneruk · May 19, 2009

I'm almost speechless ! We can't even take a pic in broad daylight in the uk, as for here... !!!!

back to the pic, I wonder if a slightly tighter crop would assist, the 'steps' on lhs are a bit distracting and also the pipe at the top ?

I do hope this doesn't descend into toilet humour....

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K McCall · May 19, 2009

It is my pleasure, although to be fair it's all the contributors who really keep it running, particularly those that step in every week and provide feedback to multiple entrants - and sometimes without submitting anything of their own (I'm not going to list them here, but they know who they are!).
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Cynthia FarrWeinfeld · May 19, 2009

Tom, I actually like the first one better--I love the snappy angle of the gate and the way it acts as a leading line towards the interesting rock formations, and the beautiful grass. I also love that the image is soft in the background, which feels more like seamist or light fog than OOF. The second one is nice as well, but not as majestic to me. Cindy
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rgmwa · May 19, 2009

Thanks for the comments John, Keitha and Nick. Here is the original image plus two others at a larger size. All three were taken within 5 minutes of each other with a K100D Super (in Program mode, I'm embarrassed to admit), with the sun almost overhead. The first one is definitely more saturated than the other two for some reason. In fact it looks a bit under exposed by comparison, although all are unretouched jpegs. The second two show the colours more accurately, although late morning or evening light would intensify the yellows.
This place is the Nambug National Park about three hours drive north of Perth.

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