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03/15/2005 09:09:58 AM · #1 |
I was wondering if I could get some feedback on taking this crooked point of view (intentionally).
The image hasn't been cropped at all, only dodged/burned and converted to b/w.
Thank you for your input, DPC!
ps. this was taken months before AA challenge :-(
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03/15/2005 09:13:15 AM · #2 |
It feels like I'm flying through the valley and banking as that picture was taken.
The angle gives it movement it would otherwise not have. I think you've successfully avoided the 'gimmick' aspect that a 'crooked' photo could have fallen victim to.
So it works.
Message edited by author 2005-03-15 14:13:37.
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03/15/2005 09:19:37 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
It feels like I'm flying through the valley and banking as that picture was taken.
The angle gives it movement it would otherwise not have. I think you've successfully avoided the 'gimmick' aspect that a 'crooked' photo could have fallen victim to.
So it works. |
Ditto. I like it as well.
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03/15/2005 09:22:03 AM · #4 |
Looks nice. Much more interesting than an even horizon because of the curved mountain slope.
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03/15/2005 09:22:23 AM · #5 |
Very nice image, I like the angle a lot. I tried a crooked image in a challenge once, I was surprised how well it did...
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03/15/2005 09:40:58 AM · #6 |
This does not work for me as I am not drawn to a point of interest.
However if this was taken from the space rover `Spirit` as it approached the surface of Mars for the first time, that would be different... |
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03/15/2005 09:52:13 AM · #7 |
Believe me, the landscape in the crater wasn't much different from the surface of mars... Other than the blue sky, not much of a living colors in there.
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03/15/2005 10:36:11 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by srdanz:
Believe me, the landscape in the crater wasn't much different from the surface of mars... Other than the blue sky, not much of a living colors in there.
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I like this version much better. This shot draws my eye to many areas of interest. As an avid hiker I can just imagine the adventure of exploring here. I disagree with your view of the colors. The red and orange earth tones in the forground are dramatic as they fade to colors of suggestive enviornments beyond. This makes for great contrast against the blue sky background. Makes me just want to be there checking out every nook and cranny. Also I like the way the clouds stand out that gives a sense of elevation that evokes effort to `get the shot`. |
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03/15/2005 10:45:16 AM · #9 |
| I totally agree with clicker. |
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03/15/2005 11:14:31 AM · #10 |
I like it, It looks like mars or something
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03/15/2005 11:15:51 AM · #11 |
Oh yeah, don't get me wrong...the crooked isn't better than the straight on version, that's for sure.
I just like the effect of the crooked. and in colour.
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03/15/2005 11:31:02 AM · #12 |
i really like the perspective. It does make you feel like you are flying in a helicopter or something. Very nice
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03/15/2005 11:41:08 AM · #13 |
| Nope, go back to Maui and shoot it again! Good excuse anyways. I loved it up there when I went. |
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03/15/2005 06:25:45 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Telehubbie:
Nope, go back to Maui and shoot it again! Good excuse anyways. I loved it up there when I went. |
The best critique ever! I'll be packing my suitcases, but not soon enough.
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03/15/2005 06:36:59 PM · #15 |
I'm going to Maui this weekend - any place I have to see? That'll be one, for sure - beautiful picture! (I do like it tilted)
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03/15/2005 08:08:14 PM · #16 |
I pretty much agree with thatcloudthere, I like the straight version also, but I think in your "crooked" version, it works well. You do see a lot of shots done "crooked", it would appear to be just for the sake of being "artsy" or on the cutting edge or whatever. Your "crooked" version IMO, does help the composition, and gives a 'flowing' feeling to the shot. How 'bout merging the 2, a colored "crooked" version???
:-)
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03/15/2005 08:43:39 PM · #17 |
The crooked version makes me think "extraterrestial"; like it's a shot from a lander coming in on a small planet. I think it's pretty effective.
Robt.
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03/15/2005 09:04:01 PM · #18 |
I spent my 19th birthday on some forsaken desert plain on Kuai without food or water. That picture somehow made me remember that.
I like the first crooked image better.
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03/16/2005 06:01:52 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by BigZenDragon:
I'm going to Maui this weekend - any place I have to see? That'll be one, for sure - beautiful picture! (I do like it tilted) |
One place is definitively the crater. Try to be there at the sunrise, you can make some spectacular photos. When you get there, your pass is valid for a couple of days, just in case the weather sucks. (When I was there, wind was blowing so hard that my 40lb son could not stand on his feet.)
Other photo ops are along the Hana highway - just drive along and stop every few km, there will be a lot of pretty wild beaches and waterfalls. Hopefully there will be some rain. I was there in a relatively dry period, which caused waterfalls to turn into small trickles of water:
Do not miss the red sand beach near Hana. It is hard to get to, no signs whatsoever, you have to know where it is to find it, but it is worth the effort. When (not if) I come back to Maui, I'll go there again:
When it rains, make sure you go out and chase some of the pretties rainbows I've seen in my life. Full, double arches coming out of the ground and getting into the ground on another side...
The book I got at my local Barnes & Noble is Maui Revealed.
I browsed through a few guides in the cafe, and decided to buy this one.
I hope this helps!
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