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08/08/2008 04:00:16 PM |
Deb, I think this is terrific. I much prefer this over both alternative edits. Your composition, esp, catching the guy, is just spot-on.
Where it falls a little short for me is the sky, but even more the darkened tops of the towers. Tone mapping can darken areas it shouldn't, so I'd try it with two layers: tone map one, but then mask it so only the sky portion is showing, leaving the church fully bright. That'll help it stand out against the stormy sky.
That'd also free you to darken the sky a bit. Not a lot, and not as much as your alt. edit, but a bit. And I'd try just darkening it and increasing the contrast, not higher levels of tone mapping, to avoid the "halo" that appears near the church in the alt. edit.
But all of that is to suggest minor edits to a great shot. |
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08/08/2008 11:46:46 AM |
Hey Deb - nice shot - see what I mean about commenters scores and non-commenters ? The ones who say it should do well generally mean it and score it accordingly . .
Anyway - the only thing I would have changed is the title, maybe to something like 'Contemplation' as he is sitting in front of a church with his head apparently bowed.
While you are right that this is a 'Bench with a view' the human element is not actually carrying out the suggestion in the title, which creates a slight distraction for me.
That aside - the both the technical composition, and included elements are very good - and as for the weather, or dramatic clouds - pfff - what can you do ? |
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08/08/2008 09:33:24 AM |
| I'll bet this would really look cool in B&W. Very nice wide angle shot. |
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08/08/2008 07:30:26 AM |
Hi Deb -- For a DPC challenge, I think you may be right about the lack of "WOW", but then a lot of the time the weather in Brussels lacks "WOW" (cold and gray), and there's not much you can do about that! For me, the shot sort of tails off to dark at the top. I wonder if a more even light on the cathedral would help. Also, did you try this in b&w? Sometimes these shots on gray days (believe me, we have plenty of them where I live, as you well know) do a lot better in b&w than in color.
I really like it that you caught the guy on the bench. This becomes a very cerebral street photography shot. |
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08/08/2008 07:18:25 AM |
| Deb, you are NOT dull, I would be proud to hang your photo's on my walls. |
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08/08/2008 04:45:50 AM |
| Nice example of counterbalance. The symmetry of the church is offset by the guy on the bench making it a much more interesting photo. |
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08/08/2008 03:46:16 AM |
| oy, how'd I miss this? Great shot! you're a victim of thumbnail voting... |
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08/07/2008 09:54:57 PM |
| I thought this might have been yours! Btw, I don't think you cloned out that pole thingie, I think the wind must have blown it away. |
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08/07/2008 08:30:08 PM |
| What a fortuitous moment! I love how the guy on the bench is kind of balanced out by the people on the other side of the photo going up the stairs. Oh I see the other photo... going to that one now... |
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08/07/2008 08:26:50 PM |
| Really nice one. Love the balance. |
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08/07/2008 08:24:38 PM |
Deb! This photo is FABULOUS! I LOVE everything about it, from the stunning architecture and cobblestone street -- to the human element of the guy sitting on the bench. I love the lighting. I guess there were too many Icelandic skies to compete with to give it the score it truly deserved. Your commenters were much closer to what it should have been -- but even they fell short in my opinion!
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08/06/2008 03:59:02 AM |
| good wide angle...that weed under the bench bothers me...sky could do with some work |
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08/05/2008 03:27:09 PM |
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08/05/2008 11:23:49 AM |
Brussels ?
Good use of a very wide angle lens, I like the foreground globally (bench, lighting, slightwarm tone...) The sky could be a little more contrasted and/or dark IMO |
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08/05/2008 05:24:52 AM |
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08/04/2008 03:47:31 PM |
| Nice shot. It feels like I'm getting pulled into this image. The distortion and the guy's jacket enhances that perception. |
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08/04/2008 01:55:27 PM |
| Good use of a wide angle lens |
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08/01/2008 08:16:54 PM |
| Awesome building. Would have been great if this guy were looking up at it. Beautiful! |
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08/01/2008 06:09:41 AM |
| Powerful, excellent composition. |
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07/31/2008 10:00:00 PM |
| Nice catch with the wide angle! |
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