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Worthy?
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I took this photograph a few weeks ago, processed it yesterday and stared at it ever since.
I’m having a crap day.. my arm is forc’d up, p*ssing rain outside,I’m bored sitting around doing nothing moment… so the more I stare the less I can make my mind up. I think I like it… it’s quiet and it’s peaceful.
I just hope I don’t stare at this too long and end up with long hair and a vest rolling around the ground in frustration.
This is very nice shot well done, I am just not sure about those two cranes they adding a bit of industrial feeling but it might be just me.
I’m assuming that this isn’t over-processed – since you usually state when they are. I do like this one:
1. The light is fascinating and I particualrly like the effect on the shore and the cabin of the boat.
2. There is a great contrast between the smooth rolling hills and the church spire and the cranes. Apart from the fact that I like cranes (I know …), for this reason the cranes really work.
3. The colour in the sky adds to the flow of the hills (is there a bit of a post processing line along the hills?).
4. There is great detail in the boat – which balances the softness of the background.
You always post interesting photographs. This is one that won’t appeal to everyone, but I like it!
Keep staring!
Cheers for the feedback lads.
BM: Hardly and PP on this at all – almost identical to the original – cropped, made the blacks a tad blacker, added a little contrast and sharpening. Only marginally different to the unprocessed original.
I like it John. Not too sure about the foreground too. They tend to make it looks a bit messier and take away the feeling of emptiness.
Hope your on the mend too.Cheers, Dee
i would be tempted to trim the foreground off i dont think it adds to the image
That was my thought too Steve but the boat then becomes the foreground but this breaks the horizon and breaks any flow the image has. The tone and colour look fine for the evening that was in it.
Alan.
Thanks again for the feedback.
I have to say the 1st thing I did when I start processing this image was crop the foreground… but then I just felt the image lacked balance… and didn’t like it as much.
I just tried a crop again.. and was going to post… but I just wasn’t happy with the way it looked so opted out.
It is worthy…. lovely light through the trawler’s cabin. If you have the patience to lose the cranes then it may be worthwhile…. My own thoughts are to crop – but leave just a smidgen of the foreground to keep a bit of depth.
Gary
I think its a great shot, I would not loose anything, not cranes, not foreground, nothing. To me the cranes add to the over all feel of the pic, you have a hot sunset , and trawler or fishing boat ( not an easy place of work ) and the cranes in the background reinforcing the notion of work in the pic. I’ll stop talking shit now and just say i like it
John,
I haven’t a clue technical wise but I just know what appeals to my eye. I think its class. :D Very peaceful and smooth.
Janine
This is what I would do with it. Cropped from top, bottom and left to give a 2×1 crop. Play with the shadows/highlights tool to bring out a small bit more detail. Not sure if its any better but is what i would do…
M
I like the way the cabin on the boat is lit up. I also prefer the crop Martin has done.
I like the crop off the bottom a bit too.
Lovely image. Initial reaction… WOW!
Would definitely say don’t crop the foreground, its almost as even as a flag, the three layers of colour, so i wouldn’t unbalance that. I’m amazed at the consistency of the colour, particularly the consistency of the orange colour in the sky. It is a setting sun, rather than rising? Usually I would think there is a concentration of brightness in sunset shots, but the light/colour is very evenly spread in the skyline. I might crop it slightly to the right, to bring the boat more to the edge of the shot.
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