Like the balloon photo this one bothers me a little bit. The left crop feels a bit tight and the loss of half the text is something that I wish you could have avoided.
Everyone's a critic! This is one of the rare times I wish the sky had been blown-out, so as to focus the attention on the contortions of the architecture. Uncle Walt's moniker is easily-enough P-Shopped. The light, the colors, the angles ... I love it!
My criticism is merely my opinion. Worth no more, no less. Mike knows that it is at least honest and not meant to be unkind in any way. I give him a lot of praise, especially lately. His other picture of the same subject kills. This photo doesn't work for me on a variety of fronts. Admittedly with such a discordant shape, it is impossible to capture everything. But the left side is pinched and can't breathe. All of those interesting shapes at the bottom under the same semi-monotonous shade. The color at this particular light is probably one of the least flattering for the structure. And then the half writing.
I don't like the idea of photoshopping something like this out. You are painting but also making a representation of something and I find that radical of a revisionist act a bit troubling. This isn't touching up a blemish. A friend wanted me to shop a certain duck out of a tetons picture.
Soon we will be required to deliver affidavits with the photos like they do genetically modified corn, these pixels were not altered by more than 3%, under penalty of death.
Blue Heron: I take your comments for what they are... constructive criticism. I appreciate your eye. In this case, it is chopped a bit at the left but their is a high rise building in the background that imposed itself on the left side I probably could have cloned it out, but, I chose to crop instead.. As to the writing, I was doing the best I could with the 24 mm lens. I either needed a wider angle lens and / or a wider street so that I could back up a bit to get all of the lettering.
I happen to really like the color. It changes from a silvery stainless steel to this bronze like color in less light. I like that color a lot. The half writing is better than a half of a loaf. I got the important words 'Walt Disney". It gives a sense of place.
I am getting a new wide angle lens. I may have to go back and shoot this again. That would not be the worst thing to have to do!!
Everyone's a critic. I was referring to myself, before I stepped in to wish the sky in this image wasn't pulling the eye away from the architecture. It's not the photographer's issue, though. Who can tell what Mother Nature will throw into the sky on any given day.
Blue Heron... very late afternoon... probably 4:45... about 10-15 minutes before sunset. As to the color.... the building is a shiny, silvery stainless steel... at least it looks that way in the sun. I did very little to change the color to the bronze. I only bumped the saturation a tiny bit. It takes on a whole different hue in reduced light. I happen to like the color.
Sorry I dissed the color, you are right. Optically it is so different than the blue sky, or should I say chromatically. It works for you, it works for me.
My friend Stan always tells me that the three most important things in photography are to edit, edit, edit. Now this maybe the best thing that you have ever done so I am not talking about this one. I know from selling art that as soon as you say but or have to explain things, why something isn't optimal, it is too late. We need to be tough on ourselves.
I agree, Blue Heron, that is, we need to be tough on our own bad selves!! That is why I am posting here... I want to improve my skills and hearing from skilled people, both positive and negative comments, will help improve my skills.
Like the balloon photo this one bothers me a little bit. The left crop feels a bit tight and the loss of half the text is something that I wish you could have avoided.
ReplyDeleteEveryone's a critic! This is one of the rare times I wish the sky had been blown-out, so as to focus the attention on the contortions of the architecture. Uncle Walt's moniker is easily-enough P-Shopped. The light, the colors, the angles ... I love it!
ReplyDeleteMy criticism is merely my opinion. Worth no more, no less. Mike knows that it is at least honest and not meant to be unkind in any way. I give him a lot of praise, especially lately. His other picture of the same subject kills. This photo doesn't work for me on a variety of fronts. Admittedly with such a discordant shape, it is impossible to capture everything. But the left side is pinched and can't breathe. All of those interesting shapes at the bottom under the same semi-monotonous shade. The color at this particular light is probably one of the least flattering for the structure. And then the half writing.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the idea of photoshopping something like this out. You are painting but also making a representation of something and I find that radical of a revisionist act a bit troubling. This isn't touching up a blemish. A friend wanted me to shop a certain duck out of a tetons picture.
Soon we will be required to deliver affidavits with the photos like they do genetically modified corn, these pixels were not altered by more than 3%, under penalty of death.
Blue Heron: I take your comments for what they are... constructive criticism. I appreciate your eye. In this case, it is chopped a bit at the left but their is a high rise building in the background that imposed itself on the left side I probably could have cloned it out, but, I chose to crop instead.. As to the writing, I was doing the best I could with the 24 mm lens. I either needed a wider angle lens and / or a wider street so that I could back up a bit to get all of the lettering.
ReplyDeleteI happen to really like the color. It changes from a silvery stainless steel to this bronze like color in less light. I like that color a lot. The half writing is better than a half of a loaf. I got the important words 'Walt Disney". It gives a sense of place.
I am getting a new wide angle lens. I may have to go back and shoot this again. That would not be the worst thing to have to do!!
Again, thanks for your comments!!
Everyone's a critic. I was referring to myself, before I stepped in to wish the sky in this image wasn't pulling the eye away from the architecture. It's not the photographer's issue, though. Who can tell what Mother Nature will throw into the sky on any given day.
ReplyDeleteSorry Michael C., thought you were referring to me. Sano, what time did you take the pic?
ReplyDeleteBlue Heron... very late afternoon... probably 4:45... about 10-15 minutes before sunset. As to the color.... the building is a shiny, silvery stainless steel... at least it looks that way in the sun. I did very little to change the color to the bronze. I only bumped the saturation a tiny bit. It takes on a whole different hue in reduced light. I happen to like the color.
ReplyDeleteSorry I dissed the color, you are right. Optically it is so different than the blue sky, or should I say chromatically. It works for you, it works for me.
ReplyDeleteMy friend Stan always tells me that the three most important things in photography are to edit, edit, edit. Now this maybe the best thing that you have ever done so I am not talking about this one. I know from selling art that as soon as you say but or have to explain things, why something isn't optimal, it is too late. We need to be tough on ourselves.
I agree, Blue Heron, that is, we need to be tough on our own bad selves!! That is why I am posting here... I want to improve my skills and hearing from skilled people, both positive and negative comments, will help improve my skills.
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