My thanks for the comments on my submission to the June PUG, "Domino".
Cesar A. Matamoros wrote:
> Love it! I think this may truly stem from the fact that I lived in
> the area for a while and am familiar with the place.
:-) Yup, it's definitely a "Hey, look, good old Baltimore" type
of landmark.
> Some would comment on
> the graininess and the amount of light from the sign, I think it to be fine.
> I think it adds to the feel of the photo.
Thanks. I can think of only two ways to change the lighting ratio,
and one is a bank of flashes that would probably set nearby objets
on fire, and the other is to go back there just after sunset, when
it's not yet fully dark out. Hmm... I like the darkness too, but
I should try it earlier for comparison sometime.
> Though I do recall getting some
> late night fog shots with my Super Program around the harbor.
Ooooh. Next foggy day I'll have to head down there.
> This stresses my point, I am biased about this shot because it
> brings back memories. Technically I like the smoke and can accept the
> strong red lighting. Well done - I probably won�t be back there until Late
> September, I always liked looking at that building, with the water and all
> it is quite soothing.
Yah, I definitely wanted the smoke to show up. It was part of what
drew my eye to the scene.
Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
> I like the bright red glow. Eye-catching.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Domino by D.Glenn Arthur Jr. - One of several very nice night shots this
> month. This photo gives me a feeling of strength, power and industrial
> might. I like the red painted on the water and the smoke billowing into the
> dark sky with the lighted building windows. I would like to see it even
> darker, if possible.
I diddled the contrast a bit to make the building show up better
in the scanned image (tried to make it about as easy to see as
it is on the print). I sacrificed some of the darkness in the
process. (Maybe it's a limitation of scanning from print, maybe
it's a continuing lack in my scanning/manipulation skills -- I know
I'm not as good at that as I want to be yet.)
As for the "power and industrial might" bit, that was one of those,
"Will anyone else get the same feeling from this as I'm seeing now?"
things. I'm glad it worked. *whew*
I got a private message from someone who also mentioned the smoke
as a positive element, but who said it would have been better
with still water. I agree that it would have been magical with
completely smooth water, but I'm not sure that ever happens there.
Instead I tried for dramatic placement of the boat in front of the
building (on the left), but as it turns out, it's not even really
noticeable as a boat. (Uh, ship, I meant ship.) The message also
commented on the unusual amount of grain from Agfa Optima, so I
went back to the print to see whether the apparent grain was an
artifact of the scanning. Well, it's a _little_ more pronounced
on the scan than on the print, but the print is still awfully
grainy for Optima. Once I get caught up on my filing, I'll have
to check the neg to see whether I severely underexposed it or
something.
Again, thank you all for the feedback!
-- Glenn
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