This B&W version does work (the black sky didn't). As for how to improve it, you'd need to shoot with a medium format camera. Really, if you're going to shoot trees, weeds and shit like that you have to do it with a medium format in order for anyone to take it seriously.
Cheers, —M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment On 22 March 2012 04:27, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > Walt sent me a version off list that inspired this different B&W rendering > and crop, which I thinks works a lot better: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859115960/in/set-72157629275228340 > > I also twiddled, and recropped the color version. > > Thanks Walt for the ideas. > LRC > > On Mar 22, 2012, at 12:32 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > >> On 3/22/2012 2:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> A couple days ago, I had a few minutes to kill after lunch so the Insurance >>> agent's office would be open on my way past, and I played with my camera at >>> our local covered bridge. One picture that I attempted was of a tree >>> against the sky. I tried processing it a couple of ways to bring the tree >>> out against the sky. >>> >>> I'm not sure whether it works or not, and if not, what to do to fix it. >>> Suggestions? >>> >>> colo(u)r: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859015704/in/set-72157629275228340 >>> black and white: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6859016230/in/set-72157629275228340 >>> >>> -- >>> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> My vote goes to the color shot. I'm not sure what I'd do to improve it any. >> My instinct is to deepen the shadows and /maybe/ nudge the contrast up a bit >> on shots of this nature to bring it out a little more against the blue sky, >> but that's my own aesthetic quirk/crutch. >> >> I do like the look of that gnarled limb, right about the center of the >> scene. If I were to do anything compositionally, I'd maybe lop it off right >> at the elbow of the L-shaped limb near the left edge of the image, but that >> seems like it may actually bullseye the most interesting element of the >> scene (gnarled limb). >> >> I'm sure you found all that immensely helpful, of course. >> >> -- Walt >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
