You might get away with including the tree branch if you push it down a bit and pull the shears up out of the shadows. The brightness of the one element is a bit of a distraction. I’d select the inside of the window box and set levels independent of the rest, then click to an inverse selection and set the levels for the branch. A little additional dodging and burning should do the trick. Of course if the deep shadows are your intention that won’t help. In that case, I would do as others have said and crop out the branch.
Paul > On Oct 22, 2014, at 10:42 AM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > > FWIW I agree with Christine and don't feel the branch adds anything to this > image and in fact distracts from the well presented horseshoe and shears. > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Brian Walters <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: OT PESO - Horseshoe and Shears >> >> Quoting Christine Aguila <[email protected]>: >> >>> Hi Brian: I like the elements in the window very much and I like >>> the light there as well. I do find the branch on the right a little >>> distracting. Maybe crop out? I know the light in the window is low >>> key, but I like it and I think it affords nice detail in the elements. >> >> >> Thanks, Christine. >> >> I liked the texture in the bark but I agree it is a bit overwhelming. >> I'd rather not crop it out but I could tone it down a tad. >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Brian >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >> >> >> >>>> On Oct 19, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just a still life: >>>> >>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1370864/PESO/slides/_IGO0302-E10-1-peso.html >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/jwufqfh >>>> >>>> Comments, criticism most welcome. >>>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
