I agree with the crop on #7 but, although I normally greatly dislike OOF
foregrounds, I didn't even notice that on #2. I had to go back and take
another look to see that was true. I think my eyes were riveted on the
ice plant which I recognize but rarely see.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/17/2012 4:58 AM, Moose wrote:
> On 12/16/2012 12:29 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> Brief slideshow seems best, if desired.
>>
>> http://www.olyendomike.com/Travel/MarnieSanDiego2012/26579312_wJbwXV#!i=2221435166&k=JrwjxgD
>
> 1. Is well composed, but let down by under exposure and low contrast. Easily
> fixed in post.
>
> 2. A nice idea that some may like. The bunch of OOF foreground make it less
> appealing to me. I like ice plant most,
> photographically, when back lit or forming a texture.
>
> 3. Nice pine, in an interesting situation. I'd crop square or even
> horizontal, to lose the excess dirt foreground. It's
> almost like two images, the bottom less appealing to me than the top.
>
> 4. I take a lot of these. A nice depiction of what a place looks like, and
> nice to look back on and remember where I was
> and what it looked like. But too diffuse to interest someone who wasn't there
> - at least this someone. :-)
>
> 5. Now we're talking! Nice, strong graphic elements make a strong composition.
>
> 6. Ditto, plus an echo of Escher.
>
> 7. This is nice, but has a lot of competition from the last two. What it has,
> that they don't, especially #5, is a
> strong set of lines and forms that lend themselves, to my eye, to B&W. Then,
> it can become a study in form, line, tones
> and textures. (Well, OK, #6 might work in B&W, too.)
>
> I also prefer a crop to 2:3 format, to eliminate distracting elements.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Marnie/IMG_3081lcesh.htm>
>
> Colorless Moose
>
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