Moose of the Landscape wrote:
> I don't understand the foreground. Not anything wrong with it in itself, but
> it's so bright and 'strong' that it
> competes with the sky. My eyes don't know where to 'be'.
That partially explains why I didn't get it printed yet. The bright
foreground is much to the entire HDR effect and is actually pretty
consistent with the current aesthetic. Let's talk about the Open Gate
photo for a second.
Open Gate has the same brightness/contrast issues. Do I darken or
lighten the sky in relation to the foreground? Some say yes, some say
no, some say leave it alone. At issue is the "first glance subject"
vs. the "long term gaze subject". For an image to grab immedate
attention it has to have a clearly defined "subject" to drive the eye
to. However, pictures that have long-term staying power don't
overpower the viewer with the defined subject, but let the viewer
explore the picture and determine his/her own subject to look at.
Based on that, I'm not interested in lowering the foreground of the
picture in question. There is a lot of detail there for the eye to
explore and each person viewing it will see something in the image
that they think the picture is about. Does it create "competing
subjects?" Yes, to a certain extent for the "first glance" viewing.
My "2015" style is "painterly". It is giving me freedom to interpret
some images in ways that I've never done previously. While it freeks
out and creeps out the photography purists out there, I'm not only
having great fun with it but the interest the photos are getting is
unlike anything I've experienced before.
And I'm feeling awefully liberated with this style. It's been
something I've been fiddling with for a couple years now and it's now
coming together.
But, like I said, anything that doesn't sell you guys are on the hook for.
:)
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