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This is beautiful! Really well conceived, I love that I was first drawn to the negative space, then to the edges of the brushstroke, and then the bench and finally the branches at the edges which are my favorite part of this image, great print!Quote:
Originally Posted by FlashGordon
Yes, very beautiful. Stone's analysis is good, and I would add that the negative space isn't quite empty, which is another nice aspect of the image.
I thought I'd try to post another picture. This is El Capitan in Yosemite, with a 4x5. I've been thinking over Kodachrome25's posts, and I partially agree with him; that most of the discussion is superficial. Maybe that's the way everyone wants it.
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Finarphin,
I think most people are being polite and are afraid too offend. Take your image for example. I like the image over all, but there are some things I would have done differently. Focus seems a tad soft for my tastes. A sharpen in post would help. There is not enough foreground to balance the image. The viewer gets very little hint as to how the monolith relates to the landscape. I do like the overbearing intensity. The question is whether it could be maintained with a different composition. You should try to work in the tree on the left rather than just lop it off. It is the most dominant object in the foreground. You gotta deal with it. By moving back some I think the smaller trees at the base could have played a different role.
I do like how the shadows on the face worked out. The contrast with the lit areas is great. Overall it is a good image.
Camera? Lens? Filter? Film? Processing?
This is the kind of review I would personally request. I would gladly offer the same given I had the time.
Attachment 121743 Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve, 453 acres in northern Indiana 8x10" fujichrome
this is great workQuote:
Originally Posted by FlashGordon
Glad to discover new, interesting visuals through this thread !
Here is one from recently summer vacations.
It is sunrise (contre-jour) up in the Aubrac region in France.
Wonderful land.
There was too much to hold on one whole film negative,
but I decide to try anyway.
Adox 100 ASA b&w film(exposed at 25asa)
Dev -3
Scan 4x5" neg
Thats my tiny contribution,
MAC
Breath taking!Quote:
Originally Posted by Miguel Coquis
Very nice shot. Dev -3 means you developed 3 minutes less time to compensate for the 2 stops overexposure?Quote:
Originally Posted by Miguel Coquis
Basically, this are Zone system protocols.Quote:
Originally Posted by hiend61
More exposure, less dev intends to hold Zones III, V in place and bringing highlights nearer to Zone VII.
When the intensity range of values are to large on the subject, it would be necessary to produce "contraction".
The opposite situation, short range will suggere "expantion".
This are not rules, this are only a way of seeing and opens to different interpretation possibilitys.
Please check Adams, Minor White, Lorenz...etc for an approche to "Zone System".
Thanks for your comments, premortho, hiend.
MAC