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[QUOTE=Woodturner-fran;1173562]I'm afraid I'm an all too infrequent poster here, but hoping maybe to redress that a little.
This one is from a river near my home in Co. Kildare, Ireland.
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Being a transplanted Irishman, I have often dreamed of what the Irish landscape would offer the LF enthusiast, beyond the commercially available image. Thank you for bringing some clarity with some very fine imagery.
Best,
PDM
I think that triangle of sky is killing the photo, I would crop the image, so the atention focuses on the rocks and water. Nice camera you have there, I tried one in Brasil, 2 years ago and I loved it, small, light, lots of movements, nice belows extension, it is, probably, the most clever field camera design I've ever seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodturner-fran
Hi, I would counter that the small triangle of sky is complementing the large triangle of rocks in front (hourglass composition) and emphasises the perspective and distance... I think "killing the photo" is really too strong a term, anyway.
I think a slightly higher viewpoint would have been beneficial though.
...or perhaps a filter/polarizer. Raising the POV were would alter the rocks and rapids appearance. To me, the image is lacking snap (lighting/contrast). Perhaps put more white in the rapids. There is a lack of separation between the upstream pool and its left side surroundings. Changing POV up and right might help, but then you have to deal with the rapids and rock again.
The initial fall of the water is great. Perhaps that alone would be a suitable subject. The reflections are great too. Over all it is a nice pleasant photo that invokes desires. The image makes me want to grab the fly rod and go fishing for some smallmouth.
The "Tegernsee", Alpes, Germany, very early in the morning
Tachihara 4x5, 90mm, Ektar 100
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Tegernsee 1 von sdzsdz auf Flickr
Any spot of a photo wich is plain white is where the eyes go, by instinct. That's why I said it's killing the photo. What Marty said is right, the rapids should have a bit more white to catch the atention, wich is going to that sky triangle, going outside the image. I didn't invent this, I learned this from Ansel Adams and some other guys like Edward and Brett Weston, John Sexton, Bruce Barnbaum, etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirk Rösler
Very nice shot. I love the atmosphere.Quote:
Originally Posted by sdzsdz
Try this, Dirk...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirk Rösler
Open the photo and close your eyes, try to think in anything but the photo for a few seconds, then open your eyes and look at the photo, you will look at the rapids first and, then, your eyes go directly to the sky triangle, out of the photo. Now, cover the upper part of the image, untill the triangle disapears. Close your eyes again, repeat the process. This time, your eyes goes directly to the rapids, as well, but then, they run all over the rockas and, then to the rest of the image.
Try this, Dirk...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dirk Rösler
Open the photo and close your eyes, try to think in anything but the photo for a few seconds, then open your eyes and look at the photo, you will look at the rapids first and, then, your eyes go directly to the sky triangle, out of the photo. Now, cover the upper part of the image, untill the triangle disapears. Close your eyes again, repeat the process. This time, your eyes goes directly to the rapids, as well, but then, they run all over the rockas and, then to the rest of the image.
Woah. This hits me on all levels.
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Originally Posted by sdzsdz