Victim of the Economy-2

10 years 7 months ago #299886 by Shadowfixer1
Another view of a previously shown subject.

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10 years 7 months ago #299901 by garyrhook
This one I like, especially without the moon. The weed-infested concrete makes a good foreground.

My only suggestion might be to lighten it the foreground a bit (more?) and perhaps crop the right side to eliminate that building to the right of the tree.

From this vantage point the shadows on the building add a lot.

At least, for me.


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10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago #299918 by Shadowfixer1

garyrhook wrote: This one I like, especially without the moon. The weed-infested concrete makes a good foreground.

My only suggestion might be to lighten it the foreground a bit (more?) and perhaps crop the right side to eliminate that building to the right of the tree.

From this vantage point the shadows on the building add a lot.

At least, for me.

I guess we have a different way of seeing things. I burned in the foreground after my original processing just enough so you can see it and know what is there and in my opinion that helps direct the attention to the main subject which is the building. I don't feel like I can crop anymore off the right side because I think the main subject needs room to breathe and with the big door openings leading that way, I think you need to leave room to give the impression that something can pull into or out of the opening.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions. They are appreciated even though we may not always agree on how to treat a subject.
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10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago #299929 by Shadowfixer1
I would rarely do this but I am going to post the original image straight from the camera with no adjustments. The dark lines on each side are the edges of the gate posts that I had placed my lens against to try and shoot between them.

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10 years 7 months ago #300084 by StephanieW
I know you say you rarely do it, but I appreciate the before and after as I'm learning editing techniques right now. so thanks for the contrast there. I love the final product.


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