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tim mcdonough · 04-02-2011, 02:09 PM - **1 Like**

A couple of shots from a foggy day last month.

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thxbb12 · 04-02-2011, 02:14 PM

I really like the first one with the row of trees! I wonder if it would work even better if it was cropped a bit more around the trees? (light poles and stack of snow are distracting).

Thanks for sharing

tim mcdonough · 04-02-2011, 04:03 PM

Thanks thxbb12. I considered cropping it as well but I didn’t want it to end up too symmetrical, if that makes any sense. I like the little imperfections.

Mr_Canuck · 04-15-2011, 10:08 AM

Great shot and mood on the first one. Definitely crop out the bottom pile of snow across the bottom right up to under the shadow of the trees. Also crop the left and right and clone out the light poles. And then feel free to make it symmetrical or asymmetrical. Try some contrast, saturation, desaturation experiences. And you'll have a singular subject with clean background to play with... and it'll be an amazing shot.

**Ash** · 04-15-2011, 04:55 PM

#1 would be great cropped, straightened, and symmetrical!
The symmetry works in this setting given the pattern and arrangement of the trees.

Rory · 04-17-2011, 01:03 PM

I agree with Ash and thxbb12. The first one is a fantastic capture. Try cropping it and posting the results. Cropped in portrait format, you should be able to get it perfectly. That is an image I would hang on the wall. Great eye.

jeztastic · 04-17-2011, 02:39 PM

Yes, first is a keeper. I like the space around the trees, but I also can see the case for a crop. However, I think if you crop too close to the trees you run the risk of the shot becoming samey and losing the sense of space and context which makes the picture stand out. I would suggest a horizontal crop, taking out some of the pile of snow on the bottom (maybe about one fifth of the the picture), and just a touch off the top. Then mount in a wide frame...

Rory · 04-17-2011, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by jeztastic

Yes, first is a keeper. I like the space around the trees, but I also can see the case for a crop. However, I think if you crop too close to the trees you run the risk of the shot becoming samey and losing the sense of space and context which makes the picture stand out. I would suggest a horizontal crop, taking out some of the pile of snow on the bottom (maybe about one fifth of the the picture), and just a touch off the top. Then mount in a wide frame...

That would work, as long as you de-clarify with an adjustment brush or mask the street lamp and building, or clone it out.

simon_barker_9 · 04-17-2011, 06:36 PM

love the first one too, perhaps clone the poles either side out and make the bottom of the image solid white. leaving the trees dead centre and main focus. with a modern arty twist. something like this

tibbitts · 04-20-2011, 07:40 PM

I really like #1, and do think cropping would improve it. But I like #3 as well.

Paul

smf · 04-22-2011, 04:30 AM

I prefer the first and second photos.
I vote for removing the light poles and probably th snow pile.
In the second photo, I'd try cropping or cloning to remove the object on the snow in the foreground.

Parallax · 04-22-2011, 03:06 PM

I agree that number 1 would be better if the piled snow weren't there, but cropping it would eliminate too much of the "emptiness". I would either clone it out (which I am not a fan of for scenery shots), or leave it alone.

bezuidar · 04-04-2012, 02:48 AM

Like the first one. Very nice feeling to the pic.

Na Horuk · 04-04-2012, 05:52 AM

Nice shots, especially the first one! If anything, I would make the shadows a little darker or increase contrast. But very nice captures.

Rockinghorse Winner · 04-04-2012, 11:59 AM

Very moody and otherworldly shots. Really conveys the cold and wind, also.

04-17-2011, 06:36 PM	#9
simon_barker_9 Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: north west, england Posts: 13	love the first one too, perhaps clone the poles either side out and make the bottom of the image solid white. leaving the trees dead centre and main focus. with a modern arty twist. something like this Last edited by simon_barker_9; 04-17-2011 at 06:45 PM. Reason: inserted photo

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04-02-2011, 02:09 PM - 1 Like	#1
tim mcdonough New Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: United States Photos: Albums Posts: 21	Fog B&W Lens: 35mm (kit lens) Camera: K-x Photo Location: St. Paul ISO: 200 Shutter Speed: 1/10s Aperture: F9.5 A couple of shots from a foggy day last month. Attached Images

04-02-2011, 02:14 PM	#2
thxbb12 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Geneva Posts: 28	I really like the first one with the row of trees! I wonder if it would work even better if it was cropped a bit more around the trees? (light poles and stack of snow are distracting). Thanks for sharing

04-02-2011, 04:03 PM	#3
tim mcdonough New Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: United States Photos: Albums Posts: 21 Original Poster	Thanks thxbb12. I considered cropping it as well but I didn’t want it to end up too symmetrical, if that makes any sense. I like the little imperfections.

04-15-2011, 10:08 AM	#4
Mr_Canuck Guest	Great shot and mood on the first one. Definitely crop out the bottom pile of snow across the bottom right up to under the shadow of the trees. Also crop the left and right and clone out the light poles. And then feel free to make it symmetrical or asymmetrical. Try some contrast, saturation, desaturation experiences. And you'll have a singular subject with clean background to play with... and it'll be an amazing shot.

04-15-2011, 04:55 PM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	#1 would be great cropped, straightened, and symmetrical! The symmetry works in this setting given the pattern and arrangement of the trees.

04-17-2011, 01:03 PM	#6
Rory Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 672	I agree with Ash and thxbb12. The first one is a fantastic capture. Try cropping it and posting the results. Cropped in portrait format, you should be able to get it perfectly. That is an image I would hang on the wall. Great eye.

04-17-2011, 02:39 PM	#7
jeztastic Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canterbury Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 596	Yes, first is a keeper. I like the space around the trees, but I also can see the case for a crop. However, I think if you crop too close to the trees you run the risk of the shot becoming samey and losing the sense of space and context which makes the picture stand out. I would suggest a horizontal crop, taking out some of the pile of snow on the bottom (maybe about one fifth of the the picture), and just a touch off the top. Then mount in a wide frame...

04-17-2011, 02:40 PM	#8
Rory Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 672	Originally posted by jeztastic Yes, first is a keeper. I like the space around the trees, but I also can see the case for a crop. However, I think if you crop too close to the trees you run the risk of the shot becoming samey and losing the sense of space and context which makes the picture stand out. I would suggest a horizontal crop, taking out some of the pile of snow on the bottom (maybe about one fifth of the the picture), and just a touch off the top. Then mount in a wide frame... That would work, as long as you de-clarify with an adjustment brush or mask the street lamp and building, or clone it out.

04-20-2011, 07:40 PM	#10
tibbitts Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oklahoma USA Posts: 2,196	I really like #1, and do think cropping would improve it. But I like #3 as well. Paul

04-22-2011, 04:30 AM	#11
smf Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midland, MI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,083	I prefer the first and second photos. I vote for removing the light poles and probably th snow pile. In the second photo, I'd try cropping or cloning to remove the object on the snow in the foreground.

04-22-2011, 03:06 PM	#12
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	I agree that number 1 would be better if the piled snow weren't there, but cropping it would eliminate too much of the "emptiness". I would either clone it out (which I am not a fan of for scenery shots), or leave it alone.

04-04-2012, 02:48 AM	#13
bezuidar Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Centurion, South Africa Photos: Gallery Posts: 380	Like the first one. Very nice feeling to the pic.

04-04-2012, 05:52 AM	#14
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Nice shots, especially the first one! If anything, I would make the shadows a little darker or increase contrast. But very nice captures.

04-04-2012, 11:59 AM	#15
Rockinghorse Winner Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 56	Very moody and otherworldly shots. Really conveys the cold and wind, also.

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