Am I being too hard on myself?

Andi Lo · 12-17-2008, 08:00 PM

ever since I've used John's background switcher, I've been bombarded with (mostly) excellent images every 30 minutes I sit on my computer. It kinda made me set my bar a bit higher and some images that i have now just seems... lacking.

i just would like some opinions on these, am I just being too hard on myself? The one that I still kinda like is the bike one.

sawtooth235 · 12-17-2008, 08:48 PM

They seem a little flat. Have you tried bumping up the contrast or applying a high pass filter in photoshop?

Ray

Buddha Jones · 12-17-2008, 09:03 PM

Well, I am no professional, but here are my impressions...

#1 - The image is way to busy, the leaves on top and the reflection of the leaves in the water are just to distracting.

#2 - I reallyu like. The use of negative space is very creative and making it B&W kind of sets a somber tone as if you were emulating the emotion of the car that knows its being sold and is sad about it.

#3 - I also like because of the high conrast post processing, I dont think it would of worked in color, but the Sephia is right on because it adds just the right amount of softness to it where as making it a B&W may of been too harsh still.

#4 - I dont know if the vignetting was intentional but that is really the only artistic quality i can find in that photo. I am assuming that the focus of the image is the boat, but the framing doesnt do it for me.

That is my $.02

Andi Lo · 12-17-2008, 09:25 PM

I forgot to add that I was considering to delete all three of them other than the bike picture at one point. Thanks for the comments so far =)

@sawtooth: the first and third one is intentionally "flat", I was experimenting with orton. I bumped up the contrast for the rest already. I think the fourth one seems flat also becaue of the size.
@buddha: yes, the vignetting was intentional. I guess there really isnt a point (story) to that picture, is there?

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12-17-2008, 08:00 PM	#1
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Am I being too hard on myself? ever since I've used John's background switcher, I've been bombarded with (mostly) excellent images every 30 minutes I sit on my computer. It kinda made me set my bar a bit higher and some images that i have now just seems... lacking. i just would like some opinions on these, am I just being too hard on myself? The one that I still kinda like is the bike one.

12-17-2008, 08:48 PM	#2
sawtooth235 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Orange Park, Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 886	They seem a little flat. Have you tried bumping up the contrast or applying a high pass filter in photoshop? Ray

12-17-2008, 09:03 PM	#3
Buddha Jones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,587	Well, I am no professional, but here are my impressions... #1 - The image is way to busy, the leaves on top and the reflection of the leaves in the water are just to distracting. #2 - I reallyu like. The use of negative space is very creative and making it B&W kind of sets a somber tone as if you were emulating the emotion of the car that knows its being sold and is sad about it. #3 - I also like because of the high conrast post processing, I dont think it would of worked in color, but the Sephia is right on because it adds just the right amount of softness to it where as making it a B&W may of been too harsh still. #4 - I dont know if the vignetting was intentional but that is really the only artistic quality i can find in that photo. I am assuming that the focus of the image is the boat, but the framing doesnt do it for me. That is my $.02

12-17-2008, 09:25 PM	#4
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924 Original Poster	I forgot to add that I was considering to delete all three of them other than the bike picture at one point. Thanks for the comments so far =) @sawtooth: the first and third one is intentionally "flat", I was experimenting with orton. I bumped up the contrast for the rest already. I think the fourth one seems flat also becaue of the size. @buddha: yes, the vignetting was intentional. I guess there really isnt a point (story) to that picture, is there?