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Forum: Photo Critique 04-29-2022, 09:13 AM

Landscape Landscape Critique - Early Morning River Scene
Posted By Wheatfield

Replies: 11
Views: 988

I like the image, but there is almost too much happening in it. Is it a picture of the bridge rails or a picture of the very lovely pastoral scene behind it? To be honest, I think the image would be strengthened had you moved closer to the rails and excluded them entirely from the picture. The scene behind the bridge is very strong and stands on it's own just fine.

Forum: Photo Critique 04-24-2022, 10:05 AM

Landscape Landscape Critique - Early Morning River Scene
Posted By 35mmfilmfan

Replies: 11
Views: 988

I like it very much as it is too - I feel the railings give support and framing to the lower part of the image, and without them the eye would tend to follow the stream and 'flow' out of the image. To me, the central tree works well, as it is situated at the bend on the stream, so just as the stream disappears from view, a fresh element is added, which also leads to and connects with the woodland in the distance. The 'drain' in the concrete of the bridge parapet also indicates from where some of the water in the stream emanates, as excess water is drained from the road. The overall mistiness of the scene also gives it a slightly 'other-worldly' feel of mystery. I don't often critique other people's work, but this one really appeals - I can see it printed large and displayed on a living room wall.

Forum: Photo Critique 04-20-2022, 09:03 PM

Landscape Landscape Critique - Early Morning River Scene
Posted By angkymac

Replies: 11
Views: 988

Wow! If I could find landscapes like this regularly!
Great shot as it is.
But to improve, as was already suggested try some different things.
But I notice that all the suggestions have to do with the foreground, and that is where you can do your best improvements.
The mid and distant areas really, for me, tell the story. The foreground supports that, so variations there should not harm the mid or distant.
One possible slight change might be to slightly increase contrast in just the sky
Looking at it again, I can say that I keep wanting to see more of the stream in the foreground; it looks interesting but obscured right in the most interesting part. But that is only a personal quirk I have.
Keep shooting--love this shot as is.
Angky

Forum: Photo Critique 04-20-2022, 08:56 PM

Landscape Landscape Critique - Early Morning River Scene
Posted By grog85361

Replies: 11
Views: 988

This has a wonderful painterly feel, until you get to the weeds and drain at the bottom. Cropping those out, or, as has been suggested by Prof Buzz, step forward a little would help a lot. I would leave the railings in, they are a good foreground element. Overall, well done!

Forum: Photo Critique 04-20-2022, 10:59 AM

Landscape Landscape Critique - Early Morning River Scene
Posted By ProfessorBuzz

Replies: 11
Views: 988

That's a hard one - there's so much I like in that photo - I like this misty haze in the distance, and it's an interesting scene.
Some ideas - maybe worth experimenting with.
- step right up to the railings, and shoot between them, so they are out of the scene entirely.
- try to make the framing of the distant tree in the centre assymmetrical, following the line from the tree at the right, down toward the left shore.
- maybe shoot it from a few steps to the right, and elimate the left post.
- crop the left post out
- crop out the railings and posts entirely, just make the tree on the left shore the centre of attention
- crop out the base of the posts or maybe the front top edge near the foreground weeds
I think you have the essence here, just try a few things and see how you like it.

Forum: Pentax K-r 05-21-2013, 02:53 PM

Pentax K-r JPEG image style setting
Posted By asp1880

Replies: 21
Views: 9,284

I shoot mostly (99%) jpegs. I only go to raw when the shot is important, hurried and with difficult exposure,
or if the scene holds great promise. Those situations are rare for me but it does happen.

I usually use the portrait setting. It's good for family and events with people as the main subject.
I like Bright for sports or colourful scenery like carnivals or parades, where I set
"shadow contrast" to -3 to get those wonderful dark blacks.
Sometimes I like Muted, Bleach bypass or Reversal film to enhance or counteract a mood in the scene.
I rarely use Vibrant or Landscape.

Natural is particularly good for coping with those blown reds that shift to magenta.
Or purples that shift to blue. Natural with a little underexposure and perhaps -1
saturation handles those bright colours with fidelity.

I really like the "save latest shot as raw" Pentax speciality. I also often redevelop the latest shot with
different jpeg settings (like shadow protection) directly from the custom image screen.

Regarding post processing, I feel that you can easily (for my quality standards anyway)
adjust things like white balance, saturation, contrast, colour casts etc. on a jpeg, as long as
that OOC jpeg was in the ballpark to begin with. You can not make heavy contrast and tone curve
manipulations though, like "lifting the shadows" several stops.

I completely understand why professionals and artisans use RAW for maximum safety and flexibility.
I'd also do so myself if I saw the need. But the in-camera jpeg engine is sufficient for me 99% of the
time. The Pentax jpeg engine is very flexible and has lots of sliders and settings to tweak.

Regards,
--Anders.

Forum: Photo Critique 04-01-2022, 01:49 AM

Landscape Landscape Image - Drakensberg region, South Africa
Posted By Michail_P

Replies: 9
Views: 2,342

I like the soft tones of the shot, it quite reminds me of classic Victorian - era landscape paintings, as does the composition (I would surely turn a bit more to the right though). The light is nice, complimenting that tree on the right.. the camera did a pretty good job with jpeg development, there's enough detail and the greens are rendered beautifully. The wire on the bottom right is nice, although I'd like to see more of it. That goes further, connected to the framing. If you'd have shot wider, a more suitable crop might be possible, with a larger foreground and less of that top part , which i think doesn't offer much. I like the overall result, although I believe landscape shots demand a thorough tweaking. Very good work.

Forum: Photo Critique 03-25-2022, 08:33 PM

Landscape Landscape Image - Drakensberg region, South Africa
Posted By Lake

Replies: 9
Views: 2,342

I would crop off the top fourth. I really like your picture.

Forum: Photo Critique 03-17-2022, 10:42 PM

Landscape Landscape Image - Drakensberg region, South Africa
Posted By mroeder75

Replies: 9
Views: 2,342

I normally do not like soft; I do like the soft light here though. Nice photo. Thanks for opening my eyes to another side of the world.

Forum: Welcomes and Introductions 03-02-2022, 10:30 AM

New Member from South Africa
Posted By Basie

Replies: 9
Views: 964

Welcome from a neighbour in Namibia.