Was going through some more of my pictures from North Carolina... Took this one with one leg of the tripod in the creek
Looks ok DJ. I'm not one to offer an opinion or even make a suggestion. I certainly would never do that .... far be it from me to even plant a seed of an opinion.... Not me Sir! Don
This was a really tough shot. I'm not an acrobat, and thats what it took to get it. Any suggestions would be wonderful.
In the history of western culture, there is a rumor that only 5 images were meant to be in b&w. DJ, I think we just found the sixth. By converting this image to b&w, you could be setting the course for all photographers to follow us in history to come. It's a huge responsibility DJ but I think your and you alone can handle the task. This post comes on a Sat nite after a few shots to relax the weary head of the shooter...
What he said. I suspect that a B&W of this great shot will make it spectacular. Oh - and make a print of this one. Please. On the other hand, I've had a few shots too, so take that into account...
Try it, Jason - humor the old Shooter and some o' the rest of us. It's a beautiful cascade you've captured here.
I will when I can. Sorry its taken so long to get back. I've been out all day with the misses shopping, LOL. I have made a print, but ran into a few problems with windows printer driver conversion.
SS, My good man, I think you are right about the B+W. I think it needs more tweeking, but I do like it. This is the original image here: https://www.mu-43.com/gallery/data/500/medium/P9293791.JPG Because of the precarious spot I was in, its obvious that the image was not lined up exactly. I had to do some rotation in the image to get it to look like the one I posted.
Yes, the B&W is very nice. May I make a tiny suggestion? Just for your consideration. Try cropping a bit off the bottom. There is a 'natural' horizontal line there. Cropped to cut off most ( but not all) of the large rock I sense the direction in which the eye is drawn is even more powerful. Nicely made photograph just as it is.
It's Alive.... It's Alive......! It's starting to breathe...... We are all holding our breath untill you finish it...
I reckon crop the bottom to make it a square format, increase the contrast, and you're there. Nice work.
I was playing with it earlier, and I just couldn't bring myself to make it square. The flow of the water really needs something I think longer than square, at least 4:3. I realize the rock on the left is a tad distracting, but in some ways I think it grounds the picture a little.
I would continue to work on the first image as well - the rocks seem to have more substance in color - the moss adds some life (literally) to the picture.
Narnia, I agree. I think a slight boost in saturation might fix it. Hopefully I can do some playing when I get home.
