A few more experimental snaps

[grantjames]

This first one, was done by holding the lens and twisting the camera whilst the picture was being taken:

It was basically some brown, vertical branches. I can't remember exactly what I did in photoshop, but I think I basically made the colours "pop" more by messing with the levels and brightness/contrast. I may have put some sort of filter on it too to give it the rich orangey-brown colour.

This second one was basically some brown plant against a blue sky. I just altered the levels here to get a really strong contrast between the brown plant and the blue sky. I'm still experimenting because I think sometimes I over adjust the levels. Does anyone think I've made this one "pop" a little too much? Looking back on it (I did the editing last night) I think maybe I've made the plant look a little "radioactive", lol!

Any comments and criticism is greatly appreciated

Thanks for looking!

 

[AgentDrex]

The first one is obviously awesome...the second one looks fine for contrast but the composition isn't there...but this is an experiment...so keep going for it...cool photos...thank you for sharing...

 

[grantjames]

Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it.

Any ideas on how I could compose the second one better? I did crop it from a larger shot so I could go back and change things. I tried to get the foreground stem intersecting the first vertical line a third of the way in (sorry if I don't explain myself well! I'm trying to talk about the rule of thirds!). If I moved it anywhere else, the rest of the picture looked too empty. Maybe it's just not possible to get a well composed shot because of the placement of the stems.

 

[Aye-non Oh-non Imus]

Your first shot, nice as it is, would fit well in this themed thread. It hasn't had much activity lately.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photo-themes/32638-zoomers-shakers.html

 

[PhotoTish]

I find the first one really interesting (which is good) and I like the colour spectrum.:thumbup:

I am not so keen on the second photo - perhaps it is in comparison to the first photo. I think it might have worked better if you had zoomed in closer. I think the partial stem on the left is distracting and the two stems would have worked better.

You are experimenting - which is good :thumbup:

 

[CForr]

The first image is amazing. Tone down the saturation a bit and you would have a great computer wallpaper.

The second one: my eye immediately goes to the middle one, rather than the intended focal point. Also it strikes me that a square format would really suit the simple presentation of the buds in this image. How about this?

I've pushed the blur on the rear bud just a tad to better suit the composition.

 

[AgentDrex]

Well...let's see...how can we create a story with just three stems? A lower angle perhaps would tell the story of the three stems being friends and all reaching for the sky...as it is...the photo is too dead-on for that story...

 

[grantjames]

The first image is amazing. Tone down the saturation a bit and you would have a great computer wallpaper.

The second one: my eye immediately goes to the middle one, rather than the intended focal point. Also it strikes me that a square format would really suit the simple presentation of the buds in this image. How about this?

I've pushed the blur on the rear bud just a tad to better suit the composition.

Nice! Great edit! I like how just changing the shape of the picture can help the picture so much! The extra blurring of the rear bud is very effective too!

Thanks!