B&W for shadows

[Ysarex90 84]

From my walk Monday afternoon -- a crisp Autumn day.

Joe


shadows by apo lanthar, on Flickr

 

[thebasedsloth]

Pretty flat... more contrast

 

[Heitz]

House is distracting

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Pretty flat... more contrast

It's already very contrasty, actually. Anything more, and there will no detail in anything.

Joe- Nice lines, good use of shadow and light to indicate time of day. Comfortable composition which gives adequate room to the shadow (as it's just as important a compositional element as the bush itself). Interesting textures. I do wish the lip of the overhang wasn't there, and perhaps that second plant gone, so the subject under study would be even more isolated.

 

[amolitor]

I also find that awning or whatever it is on the left of the frame distracting and odd, but if I imagine it gone the image collapses entirely. The repeated shape of the sky (?) upper right corner, and the shadow of the awning seems to be graphically important. There's a little trouble with working out what the subject is, and there isn't a strong visual center. There are some interesting elements, and there are some strong lines that don't lead to anywhere.

Larger might help, I cannot easily distinguish shadows of leaves from leaves (although perhaps that's the point?)

Ultimately it seems to work pretty well in spite of itself, for me. I see many good elements IN the frame, but overall I see mostly compositional flaws. In spite of that, the thing is remarkably coherent, and apart from some repeated shapes and more or less pleasing masses, I can't quite see WHY it's coherent. I feel it ought not be. Yet, it is.

I hesitate to say "well done" but I kind of want to

 

[Ysarex90 84]

Pretty flat... more contrast

It's already very contrasty, actually. Anything more, and there will no detail in anything.

Joe- Nice lines, good use of shadow and light to indicate time of day. Comfortable composition which gives adequate room to the shadow (as it's just as important a compositional element as the bush itself). Interesting textures. I do wish the lip of the overhang wasn't there, and perhaps that second plant gone, so the subject under study would be even more isolated.

Thanks. Well I had thought about that awning when I was processing it, but I'm old and lazy. Now you can compare and see if this is better. Amolitor is inclined to think this isn't a good idea -- proofs in the seeing.

...I cannot easily distinguish shadows of leaves from leaves (although perhaps that's the point?)

That is what originally caught my attention and prompted me to take the photo. Also why I chose B&W since the green of the leaves subdues that effect. Maybe if I take out the awning but leave it's shadow there. Maybe tomorrow. Thanks, guys.

Joe


shadows2 by apo lanthar, on Flickr

 

[Ysarex90 84]

I went and did it -- shadow but no awning.


shadows3 by apo lanthar, on Flickr

 

[timor]

I prefer rather the original version. Piece of awning and its shadow corresponds to similar combination of values in the top right corner balancing it. What I would question is the triangular "black hole" at the foot of the bushes, this is a surprising feature there with no apparent logic. I think half of a stop (possibly full stop ) of exposure less would make the bottom more uniform, make the shadows on the wall darker and make the brick part of the wall better defined but without hurting the highlights to much.
Just a thought.