C&C: Desaturated garden angel thing

[Compaq]

Look, Manaheim, I shoot angels too :lmao:

This is from our garden. I felt like shooting something, but wasn't in the mood to go far. So I thought I'd challenge myself to get a good shot from our garden. I ended up liking this one. What do you think?


Engledrit by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr


Thanks for watching

 

[greybeard43 15]

Pretty different. My eye kinda wonders though and never settles on anything.

 

[Compaq]

I was hoping the angel would be the natural resting place :/

 

[greybeard43 15]

My Suggestion.

 

[Compaq]

What exactly did you do? Slight crop and lightened a little and sharpened?

 

[greybeard43 15]

Slight crop from the right to put the angel at the 1/3 point and I selected the angel, lightened and popped the contrast. The difference is subtle.

 

[Compaq]

I like it, it pops a little more.

 

[Compaq]

Here's another one, a little closer, still shot with Tokina 11-16/2.8:


Engledrit 2 by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr

I just hate I cut the top of the lamp!! Only in our garden, though, I can always reshoot

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I like a lot about this image, but the thing that is glaring to me, is the rock opposite the figure. It really throws the balance off to the left. Also the image is rather divided in half horizontally because of those two elements.

Dirty iPad cloning...

 

[Compaq]

So true, BJ. Easily removable in our garden, though. Reshoot tomorrow. I just hope it's overcast..

Thanks for your views, bitter!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Du er velkommen!

 

[IByte]

Here's another one, a little closer, still shot with Tokina 11-16/2.8:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63790041@N04/7451349926/
Engledrit 2 by Anders Myhre Brakestad, on Flickr

I just hate I cut the top of the lamp!! Only in our garden, though, I can always reshoot

Better shot IMO, subtle colors of the plants, my eyes are drawn straight to the angel, the lamp ties everything nicely, very nice.