Nailing down some texture

Paparazzi Paul · May 28, 2005

Critique on this one please.
I loved the texture on this one so I decided to set to work on it. It was taken with ISO 50 f16 at 1/2 second.

Christie Photo · May 28, 2005

Nice image! The subtlety of the colors is captivating. I really like this one, Paul.

John E. · May 28, 2005

Really like the textures, colour. The placement of the of the steel Item has me wondering thought, its not quite centre nor offset, maybe a slight crop on the top. All in all this shot draws me in to examine it more, well done.

Paparazzi Paul · May 28, 2005

Thanks for all your comments, it was not as straight forward as I thought it would be, because the nails often came out a tad out of focus and the soft natural light worked better in the end with a slow shutter speed.

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pursuer · May 28, 2005

My jaw literally dropped when I saw this, I love it. I think it would help the composition if the metal was perfectly horizontal, it is a little crooked now. The image also has a blueish cast to it that a warming filter in PS could help. Really nice!

Paparazzi Paul · May 28, 2005

Thanks for your comment.
I have just done that, I have scewed the picture ever so slightly so the hinge is perfectly horozontal. It is in a huge tif file I may post a compressed version when I have time.

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craig · May 28, 2005

Yes!!! Chalk another one to the advantages of slow film. I would kick in a tad more saturation.

Paparazzi Paul · May 28, 2005

I was just a little fussy and I decided to level that hinge a little and put a bit more saturation and a magin on the left so it does not look like it starting to dissappearing out of the picture.

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