What do you think? 2-- pick for class.

[wyogirl]

Still trying to pick a photo for class. What do you all think about this one?

20140419-IMG_7945 by Amanda McClure, on Flickr

 

[dxqcanada1]

What class ?

< looks like giant Chicken >

 

[tirediron]

I like the image, but yeah, it does look like a giant chicken!

 

[wyogirl]

dangit! I didn't see the chicken until now....hmmmmmm

Its for Photo II. And can potentially go into a student art show.

 

[timor]

This photo is better than the other one, but still dynamics are bit flat, you didn't get the "drama" of the ripped wood and I think position of your camera cancelled much of 3D feel.

 

[wyogirl]

This photo is better than the other one, but still dynamics are bit flat, you didn't get the "drama" of the ripped wood and I think position of your camera cancelled much of 3D feel.

Timor, I'm not quite envisioning what you are trying to express. Could you do an edit or is it just hopeless in your opinion?

 

[Light Guru]

The vignette is way to heavy especially on the bottom.

 

[timor]

You have chosen not the best position for that shot. You did it against strong source of light, in this case bright sky, so our, viewable side is in so called open shadow. Light here is softer, dispersed, not very good for extracting all the detail of the texture in that stump and rock, there is very little feel of roughness. (That's why such a light is very good for portrait if there are skin imperfection to be hidden.) There is no matter of better exposition or something, this is a matter of lack of "revealing" light. That's why IMO this picture is "flat", without the feel of third dimension. Maybe if you had used some off camera flash it would help in this kind of situation... In landscape photography light makes it or breaks it . Always. Can you imagine this picture:
Through the lens: Ansel Adams: Roots, Foster Gardens, Honolulu
shot in subdued light ?

 

[wyogirl]

The vignette is way to heavy especially on the bottom.

There is no added vignette, that is actual shadow under the rock.
Oh well, I guess I'll see what the class has to say.

 

[gsgary]

The vignette is way to heavy especially on the bottom.

There is no added vignette, that is actual shadow under the rock.
Oh well, I guess I'll see what the class has to say.

They might say "Must try harder to see the light"

 

[vintagesnaps]

I didn't see a chicken til I started reading the thread! (You bunch o'nuts!)

I'd just do some adjusting of dark and light and the contrast. I learned doing B&W to adjust for a 'white' white and a 'black' black (or the instructor sends you back to work on it...). Try getting a piece of paper? or something white and compare to the photo - to me on here it looks more gray than the border on the forum page. The clouds and the grass etc. where sunlight is hitting seems like it should have some bright white in it. (Although that's a good point that the exposure and time of day makes a difference in how much you can adjust and get the look you want in B&W.)

Maybe look at some famous B&W photos; or I like old movies and on TCM's site if you look up some famous movies from the '40's they have stills that are nice B&W photos. Might give you an idea what to go for if you do any adjusting.