
by scottymak
5 comments
sunside (Markus Mayer) added a critique 1 year ago:
It's a bit too low on contrast for my taste. I guess that this is what you wanted but still I feel that the tones on the right side are a bit too washed out.
Another point is the foreground where I miss a bit of DOF. Maybe a higher f-stop or a shot with an wider angle and an appropriate crop might have helped out here. Or, maybe, a tele shot - but I don't know how high that bride actually is. :)
I also feel that the image is a bit weightier on the left side due to the scaffold(?) that isn't there as much on the right side.
boyd added a critique 1 year ago:
I agree with Markus's comments from one perspective, but from another I think that this shot works particularly well. I am figuring that the bridge is painted in "bridge grey" and it was a clear blue sky day. The two colours are surprisingly close in b&w, so it gives an almost surreal image of the post. I really like the way that the edges blur with the sky to give the line of rivets and the peeling paint is the only hint of a solid surface.
sunside (Markus Mayer) added a critique 1 year ago:
"The two colours are surprisingly close in b&w" may be right if you just desaturate the colors. What if you use colored filters to separate the tones, i.e. a red one to get a black sky? (I know, then there is another problem with the darks ... It was just an idea. :) )
Beamer (Clyde Beamer) added a critique 1 year ago:
Agree with above and the watermark is VERY distracting.
One trick in PS is to set a gradient map adjustment layer on the top layer and come under that layer with a hue/saturation adjustment layer and play around with the individual hues and saturations. This give the ability to really play with separating the hues and see real-time adjustments thur the gradient map. I use this a lot and it really helped with B&W conversions.
scottymak (Scott McGregor) said 1 year ago:
Thanks a lot everyone! Just got into this and always looking for tips!
Great POV. Nice candidate for repetition, I would say.
Jan