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oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #1 · Whoa Weekly Assignment 524: Fire hydrants... A local Leathercrafting / Cordwain, burnt down recently... Part of the canopy had the word "whoa" painted on it with an arrow pointing down... I tried to incorporate these into the image... Not sure this will be entered but wanted to get your opinions as to ways of improving composition, &PP... Thank you for taking a look... Jim Image 2 is after adjusting as suggested...   Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II    17 mm    f/8.0    1/15 sec    100 ISO    -0.7 EV   Edited on Oct 19, 2012 at 11:59 PM · View previous versions Oct 19, 2012 at 06:43 PM

RustyBug Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #2 · Whoa Jim, I like it. I might crop some off the bottom (just above your watermark) to strengthen the hydrant in the comp a bit. Diggin' the arrow and an interesting bg beyond the hydrant alone. Oct 19, 2012 at 08:37 PM

AuntiPode Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #3 · Whoa Consider for the subject, the hydrant is perhaps too similar in brightness and contrast to pop from the background. I'd suggest selecting the hydrant and background separately and using exposure and gamma changes to give the hydrant better separation. Also a little selective layered blur for the background to simulate a wider taking aperture may help. A wee bit of sky retouching between the wires in the lower left sky would also be a plus. A tighter crop would also enhance the subject. Oct 19, 2012 at 09:18 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #4 · Whoa RustyBug wrote: Jim, I like it. I might crop some off the bottom (just above your watermark) to strengthen the hydrant in the comp a bit. Diggin' the arrow and an interesting bg beyond the hydrant alone. Thanks Kent... I will play with some crops and see how they work... Oct 19, 2012 at 09:26 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #5 · Whoa AuntiPode wrote: Consider for the subject, the hydrant is perhaps too similar in brightness and contrast to pop from the background. I'd suggest selecting the hydrant and background separately and using exposure and gamma changes to give the hydrant better separation. Also a little selective layered blur for the background to simulate a wider taking aperture may help. A wee bit of sky retouching between the wires in the lower left sky would also be a plus. A tighter crop would also enhance the subject. Thank you Karen... I have seldom used gamma's but I will see how it works... I like what you did... I had applied a 5 pixel blur on the sky, but I will certainly try more... Jim Oct 19, 2012 at 09:30 PM

sbeme Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #6 · Whoa Good find. Should be a good entry into WA. I agree with a bit more blur of the background. I am not sure about further efforts to produce separation of the hydrant from the background. Both the brightness and sharpness are making it feel almost cut and pasted it to my eye, less than natural. On the other hand, it certainly makes a stronger statement. My 2 cents. Scott Oct 20, 2012 at 02:16 PM

RustyBug Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #7 · Whoa +1 @ "cut & paste" look if you go too much separation. I think your second one is right on that threshold, but the bold "WHOA" helps hold it in place. Could dial it back a touch (maybe feather/fade the mask some), or leave it as is ... either way, you've strengthened it from the original. Oct 20, 2012 at 02:19 PM

ben egbert Online • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #8 · Whoa oldrattler wrote: Weekly Assignment 524: Fire hydrants... A local Leathercrafting / Cordwain, burnt down recently... Part of the canopy had the word "whoa" painted on it with an arrow pointing down... I tried to incorporate these into the image... Not sure this will be entered but wanted to get your opinions as to ways of improving composition, &PP... Thank you for taking a look... Jim Image 2 is after adjusting as suggested... Image 2 is much better. Oct 20, 2012 at 02:28 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #9 · Whoa sbeme wrote: Good find. Should be a good entry into WA. I agree with a bit more blur of the background. I am not sure about further efforts to produce separation of the hydrant from the background. Both the brightness and sharpness are making it feel almost cut and pasted it to my eye, less than natural. On the other hand, it certainly makes a stronger statement. My 2 cents. Scott Thank you Scott. I am going to reduce vibrace and enter the second image... Jim Oct 20, 2012 at 05:38 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #10 · Whoa RustyBug wrote: +1 @ "cut & paste" look if you go too much separation. I think your second one is right on that threshold, but the bold "WHOA" helps hold it in place. Could dial it back a touch (maybe feather/fade the mask some), or leave it as is ... either way, you've strengthened it from the original. Thanks Kent... Maybe a reduction in vibrance or a overall 5 pixel blur would tone it down... Jim Oct 20, 2012 at 05:39 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #11 · Whoa ben egbert wrote: oldrattler wrote: Weekly Assignment 524: Fire hydrants... A local Leathercrafting / Cordwain, burnt down recently... Part of the canopy had the word "whoa" painted on it with an arrow pointing down... I tried to incorporate these into the image... Not sure this will be entered but wanted to get your opinions as to ways of improving composition, &PP... Thank you for taking a look... Jim Image 2 is after adjusting as suggested... Image 2 is much better. Thanks Ben; I have been returning to this location for almost a year trying for "An image"... Finally found it... Jim Oct 20, 2012 at 05:41 PM

robertjm Offline • • • Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · Whoa I actually like #1 best. That's the one you eventually submitted, right? Had the hydrant been the only major part of the subject, the narrower vertical crop might work. Since the building NOT saved by the hydrant is part of the story (at least to me), it's important not to diminish it. Oct 24, 2012 at 03:49 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #13 · Whoa robertjm wrote: I actually like #1 best. That's the one you eventually submitted, right? Had the hydrant been the only major part of the subject, the narrower vertical crop might work. Since the building NOT saved by the hydrant is part of the story (at least to me), it's important not to diminish it. I agree, but compositionally the crop was better for the weekly assignment, fire hydrants... I felt from a documentary photo style the building expanded the story... For the assignment I felt the main focus had to be the hydrant... Thanks for the comments... Jim Oct 24, 2012 at 07:23 PM

RustyBug Offline • • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #14 · Whoa Congratulations on the win !!! Nov 01, 2012 at 05:22 PM

sbeme Offline • • • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #15 · Whoa RustyBug wrote: Congratulations on the win !!! Yay!!! Scott Nov 01, 2012 at 06:14 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #16 · Whoa RustyBug wrote: Congratulations on the win !!! Thanks Kent... Nov 01, 2012 at 06:41 PM

oldrattler Offline • • • • Upload & Sell: On p.1 #17 · Whoa sbeme wrote: RustyBug wrote: Congratulations on the win !!! Yay!!! Scott Thank you Scott Nov 01, 2012 at 06:41 PM

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