Mark Metternich
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JimFox wrote:
Hey Mark,
A wildly colored scene here. The pink looks great, but there is a glow to the ground like you used an Orton Glow effect on it.
As for your comments about Ryan Dyar. Other then knowing the name since you keep thanking him for reviewing your images, I don't know anything about him. As to him being a man and a myth or legend? That sounds odd. It just seems like you are somehow trying to validate this image by name dropping this guys name. I could be wrong, but I just see no point in name dropping.
Images should stand or fall based on their own merit, not based on some death defying adventure story or the dropping of names.
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Thank you for your feedback in the image. On my laptop I am not seeing what you may be. But there may be some indication there because I do love using various custom highlight glow effects in localized ways.
As far as thanking Ryan... I am simply giving a great guy and great photographer public thanks for giving me a little feedback/help on my image. As far as always dropping his name. No, I think I thanked him publicly maybe one other time on this board. Maybe I am wrong, but I think the last time I did this was with Alex Noriega (about a year ago) who helped me with the processing of my Boardman Seascape stacks with the Milky Way ("10 Years" image). Alex really helped me a lot on that one (and if you know his work you will see his influence in that image) and he too (like Ryan) is a tremendous photographer (in my opinion) so I just thank them publically so that people might maybe get to know their work better. It is to give back to them.
"The Man the Myth the Legend" is just what I always call him (and to his face) tongue in cheek, my odd humor because he is very well known and does amazing work.
As far as an image standing or falling on its own merits... Definitely, I agree 100%.
juststeve wrote:
To Jim Fox,
Ryan Dyar has a distinctive photography and processing style. He has posted here. Also, he can be Googled.
Perhaps the man, myth, legend was a bit over the top, but to give credit for help received, and inspiration is legitimate. I like to study the processing efforts of the Dyars and Metternichs and of some of the others who post on FM. While I may never take processing to the point they are, understanding what they are doing or attempting is a good learning place from which I may be able to improve both my own photography and processing. Since the shafts of light sweeping across the scene is a bit apart from the usual Metternich style I like the credit given Dyar. I may or may not have seen the connection on my own.
Also, I enjoy the story tellings from those who have the ability to do so. My photography exploits are more of the plod and grind variety and my story telling ability is even less colorful, so power to those who can, and Mark can. While I personally cannot hang off the side of a mountain with one hand, camera in the other, tripping the shutter with my nose, reading the tales of those who can is enjoyable.
Steve J
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Thank you very much Steve. I write to simply share. I have a great passion about the work we get to do as landscape photographers and I am perpetually excited about it. I write for those who may like to read it, not for those who don't. Those who don't should feel free to just look at the photo if they want to. I get a lot of feedback here from people who thank me about sharing the adventure with them, or they appreciate me keeping them up to date on what is going on. It is those who I write for. And it is to those I really appreciate. Thank you.
chez wrote:
I'm more with Jim on this. I don't need the story telling...if I wanted that, I would look for blogs. I'd rather just have the image, it's location and if possibly the equipment details. Now if someone asks about the story behind the image, then yeh, let her rip...but this is a photo display board, not a blog.
As far as the image goes, I love the composition, but I think the pink is over done a bit.
Thank you Chez for the feedback. I'm glad you like the image. 
As I describe above, I write for those who want me to and may appreciate it. I have had a lot of followers on FM that over the years have constantly thanked me for sharing, so I do. But I get you. If I don't care to read the story behind someone's adventure or image, I just skip the text and look at the image(s). For me, it is a combination. There are some people on this forum I LOVE reading about and their adventure or some of their ongoings in life, and that is what I love about this amazing forum, it is quite personable here unlike many of the top forums now coming out. Then there are others that I may not be interested in their life or adventure (or maybe I just don't have the time) so I just look at their photos...
As far as the pinks go. It is impossible for me to judge if I over stepped here or not. I am not on my normal calibrated monitor. I'm on a Macbook laptop in the field currently.
I know that over the years you have seemed to comment on my images in a way that seem to reflect a preference toward a more tamed or literalist point of view (I may be wrong about that). But, taking your feedback here I have now desaturated this by 10pts (revised) for those who may feel the same about it. I appreciate that feedback. When I get back to my calibrated monitor in a week I will be able to much better judge if it is as intended or not...
Again thank for the feedback.
EGrav wrote:
another over processed image?
Sorry to say, but this is not a very helpful comment. If there is something specific that is over processed about it, would you be willing to please give me some constructive feedback about what that is? That way I can learn from it, improve my skills and maybe the presentation of the image? I would very much appreciate that. It very well may not have been fine tuned well due to not being on my normal calibrated monitor (as I mention above). I will put another lower saturation version in here and hopefully it is better.
Thank you.
Edited on May 01, 2016 at 04:48 PM · View previous versions
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