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Shasoc wrote:
Thanks for taking the time to edit the image and for the clarification, Kent. That's an interesting observation, but I feel like you also got side-tracked by the “color purple” and missed the very point of my post. What I'm really looking for is some feedback on whether the storytelling and composition effectively convey the intended mood.
Setting the color palette aside, how do you feel about the overall impact and emotional tone of the image?"
What about the “getting down on the turtle level” to transform a small reptile into an imposing creature? Does the image effectively communicate mystery through the low angle and partial concealment?
Does the out-of-focus grass work? Does it create depth and force the viewer to peer through a barrier? Or does it feel distracting?
About the colors? Does the earthy, desaturated palette feel appropriate for the intent of the photo? Does it offer just enough color variation to differentiate the subject from the muted background?
Most importantly: does the intent and emotional impact of a photograph outweigh technical color accuracy?
Finally, I really doubt that GMA ever saw a Florida softshell turtle, much less one out of the water with a dry skin under a hot sun. So, how can we discuss color accuracy? And why should we? That was not the point.
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Hey Socrate,
So, I have a natural bent toward the technical and spent several years getting a decent read on ambient lighting correction, etc.
So, for me ... the blue / purple was a quick read too. Sometimes the strong foliage hue can induce an "overcorrection" in certain areas toward that "purple" direction also. So, there's that as well.
That said, I understand your desired input is for the other aspects of the image. Imo, (just me) there wasn't anything particularly mysterious about the image. The obstruction of view from the grasses did impose a little hindrance to realizing what I was looking at, but again ... it didn't "tickle my cognitive / emotive" because of its interference. No complaint for its existence, relative to the natural environment, but no dramatic eeriness, nor mystery for me on this one. Not what you're hoping for ... but, just kinda "meh" for me on this one. Again, that's me. 
As to the tonal / hue separation ... you might try and push that diff a bit more. I played with it a bit and liked it pushed a bit further than I presented (trying to stay somewhat near your OP). So, if that separation feels right to you by pushing it apart more, try it on for size. Short of "cloning out" the grasses, shifting visual cues away from it (i.e. hue, sat, contrast, etc.) a bit might help the viewer experience of drawing the eye to your alien beast.
Again, just my .02 and we've always shot straight with one another. Bottom line, if it works for you ... sweet, but it's not working any special mojo on me, not this time. I'd approach it as a nice natural, environmental shot ... rather than expecting it to be something more dramatic. Would be curious to hear Don's take on it, if he were still hanging around these days.
That said, I can understand your appreciation of the "fish out of water" specialness of finding this species in this location. That's an emotional experience of the actual capture (i.e. being there), that is likely going to be solely yours, moreover than the random viewer experience emulating it as well from an image. In other words, the backstory sounds like it is your emotional attachment to this one.
Sometimes our joy is in the image we capture / create. Other times, our joy is in the journey. This one is likely ticking your "journey" box ... vastly more than our "image" box.
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