Umm, using Firefox clicking the magnifying glass, the image resizes however the frame does not making viewing essentially useless (using an IE Tab plug-in produces the same results). I avoid IE if at all possible, fwiw.
The link to display the image directly appears to be broken, however the image can be loaded via right-click - view image - and then whatever viewer is selected for jpgs. Apparently the Google host will not allow displaying the image directly?
We'll get this working yet, or I've done something really badly...
Working for anyone else?
Bob
<EDIT> now the image displays?
Anyway - I really like the tonal range and way the walk leads the eye into the image. To pick nits, the larger version has some pixelation in the clouds and sky (calibrated monitor) and others might feel it is a bit soft and ask for more contrast/definition in the clouds & sky. I like the softness and, imo, that adds a degree of warmth and richness to the image rather than a more harsh look (of which I am often guilty).
Thanks for sharing, lovely place - if you don't mind, would you post the color version too?
Bob
Edited by Bob Jarman on Mar 17, 2008 at 06:18 PM GMT
I just checked the link and it's going through for me. You might have clicked the link while I was moving stuff around in there. (I'm using Firefox also) I agree, the google magnify is a bit annoying as the frame doesn't give you much space to work with.
But even better I figured out I could just include the image in the reply. Since the reply allows for images that are hosted on other sites I just linked directly to the larger version of the image (after scaling it down a little to fit the page).
I just checked the link and it's going through for me. You might have clicked the link while I was moving stuff around in there. (I'm using Firefox also) I agree, the google magnify is a bit annoying as the frame doesn't give you much space to work with.
But even better I figured out I could just include the image in the reply. Since the reply allows for images that are hosted on other sites I just linked directly to the larger version of the image (after scaling it down a little to fit the page).
Bob thanks for the critique. The picture was taken with my old point and shoot before it died, but I like it so I've kept it around. The softness and pixelation is probably tied to that, it shot at f4.8 and I'd imagine the tiny little lens was doing about as well as it could. The pixelation in the sky has been a frustration for me... as you noticed it becomes apparent at higher resolutions.
I believe I did bump the contrast up a bit when I was playing with it initially.
Here's the color version, hopefully it works. I'd be very interested to get your opinion on the choice to move to B&W.
picassa link is fine; not the X'd out image from another host.
Nice image, looks good in BW. Good tonal range, compositional balancing, preserved detail. Good work!
Scott G
Well crap... it appears that Google is smarter than I am. Looks like the larger images are dynamically created and then expire at some point. So if I go and magnify the image that image exists for a few minutes then dies. Anyway the links should work and anytime someone magnifies the image the inline forum posts will magically reappear.
still need to do the same dance as I mentioned above to view the color image - I much prefer the B&W. IMHO, a really good B&W image is much more difficult to achieve than color.
Know what you mean about P&S - my first venture into digital was a Canon G3 (~ 4MP?) and some of the best images I've taken using digital are from that camera - it simply took great captures. Now I'm burdened with the gear habit and often suffer from TMI (too much information) and generally forget to do something crucial, like resetting ISO etc.
regards,
Bob
geez this is weird - now the image is visible - maybe Google caches it?
Scott-
Do you feel it looks tilted in the B&W version or just the color? As noted by Bob earlier the horizon was slightly off on this... it's adjusted in the B&W but not the color.
That said I think there is a bit of a visual effect making the tower appear tilted... not sure where that would come from though as I don't think there is any perspective distortion here.
Regardless, any further skewing and the horizon will be incorrect in the opposite direction.
Also, since it seems you are commenting on the color version, do you have a preference for that or was it just what you saw?
My preference is color and that was what I was commenting from. Sorry should have said so. For me it is a shame to lose all those nice colors. But the b/w is nice.
