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I hate taking pictures in midday as I don't have the advantage of the slanted shadows and tones of the extremes of day. Sometimes it's good to face your fears and embrace the challenge rather than hide from it.

This one was taken with harsh lighting and I've tried to make it work. Any comments good, bad, ugly, fat etc much appreciated.

surenj wrote: Sometimes it's good to face your fears and embrace the challenge rather than hide from it.

exactly, 3 thumbs up for that alone.


There is not much to dislike with this image, the crop works effectively in spreading the viewer over the entire scene, the processing adds a bit of extra zang to combat the bland midday conditions, the subjects, the man, child and dogs provide interesting anchor points and give the view the opportunity to engage with the image and provide an emotive response.

Improving it? adjust the perceived tilted horizon? dial back the contrast just a smidgen, particularly on those dunes.

overall 2 TU

Looks good from what I can tell. Viewing from a crappy screen at work at the moment. I try to shoot IR in these conditions

Interesting processing (what does it look like without it?) - I think I'm cool with it. As with Gerry I like the pano crop. I'm still not sure about the vignette in the top left (and right) corners and how it seems to also very darken the water on the far left. That also seems to accentuate the bright spot on the middle right. I like the subject in sort of silhouette tho - perhaps if you were closer so they were a little larger perhaps?

I really like the image, strong crop, tells a story that is open for interpretation and I also like the slightly different processing.

I like the colour of your tint and the overall mood of the image. I'm not 100% sure about the composition though, there is a lot of empty sky. Maybe this contributes to the mood, I can't decide without having a play with it myself…

Also, can you make the vignette a bit more fuzzy? It rather draws attention to itself the way it's now.

Cheers
Steffen.

Alpha_7 wrote:I really like the image, strong crop, tells a story that is open for interpretation and I also like the slightly different processing.

Because I am lazy...

The image has a timeless quality and would make an excellent fine-art print.The figures in the foreground set the scale and add a touch of mystery to the vista. Beautifully handled.

Can you please post a copy without the vignette. I am undecided on this one, it does have an appeal but does not give me the vibes that I think it should.