Myall Lakes 1/2

[stubbsy]

Finally got some more PP done on my Myall Lakes pics from the weekend just gone. This is the first of 2 parts. Click a pic for a larger version.

[losfp]

Nice one stubbsy - #3 - The trees are on fire!

Love the blueness of it all

[tyrone_tong]

Nice capture
I lik #2,#3 The color is so fresh

[big pix]

good quality capture........ but is the horizion straight in number 2 ??.......

[LostDingo]

Good captures Peter, I like the contrasting colors in #1 and the placement of the clouds in #3

[birddog114]

Peter,
They are nice pics among ton of your photos during the trip, greatly appreciated and we enjoyed your company throughout the day, eventhough, you left us early for your private party.

The next photo trip up to the Barrington Tops late Mar. 06 should be another perspective and difference all with what we have done along the beaches lately.

We were down to the beaches and now we're going up to the mountain.

[Alpha_7]

Nice collection of shots Peter! Again you bringing out the vivid colours and its very pleasing to the eye.


#1 I like this shot, reminds me of Wendell's Egypt trip with a little aussie flair on top, was this a candid or posed shot ?

#2 I know you like headlands, but this one for me isn't to your usual standards.. you cut of uneven parts of either side and the horizion appears to be titled

#3 Love the 2 tone greens and the vivid blue sky, just waiting for a tiger to jump out and "rip my bloody arm off"

#4 Bright yellow taxi speeding of into the distance, this one could be a little to contrasty for my liking (mainly the yellows of the taxi.

[radar]

Hi Peter,

nice series:

#1 I really like, as Craig said, almost looks like Egypt, just a bit of PP on the hill, voilà

#2 nice and sharp, but doesn't do much. I see a blue cast on the trees, not sure if that's the gum trees reflecting the sky

#3 really like this one as well, the reeds, trees and topped by the clouds, beautiful.

#4 would be a good advertising postcard for the taxi service, nice and sharp and gives you that element of speeding to NB.

Cheers,

André

[Raskill]

Nice, I like the level of contrast, not to much, and the image is still very appealing, nice and sharp also. Numbers 3 and 4 are the fav's.

[stubbsy]

Des - Thanks, this is an interesting angle and my pick of these shots

Tyrone - thanks

Bernie - Thanks - I straightened #2 before posting so think it's an illusion

Paul - Thanks - as already said #3 is my fave, but #1 comes bloody close. I like the colour mix and the framing has appeal

Craig - Thanks. #1 was a candid, #2 I almost didn't post so now I'm convinced it's a dud . Hadn't thought about it, but I do have a things for headlands (and blue of course )

André - thanks. Alright already #2 sux . #4 - shows the lovely sharp images the 70-200 delivers

Raskill - Thanks - One of the things I tend to spend a bit of time on is getting the light balance right to ensure there's a bit of punch to the image.

[wendellt]

the composition on the first one is comendable

it's got asymetrically placed elements nice interplay between colour contrasts and dimension

I love the small details like, the greenery creeping through from the right, even a little greenery on that sand balances out the weight on the left hand side greenery, it's scale contrast that plays well in my head

also contextual contrast is thoughtful too, tran looking left but positioned ont he left, when usually looking out towards somethign person should be positioned to the right so there is a view to look out to, placing her on the left makes it more interesting and somehow makes the image feel tighter and more intimate rather than a spanning landscape shot

even the background element of the pyramid shapped mountain, this image has everything, shit the more i think about it the more i appreciate it

the elements in this photo i can appreciate on so many levels
it's one of your best works honestly

oh the 3rd pic has some of the magic compositional aspects the 1st one has
but i think you lost the magic on the others - trying to say this in the nicest possible way

[Slider]

Very nice Peter. The blues are very, well, blue. Beautiful

[stubbsy]

the composition on the first one is comendable

it's got asymetrically placed elements nice interplay between colour contrasts and dimension

I love the small details like, the greenery creeping through from the right, even a little greenery on that sand balances out the weight on the left hand side greenery, it's scale contrast that plays well in my head

also contextual contrast is thoughtful too, tran looking left but positioned ont he left, when usually looking out towards somethign person should be positioned to the right so there is a view to look out to, placing her on the left makes it more interesting and somehow makes the image feel tighter and more intimate rather than a spanning landscape shot

even the background element of the pyramid shapped mountain, this image has everything, shit the more i think about it the more i appreciate it

the elements in this photo i can appreciate on so many levels
it's one of your best works honestly

oh the 3rd pic has some of the magic compositional aspects the 1st one has
but i think you lost the magic on the others - trying to say this in the nicest possible way

Wendell, here's the thing. I took a bit of time framing that first shot (in fact I have 4 minor variations). When I framed it I didn't actually think about any of the stuff you mention, I just moved the camera until it looked in the viewfinder the way I "saw" it as a slice of reality when looking at the scene. When processing the image, this one of the four I had the right feel and I did bugger all PP on it. Having read your discussion I see all of that in the image yet I certainly don't have the skill to seek it out. I just make it happen somehow. Interestingly the third shot was the same for me (except I have about 6 or 7 variations), although I did some PP work to increase the colour contrast between the reeds and the background trees. Oh and I'm thick skinned. If you think an image sucks you can say so. Ideally saying why it sucks. While I may not agree I'd rather hear honest criticism.

Mark - yes I have a thing for blue don't I. Maybe as an exercise I need to go take some non blue pics