On Wed, 2007-03-28 at 08:54 -0500, Mark Lent wrote: > I'm looking at this shot on a calibrated monitor, and I see some blocked-up > shadows- particularly on the fence to the left. You might want to play with > your RAW settings if you shot this in RAW, otherwise maybe the > shadow/highlight tool in Photoshop to bring it out a bit. The saturation > seems just a touch high as well, although I really like the color. The tree > merging with the fence also bothers me a bit, and I think that Emily > suggested that you get a lower position. I agree and think that this would > improve the separation between the tree and the fence. > > There's a lot to like in the scene though- I really like the mountains off > in the distance and the solitude that the photo implies. I also like the > color on the fence on the left side and personally, think that it should be > played up more in the image if possible. > > Overall, a great effort and thanks for sharing this image with us! > > hahha @ the saturation :p Its true , I recently found the color tools in the GIMP , and I have been letting loose with the saturation. Ill try to be more humble with the colors next time ;) I too really liked what the red wooden fence did for the photo. I think I took this photo without much thought , thanks to everyone I feel I can go back and be a little more focused :) Thank you very much for the input! jd
