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ken krishnan
{K:19102} 11/23/2003
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Again interesting perspective. Nice splash of blue sky. I do not have any problems with the composition. Its only a matter of pershonal choice.
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Amy Drake
{K:996} 6/27/2003
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If I ever get a film camera again, I've got to get some of that Velvia. The color and detail you're consistently capturing is wonderful.
I'm going to have to read all of the comments your photos draw. The PS tips are wonderful. Still so much to learn about photography and the tools at hand - thank goodness for smart people willing to take the time to help.
Wonderful work!
Amy
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Valter de Castro
{K:4079} 10/5/2003
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another wonderful work.. esplendid.. excellent perspecitve
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Chris Moore
{K:5591} 6/11/2003
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Hi GP,
Thank you for your valuable comment and advice. I have nothing against using photoshop to improve an image - for me it will just be another tool in the arsenal - a part of a process that starts with choosing the right equipment, selecting my aperture, composition and ends with a great image (sometimes). I don't buy many of the arguments against but try to stay out of the debate.
Chris
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GP Merfeld
{K:14396} 6/9/2003
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This is a terrific abstract, Chris, soaring and dramatic, with a fantastic sense of perspective. Keith and John make fine points, though personally I feel the composition is just fine, with the following nitpicky tweaks: I would just slightly rotate the whole image a hair clockwise, so that the very top edge of the platform is perfectly parallel to the top edge of the image, or so that the two ends of the top crossbeam are even with each other - we are probably talking less than half a degree rotation. I also would clone out that white pole at the upper left area. Should be easy - and good practice - in Photoshop. I am glad to hear that you are not adverse to improving an image in PS with minor digital corrections. If you need a few tips, let me know. I am a bit of a PS fanatic (and probably considered a pariah by alot of film purists), but I do believe that film photographers can really benefit from learning some technique in the digital darkroom, especially with color images, as once an image is scanned, it becomes digital, so why not use the tools available to fine tune it to your desired effect? Just remember to always do your work on duplicate layers, so that you do not degrade the original. Never work on a JPG version and then resave it, as this will also degrade the quality very quickly. Work in Photoshop format and then convert when finished and ready for web display. The same goes for adjusting the levels. Always create an adjustment layer (Layer/new adjustment layer/levels). Then you can tweak to your heart's content without altering or degrading the underlying image layer... Hope these tips are helpful... Looking forward to your results... Mahalo, GP.
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John Charlton
{K:5595} 6/9/2003
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Looking forward to it.
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Chris Moore
{K:5591} 6/9/2003
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Hi John,
Thank you for your kind comment.
On the white pole - it's been annoying me also - especially since it's the only evidence the ship was tied up alongside at the time.
Right then.. this image will be my first real photoshop project - a learning experience at least.
Cheers
Chris
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John Charlton
{K:5595} 6/7/2003
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Chris, this composition rocks. The more I look at it the more I like it. It reminds me of one of those shots taken from the space shuttle looking down on earth's oceans.
My only complaint is the white pole in the top left of the frame which I find distracting and not supportive of the rest of the composition.
Your perspective and choice of lens have given this image a great sense of movement. The masts are positioned beautifully and I love that the whole thing feels as if it would topple over if not for being tied down by the lines at the very top and sides of the picture frame.
I do believe this picture could benefit from a bit of Photoshop. The clouds could be made a bit brighter and/or whiter and a bit of dodge and burn on some of the mast elements might give the image more substance. I wouldn't change the deep blue of the sky though.
Good exposure by the way. Any more and you would have blown out the highlights completely. Overall, this is a great photograph.
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Chris Moore
{K:5591} 6/7/2003
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Hi Keith,
I live for such comments, so you'll get no complaints from me! :-)
I appreciate the time you took and the thought you put in.
My viewpoint when I took this was motivated by being able to see the second mast clearly within the gap between ratlines and the first mast. This perspective was only available from a spot on the foredeck, where I was lying. This "kind of" worked, but not as clearly as I saw it in the viewfinder. I have a shot taken directly in line up the mast, but taken at a different time when the sky and the light wasn't as good - it is uninspiring at best. That will teach me - take em when they're there!
As for selectively adjusting the boom and platform (technically called the yard and top) in photoshop, I may give that a go as a learning project - I'm about to start some learning process on photoshop technique. The light and colours are currently unedited - as I found them with a little assistance from Velvia. :-)
Thank you also to the others who commented on my image, I am glad you liked the shot.
Chris
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Keith Naylor
{K:13064} 6/7/2003
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Chris,
I find this an interesting shot, but have one or two worries. The subject and perspective is fine i really like that, but the central mast is the element which leads the eye in. I would have prefered to see it originate either in one corner or central to the shot. At the moment it feels unbalanced.
As I said for me the path into the photo is the mast, and therefore the focal resting place should be the boom or platform at the top, however that is a little dark and my eye struggles to come to a rest.
Maybe a altering the light/contrast layer or even a little dodge/burn work would bring out the detail.
Hope you don't mind these comments, I don't mean to be negatively critical.
Keith
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Yiannis Gabrilis
{K:2548} 6/6/2003
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Good lighting and colors.
Regards
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Branislav Fabijanich
{K:5453} 6/6/2003
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Excellent perspective & beautiful sky!
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Richard Thornton
{K:26442} 6/6/2003
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Nice single point perspective, great sky and contrasting detail in the rigging.
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