• minnievpanorama_fish_eye
    1849 posts
    4 months ago

    Blues and yellows.
    Circles and squares
    A set of 3 ovals

    Magic ingredients for a powerful composition.

  • DanHasLeftForumhelp_outline
    4254 posts
    4 months ago

    Thank you minniev.

    The colours are pretty much what I saw at the time but with vibrance bumped up a bit in some areas.

  • DanHasLeftForumhelp_outline
    4254 posts
    4 months ago

    Yes, the raw file would be much better but with the jpeg you can still "recover" the sky to a large extent and make it usable.

    I used a Selective Color Adjustment Layer and a Graduated Neutral Density Layer.


    dprevived.com/media/attachments/90/1e/moRAhmkmtvTXFdIPzZrEdHnMnX7wAHTDla32Z6AhJFIias630yFCNHwktn9sFYiN/recoversky.jpg

    recoverSky.jpg

    JPG, 339.5 KB, uploaded by DanHasLeftForum 4 months ago.

  • MikeFewsterpanorama_fish_eye
    1810 posts
    4 months ago

    The old, old story.
    Look better large.
    Please don't download or edit these photos.
    Engage.
    Close.jpg

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    Below The Belt.
    Below the belt.jpg

    I'm the winner.
    I'm the winner.jpg

    Spectators. I missed the best moment. When the fight started the baby ran and dived headfirst into mum's pouch.
    Spectators.jpg

    Spectators.jpg

    JPG, 2.0 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster 4 months ago.

    I'm the winner.jpg

    JPG, 2.5 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster 4 months ago.

    Below the belt.jpg

    JPG, 2.1 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster 4 months ago.

    Close.jpg

    JPG, 1.9 MB, uploaded by MikeFewster 4 months ago.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1532 posts
    4 months ago

    Hastily assembled, but so effective.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1532 posts
    4 months ago

    Great series. Now we know. It's all a dance until winner is all alone.

  • ChrisOlypanorama_fish_eye
    1532 posts
    4 months ago

    Great story and series. I am almost walking with you, following until we reach glorious view with water. You certainly had wonderful light to record and capture this natural environment. Well done.

  • Rich42panorama_fish_eye
    833 posts
    4 months ago

    The beauty of the scenery is matched by the eloquence of the description of the experience.

    Funny how such trails get steeper over time! I haven't changed . . . Why should they!?

    Rich

  • Rich42panorama_fish_eye
    833 posts
    4 months ago

    There ain't no such beast!

    Nice set. Are these guys wild? Were you in any danger that close to them? The wrestling match looks serious. And the winner appears pretty proud,

    Rich

  • DanHasLeftForumhelp_outline
    4254 posts
    4 months ago

    Another very nice set minniev.

    I like the compositions and colours very much.

    I'm glad you had a just reward at the end of the hike.

    I'm left wondering, though, if a stitched panorama of the lake and islands including past the left and right of the one posted would also have made a compelling image.

  • DanHasLeftForumhelp_outline
    4254 posts
    4 months ago

    Unfortunately the "distorted" dog doesn't look authoritative or threatening as a guard at all to me. It looks like it is looking for a nice spot to lie down.

    I feel the photo would have much more impact, at least on me, if the dog was cloned out.

  • DanHasLeftForumhelp_outline
    4254 posts
    4 months ago

    The shapes and colors complement each other very well.

    The creases and folds in the cloth are distracting and detract a little from the final image for me.

    Easy enough to fix in post if you wanted to.

  • xpatUSApanorama_fish_eye
    741 posts
    4 months ago

    There is no problem in this image that needs to be "fixed", IMNSHO.

  • DanHasLeftForumhelp_outline
    4254 posts
    4 months ago

    That's fine.

    Everyone is just posting their opinions of how they see images posted here.

  • minnievpanorama_fish_eye
    1849 posts
    4 months ago

    Wonderful series. Yes, an archetypal story in any species, but especially smile-worthy with kangaroos, some of the most interesting creatures still running wild anywhere on our globe. They can make us smile even when they are being violent. Wonderfully well taken.

  • MikeFewsterpanorama_fish_eye
    1810 posts
    4 months ago

    I'm not getting this one. Whatever meaning is attached to the image needs to include the dog. A local? A visitor with a tourist? A photobomberpooch? The dog doesn't look comfortable in the surroundings. If the dog is removed, the viewer is too far from the action and it probably isn't an angle an experienced photographer would then have chosen. Am I missing something?

  • MikeFewsterpanorama_fish_eye
    1810 posts
    4 months ago

    An excellent concept for a series. As you say, we can't help asking questions about the houses so immediately the viewer is engaged.
    I don't think 1 works as well as the other two. The building is smaller and the more interesting details are lost somewhat in the shaded front area. Another time of day and a bit closer would have brought it closer to the other two.
    Two oozes character. The end wall is facelike, kind of reminiscent of a Halloween pumpkin. Loved the roof with the iron covering peeling back to show the old shingles beneath - there had to be a story there. Add the leaning walls and the variety of wooden surfaces.
    Three is uncomfortably like the old motel where the guests regret they didn't drive passed. The half open blind top right, is disturbing. Someone might still be here - looking for your approach. The angle Chris has chosen builds the suspense. The viewer feels as though they are hiding.
    A series worth expanding Chris.

  • MikeFewsterpanorama_fish_eye
    1810 posts
    4 months ago

    Really nice. The lushness of the wisteria is framed by complementary greens that help lift it to prominence. The wisteria also bridges the humans so that the activities of both share subject billing. While the figure on the left is considerably darker than those on the boat, the touch of bright lime on the pump, the pink bucket and the flowers plus other small touches of colour, ensure that attention is given to the figure on the left as well. As the title says, there is no one subject here, it's life along the canal and it takes different forms. I like the aircon on the left as well. The squarer shape balances with the boat.
    At first I thought the red jackets were too bright but I have come to like them. The colour emphasizes that they're working gear and that seems important. They are cleaning the canal. That's everyday life and that is what the shot's about. The further touches of orange in the background complete the shot by linking foreground and background (as do a series of lines along the river and on the canopy edge.)
    Dan, I have to say it. I hugely prefer this shot and what you have done with the colours here to many of the colour treatments you use.