Back's Against the Wall !

Venomator · 31-12-2005, 17:30

Deep breaths ... and ... go for it !

Do your damndest and no holds barred - said in the fullness of knowledge and understanding of today's no-holds barred thread !

Taken at St Mawes in Cornwall over the Christmas period ...

Thankx a lot for looking ... and commenting (I think !).

Boon · 31-12-2005, 18:31

now thats better, (unlike the twigs and water one) straight no brainer, clear, simple and easy to look at, lovely photo.
stevannie

Venomator · 31-12-2005, 19:05

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Originally Posted by stevannie

now thats better, (unlike the twigs and water one) straight no brainer, clear, simple and easy to look at, lovely photo.
stevannie

Wah hey - thanks Stevannie ! Glad you like and love the twigs and water reference !

No brainer sort of suits me after my first post performance !

Enjoy 2006 ... best wishes to you and yours,

MyPix · 31-12-2005, 19:09

on first looks i like this shot,,,,,,,,

it however needs....something, a point of interest at the end of the sea wall possibly, otherwise it leads you into nothing,

but dont get me wrong, a good shot none the less

MyPix

ps...is the perp against the wall yours......if not, clone him/her out, lol

pps... i think i missed the point of the shot

Venomator · 31-12-2005, 19:14

Thanx MyPix,

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it however needs....something

Point took - some of the others had a boat passing but lacked something else - none of them are perfect but hey ho !

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ps...is the perp against the wall yours......if not, clone him/her out, lol

'tis actually my wife - thought it gave some scale perspective.

Do not have any software yet to enable cloning ! Working up to elements though ...

MyPix · 31-12-2005, 19:19

pm sent....

top marks for thinking about the scale etc, but she needed to have slightly more impact on the image some how ,
maybe you can clone in a boat , just to experiment mind,

MyPix

GfK · 31-12-2005, 19:26

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Originally Posted by Venomator

'tis actually my wife - thought it gave some scale perspective.

It would have been better if she was either acting naturally, or not in the shot at all. As it is, it looks like she's trying to get out of shot (and failing spectacularly)

Venomator · 31-12-2005, 19:31

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Originally Posted by MyPix

pm sent....

top marks for thinking about the scale etc, but she needed to have slightly more impact on the image some how ,
maybe you can clone in a boat , just to experiment mind,

MyPix

You mean like this ? (original though ... not cloned for reasons stated earlier !)

Matty · 01-01-2006, 10:27

crop it JUST above the lifeboi thingy and see how that looks

Venomator · 01-01-2006, 11:57

Assume you mean the boat and not the wife ??? Will give it a go later ... on my Jan 1 chores right now (while she showers though ...)

Venomator · 01-01-2006, 15:38

Howsa bout this Matty ...

Although it looks remarkably like a crop of the original posting - except the RoT is almost obeyed ... should suit your approach to rules Matt ?

MyPix · 01-01-2006, 16:02

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Originally Posted by Venomator

Howsa bout this Matty ...

Although it looks remarkably like a crop of the original posting - except the RoT is almost obeyed ... should suit your approach to rules Matt ?

hmm,
i think you have lost the way here slightly

,
by this i mean you are trying to please someone elses perception of your picture,
at the end of the day it is yours to do with what you wish, all we can do is ' advise ' you on some technical issues, that lets face it arnt actually set in stone, some of the most sucessfull pictures break the standard rules....
and are accepted as such

if you like it, damn the rest of us and finish it how you wish,,, lol

saying this, lol....i like the final image better , it has more warmth , and better focal point, and has changed from a ' back aganst the wall ' picture, to a ' at last.....alone....' picture

MyPix

Venomator · 01-01-2006, 16:41

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saying this, lol....i like the final image better , it has more warmth , and better focal point, and has changed from a ' back aganst the wall ' picture, to a ' at last.....alone....' picture

Have to say MyPix - I agree with everything you say ... but at the end of the day others may provide an angle one may not have thought of previously !

And in this case I do have to agree

the final image suggested by Matty and commented on by you is far superior !

The comment about RoT is a follow up jibe to Matt's PoV on another pic !

Thanx for looking, and commenting !

Matty · 01-01-2006, 22:48

see, sometimes in my warped little brain it all makes sense

Marianne · 01-01-2006, 22:56

can I just add that I like the version with the boat in

You have perhaps made the file size too small which has caused those artefacts in the images?

Venomator · 02-01-2006, 14:54

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Originally Posted by Marianne

can I just add that I like the version with the boat in

You have perhaps made the file size too small which has caused those artefacts in the images?

Thanx Marianne - I guess like them all ... in their own way ! But what do we post pics for if not to show them off and have them critiqued ... and then give some of the suggestions a go ?

Take your point about file size - having only just gotten to grips with the posting thing I am still struggling a bit with the sizing ... mostly the pics seem to resize themselves as they are uploaded ?

Matty · 02-01-2006, 18:54

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Originally Posted by Venomator

Thanx Marianne - I guess like them all ... in their own way ! But what do we post pics for if not to show them off and have them critiqued ... and then give some of the suggestions a go ?

Take your point about file size - having only just gotten to grips with the posting thing I am still struggling a bit with the sizing ... mostly the pics seem to resize themselves as they are uploaded ?

you need to keep them to 600x and 160kb on the gallery, or it will eat them

Venomator · 02-01-2006, 19:02

31-12-2005, 17:30	#1 (permalink)
Venomator Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 922	Back's Against the Wall ! Deep breaths ... and ... go for it ! Do your damndest and no holds barred - said in the fullness of knowledge and understanding of today's no-holds barred thread ! Taken at St Mawes in Cornwall over the Christmas period ... Thankx a lot for looking ... and commenting (I think !).

31-12-2005, 19:19	#6 (permalink)
MyPix Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 745	pm sent.... top marks for thinking about the scale etc, but she needed to have slightly more impact on the image some how , maybe you can clone in a boat , just to experiment mind, MyPix Last edited by MyPix : 31-12-2005 at 19:21.

31-12-2005, 18:31	#2 (permalink)
Boon Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Robin Hood County Posts: 523	now thats better, (unlike the twigs and water one) straight no brainer, clear, simple and easy to look at, lovely photo. stevannie

31-12-2005, 19:09	#4 (permalink)
MyPix Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 745	on first looks i like this shot,,,,,,,, it however needs....something, a point of interest at the end of the sea wall possibly, otherwise it leads you into nothing, but dont get me wrong, a good shot none the less MyPix ps...is the perp against the wall yours......if not, clone him/her out, lol pps... i think i missed the point of the shot

01-01-2006, 10:27	#9 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	crop it JUST above the lifeboi thingy and see how that looks

01-01-2006, 11:57	#10 (permalink)
Venomator Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 922	Assume you mean the boat and not the wife ??? Will give it a go later ... on my Jan 1 chores right now (while she showers though ...)

01-01-2006, 15:38	#11 (permalink)
Venomator Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 922	Howsa bout this Matty ... Although it looks remarkably like a crop of the original posting - except the RoT is almost obeyed ... should suit your approach to rules Matt ?

01-01-2006, 22:48	#14 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	see, sometimes in my warped little brain it all makes sense

01-01-2006, 22:56	#15 (permalink)
Marianne Been here a while Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 326	can I just add that I like the version with the boat in You have perhaps made the file size too small which has caused those artefacts in the images?

02-01-2006, 19:02	#18 (permalink)
Venomator Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 922