Ice Office

nichpr · 01-05-2007, 01:46

A restored village near Plymouth, Mi. Looking forward to your comments.
- Paul

Boofers · 01-05-2007, 01:57

Nice quiet picture, everthing looks great but the blue shadow under the tree, alittle to bright maybe, that one scares me cause I don't know how to fix it.

**Markulous** · 01-05-2007, 06:32

Comp looks good tho' image needs a CW rotate to make the verticals, well, vertical! Given the simplicity, wonder how it'd look as a mono, or even sepia?

Shadow is 'lighter' under the tree due to it being on snow which reflects the light and is usually blue. If necessary (and not too sure it is here) you could use the Sponge tool in PS (with the D&B tool and used similarly )to desaturate a little.

fionaB · 01-05-2007, 08:02

this i really like, it holds the eye and tells a story, super stuff, as has already been said it needs rotated, the shadow doesnt worry me cos u would expect it to be there given the snow, and it makes it more 3 dimensional.

Fi

nichpr · 01-05-2007, 18:57

Good Grief.........as much as I worked on this shot, I never noticed the verticals

Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees........

I think I have things straightened out now. Is this better?

fionaB · 01-05-2007, 20:10

yep much better.........

**Markulous** · 02-05-2007, 07:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by nichpr

I think I have things straightened out now. Is this better?

nicklovick · 02-05-2007, 11:02

For me, I find this shot a bit busy. My eye cant seem to settle on any one portion of the image.
When my eye does finally come to rest it ends up on the blue patch of sky. I also find the arrows on the sign draw my eye out of the left of the photo.

I think I would crop the right hand portion of the photo away entirely removing the bright blue and the deep shadow below the right hand tree. The sign would then become the focal point of the image with some nice diagonals drawing your eye towards it.

If you want to try a crop like this I think Dave's suggestion of mono or sepia would really improve it.

Rob Barron · 02-05-2007, 17:51

I really like this Paul, it is a well thought out shot with the ICE notice and the snow tying the whole image together and giving it a sense of irony. I know there were some things you could do to make it perfect technically but if I am honest I just looked at it and thought 'Love it, great idea' and the off-vertical vertcals and brighter shadow didn't occur to me at all until I sat and looked at it with a technical eye. Does sort of highlight the point that sometimes we forget to simply enjoy pictures for what they are.

Good work.
Rob

01-05-2007, 01:46	#1 (permalink)
nichpr Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 828	Ice Office A restored village near Plymouth, Mi. Looking forward to your comments. - Paul

01-05-2007, 01:57	#2 (permalink)
Boofers Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 40 miles south of St. Louis Posts: 2,267	Re: Ice Office Nice quiet picture, everthing looks great but the blue shadow under the tree, alittle to bright maybe, that one scares me cause I don't know how to fix it.

01-05-2007, 06:32	#3 (permalink)
Markulous Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peak District Posts: 9,593	Re: Ice Office Comp looks good tho' image needs a CW rotate to make the verticals, well, vertical! Given the simplicity, wonder how it'd look as a mono, or even sepia? Shadow is 'lighter' under the tree due to it being on snow which reflects the light and is usually blue. If necessary (and not too sure it is here) you could use the Sponge tool in PS (with the D&B tool and used similarly )to desaturate a little.

01-05-2007, 08:02	#4 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,318	Re: Ice Office this i really like, it holds the eye and tells a story, super stuff, as has already been said it needs rotated, the shadow doesnt worry me cos u would expect it to be there given the snow, and it makes it more 3 dimensional. Fi

01-05-2007, 18:57	#5 (permalink)
nichpr Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 828	Re: Ice Office Good Grief.........as much as I worked on this shot, I never noticed the verticals Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees........ I think I have things straightened out now. Is this better?

01-05-2007, 20:10	#6 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,318	Re: Ice Office yep much better.........

02-05-2007, 11:02	#8 (permalink)
nicklovick Been here a while Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland Posts: 292	Re: Ice Office For me, I find this shot a bit busy. My eye cant seem to settle on any one portion of the image. When my eye does finally come to rest it ends up on the blue patch of sky. I also find the arrows on the sign draw my eye out of the left of the photo. I think I would crop the right hand portion of the photo away entirely removing the bright blue and the deep shadow below the right hand tree. The sign would then become the focal point of the image with some nice diagonals drawing your eye towards it. If you want to try a crop like this I think Dave's suggestion of mono or sepia would really improve it.

02-05-2007, 17:51	#9 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,115	Re: Ice Office I really like this Paul, it is a well thought out shot with the ICE notice and the snow tying the whole image together and giving it a sense of irony. I know there were some things you could do to make it perfect technically but if I am honest I just looked at it and thought 'Love it, great idea' and the off-vertical vertcals and brighter shadow didn't occur to me at all until I sat and looked at it with a technical eye. Does sort of highlight the point that sometimes we forget to simply enjoy pictures for what they are. Good work. Rob __________________ Rob Barron robbarron@aol.com If you look down on other people, don't expect them to look up to you!

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