another experiment

fionaB · 16-12-2006, 00:03

ok straight to the point........ what do u think?

Rob Barron · 16-12-2006, 00:08

Good stuff there Fi, WTG for trying something new. When going high key like this, I try to ensure I have a full dynamic range, ie from full black to full white. There is a lot of grey here so maybe have a look and see if you can bring in the blacks as the whites are very dominant.

Good work, keep it up.

Cheers,
Rob

skipper954 · 16-12-2006, 03:30

Agree with Rob.

But kuddos for going somewhere else.

namllihs · 16-12-2006, 10:38

Good idea & well worked. The occupied and unoccupied areas are about equal, I think it would work with 40% occupied and 60% unoccupied. None the less a good image.

fionaB · 16-12-2006, 10:56

thansx for the comments............... i have taken onboard what Rob has said......... but i dont want to go too much the other way. so is this better or is it too much/ not enough

think it may have lost some detail in the upload........ but u will get the ist

sawdust · 16-12-2006, 12:01

Have I just seen this on Ephotozine just started having a go at this type of shot so not realy qualifyed to make much of a comment need to find a tutorial on this but I like the shot

jockwav · 16-12-2006, 12:28

Nice shot fiona but for me it seems a little bleached out.

fionaB · 16-12-2006, 13:25

yeps sawdust it is on ephotozine...........jock... the second copy is the darker one. does it still seemed too bleached out?

Fi

jockwav · 16-12-2006, 13:54

Maybe its just me but i prefer it a bit darker.

fionaB · 16-12-2006, 14:00

strangely enogh althogh im well known for my dark and brooding shots i actually prefer the lighter one...... that may be however cos i think it suits the subject better but thats only cos i know her! lol does that make sense!?

Fi

namllihs · 16-12-2006, 18:07

I prefer the lighter one myself.

skipper954 · 16-12-2006, 19:03

I think that everyone has a different feeling of what hi key should be. The answer is all of the above. Whatever floats your boat.

I did this pimp of a xena image in the critique section. My feeling about hi key is that a lot is left to the imagination, for the viewer to fill in as he or she likes.

So here, you can put whatever nose on her that you want

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Rob Barron · 17-12-2006, 17:49

I definitely prefer the second of the two you did there Fiona. The first looks too bright, like it was done with an over-exposed picture. But as I said before, it wasn't so much the brightness per se as the overall restricted dynamic range. The second has a full range and looks more balanced.

However, in a sense it is an entirely different picture in the second one in that some will prefer one and some the other. Number 2 is just my own personal preference as I feel it is more balanced.

Cheers,
Rob