Odds & Sods in colour

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Odds & Sods in colour

Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:05 pm

I've been finishing off the PP from some recent shoots and these are two I thought I'd share since I'm ambivalent about them. Critique away

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Re: Odds & Sods in colour

Postby Geoff on Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:18 pm

Peter - u've been hanging around Matt.K too much :)
These are excellent...sharp, beautiful working symmetry, colours and contrast.
I prefer the first one out of the two of them and somehow would think it was better if it was a full moon?
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Re: Odds & Sods in colour

Postby Matt. K on Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:25 pm

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The first image is outstanding. Contemporary photography at its finest. I agree with Geoffs comments on the second image.
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Re: Odds & Sods in colour

Postby CraigVTR on Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:23 pm

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I agree with the above comments. #1 is very good and I like the sense of scale the fisherman adds.
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Re: Odds & Sods in colour

Postby big pix on Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:29 pm

nice simple subjects........ looking good....... and it is always the simple subjects that are the hardest to see

I agree with Matt K on the first image......
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Re: Odds & Sods in colour

Postby firsty on Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:56 am

I think the half moon works as the cut is parallel to the roof line and the roof is also topped by a half circle and this ties the image together better than a full moon would

like the first as well for the addition of the human element to add scale
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Re: Odds & Sods in colour

Postby surenj on Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:47 pm

Love the first.. I would straighten it out though...
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