Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

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Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby biggerry on Thu Aug 02, 2012 12:27 am

I am interested in thoughts on the Triptych image, once again little or no thought was used in the taking of teh images for purpose of a triptych, however the 3 images have been selected to show a couple of features of the location, Indian Head. plus a few extras just to fill up the page :)

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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby Steffen on Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:36 am

The boot image is great! (do I sound like a computer geek?)

Very evocative and well executed. If anything I'd tackle the slight magenta cast. I suppose the light falling through the green canopy threw off the auto-WB somewhat.

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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby sirhc55 on Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:24 am

The Triptych has no cohesive connection. The middle image lets it down - the boot, just brilliant :cheers:
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby gstark on Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:47 am

What Chris said.
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby Mj on Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:49 am

wot Chris said... the three images could easily be of three entirely separate places yet are similar compositions... nothing ties them together.

A standard marketing approach is often to show a series (let's say three) shots showing completely different aspects of a locale... e.g. beach, rainforest... and... shopping (of course).
From a marketing perspective that can work... it usually has little artistic merit though.
Each individual image is fine... treat them that way.

p.s. love the boot too... an interesting topic of conversation one day... why does photography lend itself and seem to always gravitate to the old and rustic.
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby CraigVTR on Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:40 am

Agree with all the comments and the boot does look great.

Mj wrote:... why does photography lend itself and seem to always gravitate to the old and rustic.


Is that old and rustic subject or old and rustic photographer? :)
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby gstark on Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:42 am

CraigVTR wrote:Agree with all the comments and the boot does look great.

Mj wrote:... why does photography lend itself and seem to always gravitate to the old and rustic.


Is that old and rustic subject or old and rustic photographer? :)


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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Aug 02, 2012 6:35 pm

Hi Gerry - for me they aren't different enough or not similar enough if you know what I mean. It's probably that centre image which jars most (coming from the similar enough philosophy)

.. and just read the other comments and it looks like it's been covered :)

still if I was going to "join" these images I think the left needs to be warmer (all over) and the middle much warmer again (at least the bit below the horizon)
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby biggerry on Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:55 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated.

Steffen wrote:The boot image is great! (do I sound like a computer geek?)
Very evocative and well executed. If anything I'd tackle the slight magenta cast. I suppose the light falling through the green canopy threw off the auto-WB somewhat.


Thanks Steffen, i think i am having issues with my monitor atm, i seem to be coping alot of that magenta cast in my images lately.

sirhc55 wrote:The Triptych has no cohesive connection. The middle image lets it down - the boot, just brilliant :cheers:

gstark wrote:What Chris said.

Mj wrote:wot Chris said... the three images could easily be of three entirely separate places yet are similar compositions... nothing ties them together.


cheers Chris/Gary/Mj, trying to get good landscape/seascape triptychs is something that I find quite hard, possibly due to a lack of any forethought for it at the time and only considering it after the fact.

With regards to this one, I think it probably be one that has more meaning for me since I have been there - now note, thats pretty useless for any one else viewing it though! The view from teh triptych is basically a 180 degree view of the spot, that for me, is the only common factor but again pretty meaningless for peeps who have not been there.. 8)

Mj wrote:Each individual image is fine... treat them that way.


fair enough, i found them all to be be a bit 'meh'

Remorhaz wrote:still if I was going to "join" these images I think the left needs to be warmer (all over) and the middle much warmer again (at least the bit below the horizon)


hmm, did not even think of that, i thought they looked pretty well balance, however my monitor atm resembles the quality of a 80's coke bottle :)

cheers, Rodney et al.

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Mj wrote:... why does photography lend itself and seem to always gravitate to the old and rustic.


Is that old and rustic subject or old and rustic photographer? :)


hey thats my old boot and it was not that long ago it was on my foot :rotfl2:
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby Mr Darcy on Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:31 pm

biggerry wrote:hey thats my old boot and it was not that long ago it was on my foot


:shock: :shock: :shock: You're the Green Man :!: :!: :!: :?: :?: :?:
That explains quite a lot. :mrgreen:
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby aim54x on Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:46 pm

You weren't standing in the stream for long enough if your boot is looking like that!!

Loving the green stuff mate!
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby surenj on Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:51 am

aim54x wrote:You weren't standing in the stream for long enough if your boot is looking like that!!

You mean he WAS standing for too long... :mrgreen:

Tritych > Not tickling my fancy buds. Each image (when seen large) may have merit although not sure about middle one.
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby zafra52 on Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:59 pm

Beautiful pictures. I think I prefer also the
one with the boot. It has some quirkiness
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby aim54x on Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:24 pm

surenj wrote:
aim54x wrote:You weren't standing in the stream for long enough if your boot is looking like that!!

You mean he WAS standing for too long... :mrgreen:


If he was standing in the moving water there wouldn't be that sort of growth!
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Re: Indian Head Triptych and Old boots

Postby biggerry on Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:46 pm

Mr Darcy wrote:
biggerry wrote:hey thats my old boot and it was not that long ago it was on my foot


:shock: :shock: :shock: You're the Green Man :!: :!: :!: :?: :?: :?:
That explains quite a lot. :mrgreen:


lol...at this place moss grows damn fast...


surenj wrote:Tritych > Not tickling my fancy buds. Each image (when seen large) may have merit although not sure about middle one.


i hear ya, off to the drawing board again.

aim54x wrote:You weren't standing in the stream for long enough if your boot is looking like that!!
Loving the green stuff mate!


haha :up:

zafra52 wrote:Beautiful pictures. I think I prefer also the
one with the boot. It has some quirkiness
about it.


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