Espectacular trabajo donde hasta los mínimos detalles muestran su importancia, (pequeña leyenda sobre el pecho). En mi opinión ha sido un acierto por su parte ver esta composición en B*W ya que le infiere fuerza, en otros casos poder.Enhorabuena lasiate. Saludos

Dramatic, to say the least. Well seen and beautiful job with the black and white. I would also love to see a color version of this shot. Congrats on a great photo.

Best,
Jon

The dark edge/halo is disappointing. What were you needing that matte for? I assume trying to pull out the sky more? Seem like this was captured under exposed maybe. I think you could do more and do better with the post processing on this one The image still needs more "punch". You have a nice dramatic subject and a strong angle and composition.

The subject and composition are very strong here. I find the tonal range all a little unexpected, but not altogether displeasing.

merci de vos critiques. j'ai une autre version sur mon blog moins grise
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Thanks for the comments guys. I appreciate it. I was wondering if it was a little too dark though. Too much black?

I do not think there is too much black. Nearly all the black maintains sharpness and you can still see detail, so its useful and not just devoid of interest. This is a lovely picture. The water is amazingly smooth looking. Nice!

I really like the tones in this one. Love the rich blacks. I would have cropped about 10% off the bottom, enough to loose the bright rock bottom center.

You are not the first to suggest losing the rock bottom centre Beamer. I do agree. I also agree that -10% would lead to a more balanced image. Thanks for the feedback.

wonderful use of low angle. perfect!

a cool place to be, but i don't like the composition very much. another angle would be better.

Loving these contradicting comments...goes to show some things are a matter of opinion!! thanks for the input!!

It is a little blurry for me, but it looks like a very relaxing place to sit.

Hi,

Nice shot - the comp is a little static, i think - colors and overall feel of the shot is pretty good - the area in the rear of the photo is somewhat darker than it needs to be. Nice effort.

Best,
Jon

i'd prefer focus on benches
it's very lovely & peacefull like this
maybe less grass at first plan ?
anyway exactly what i need right now "peace" :D

i'd crop the white thing at top left ...

You've 'caught' her beautifully...and his inquisitiveness! ;o)

Mark,

Great work on this one - very special. By the way, do you know Thomas Hawke? Just curious.

Best,
Jon

Thank you lolly. Jon, my apologies for taking three months to respond, but candidly, I do not stop here too often anymore. I do not know who Thomas Hawke is. Do I owe him money? ;-)

Great candid shot

Thanks for all the comments.
couldn't make it stronger without your comments!

I knew it was a good image, just had to find the right balance!

I agree that this is better, I still wish you had burned the face a bit more. Do you use dodge and/or burn brushes or perhaps layer masks?

love the emotion this photo communicates!! Excellent job!

Beamer,

A burn on the face may lift this a bit.
What i had done.
Run through a noise removal script.
Set the noise removal to be as high as possible without loosing details.
I then duplicated the layer and ran a bw film simulation script.
Adjusted contrast and curve on the BW layer.
I then set it to overlay with a value of about 50% or so.

Straightened the verticals, cropped and posted.

So yes i probably could burn a bit to add some emphasis.

Thanks for the comment Noah!

Beamer, Tamara, Jon,

Thanks all of you for your interest and inputs on this photo. I am putting one more like this on critique soon!

superbe et impressionnant grâce aux minuscules personnages. Un léger manque de contraste

Lasiate, Merci pour vos commentaires! Le gars dans l'image donne cette échelle.

I love the way that the line through the rocks carries your eye across the frame. Agree with the positive comments above, well done.

Thanks Boyd!

IMHO, to be an abstract the phisical form of the object is not captivating enough. The blue on the left also needs to be a little more sharp. Excuse me for expressing my frank thoughts!

Why do you have to excuse? I ask for oppinions and feedback doesn't need to be positive all the time.

This is my first attemt to make something abstract. Personally, I love the combination of the green and deep blue.

The composition you chose creates tension. You have a horizontal fame and a vertical subject. I normally like tension in an image, but this just doesn't quite work for me. I bet this would look a lot better and hold more mystery as a square composition. That would also loose the dark corner in the upper right that tends to spoil any flow the subtle shapes in the blue object creates.

I think if the foreground were a little sharper, you might have a stronger image - nice color combination.

Jon

Tamara, I agree with you that the play between the green and the blue is quite pleasing, but I think that the green is broken up a little too much by the light patches. That said, the blue area is really very interesting. Given the other comments, I think that this could be a really good subject to revisit and shoot lots of different frames to see how different compositions etc work.

There seems to be too much empty space in this photo

Brilliant work - great use of space and it tells a story about the tragedy of fire. Nice.

Best,
Jon

@Christie: Well now, that's kinda the point now isn't it...? I am glad that you got the point. I am sorry that you feel it is a negative or a criticism. Emptiness or "negative space" in an image can be a very powerful tool for story, drama and impact.

See Jon get's it!!

great bw work. well composed and it tells a story!

Clyde, I like the bleakness that you have captured in this shot to show the devistation of a bushfire. I also think that the detail in the far mountains is very effective.

It s a great movement you ve captured here although the processing really makes it look to unreal IMO.

Muchas gracias por su critica elaine, saludos.

I like this subject, very provocative. I think the lighting is a bit disappointing.

Muchas gracia Clyde por su critica, Saludos.

Initially, I felt the same way about the lighting, Clyde. But if you go for a more standard lighting treatment...I think you're left with something more ordinary and less special and less thought provoking. I kept returning to this photo because the light was so puzzling to me.

Best,
Jon

I love this image. The eyes really draw you in which makes for a strong composition.

eyes and expression make this excellent!

Mooch, thx for the fave! Amy, thx for the feedback - much appreciated.

Best,
Jon

Can't really add much to what has been said. This is lovely!!

Thx, Clyde. Hard to go wrong with such a beautiful subject!

Cheers,
Jon