Invitation to play and crop

[cmr164]

Two images from the harbour at Cannes. The first shows the working part at dusk and the second shows some folks headed back to their yacht in some choppy water. I like both subjects but the images just don't do the trick. Thus this invitation to play with the images. (as per usual click the image to get the larger jpeg)

ISO Speed: 200
Aperture: f8.0
Shutter: 1/500
Focal Length (mm): 400

http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/cannes02oct128dusk_s.jpg (http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/cannes02oct128.jpg)

ISO Speed: 200
Aperture: f8.0
Shutter: 1/500
Focal Length (mm): 400

http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/cannes02oct182boat_s.jpg (http://www.iisc.com/dgrin/cannes02oct182.jpg)

[wxwax]

A very quick attempt... off to work.

http://wxwax.smugmug.com/photos/2424417-L.jpg

[cmr164]

A very quick attempt... off to work.


That's an interesting thought and certainly helps direct the attention.

[mystic7]

Hope this is what you had in mind for this picture.
M7

[mystic7]

Or perhaps more in keeping with the time of day

[Deacon]

Cropped to what I thought was the most visual and focused on the vertical elements.
http://Deacon.smugmug.com/photos/2597272-L.jpg


Deacon

[cmr164]

Hope this is what you had in mind for this picture.
M7
The cropping is ok but the dusk and the sky colors are lost http://www.dgrin.com./images/smilies/bncry.gif

[cmr164]

Cropped to what I thought was the most visual and focused on the vertical elements.
Deacon
Very nice crop and you did preserve some of the color... maybe try lightening the bottom but leave the rich setting-sun colors at the top to keep more

[wxwax]

Good crop, Deacon, I hadn't seen that one. :thumb

cmr, where ya been? Missed ya.

[cmr164]

Good crop, Deacon, I hadn't seen that one. :thumb

cmr, where ya been? Missed ya.
In the midst of moving from Waltham Ma. (USA) to Sommerville so not as much time to play :(

[rutt]

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2612452-M.jpg
Cropped, steepened the LAB curves, sharpened on the L channel.

[rutt]

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2612587-M.jpg

More LAB moves: move boad hull to neutral to remove cast, sharpen curves to bring up contract in the hills and water, sharpen on L channel. I liked the hills and especially the concave bowl, so my crop included these. I hope that the LAB steepening makes the hills more interesting.

[wxwax]

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2612452-M.jpg
Cropped, steepened the LAB curves, sharpened on the L channel.

I like what you did to the sky. Next step is to bring the foreground to the proper level of brightness/saturation.

[cmr164]

Cropped, steepened the LAB curves, sharpened on the L channel.
Not bad. How about a little more foreground water and a little more lightening of the foreground

[cmr164]

More LAB moves: move boad hull to neutral to remove cast, sharpen curves to bring up contract in the hills and water, sharpen on L channel. I liked the hills and especially the concave bowl, so my crop included these. I hope that the LAB steepening makes the hills more interesting.
Good stuff. I keep thinking there must be someway to include the owner's dingy but it is too well masked by the choppy sea.

[rutt]

Not bad. How about a little more foreground water and a little more lightening of the foreground
Once again, LAB curves are the quick fix. It's easy to lighten the overly dark parts of the shot with the L curve, while adding even more contrast to the sky. Since the picture falls neatly into dark and light sections the L curve looks seep on the end, but flat in the middle.

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2619781-M.jpg

[rutt]

And then, just for fun, moved to CMYK to reestablish shawdows. This might be hard to see on a monitor, but I think it would matter in a print.
http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2620115-M.jpg

[cmr164]

Once again, LAB curves are the quick fix. It's easy to lighten the overly dark parts of the shot with the L curve, while adding even more contrast to the sky. Since the picture falls neatly into dark and light sections the L curve looks seep on the end, but flat in the middle.


Playing with light is what makes it all fun isn't it. You are in the Boston area but I don't see any info in your profile. Some of us who ride get together sometimes and JimF and I have done a photo afternoon together at the Museum of industry.

[lynnma]

Playing with light is what makes it all fun isn't it. You are in the Boston area but I don't see any info in your profile. Some of us who ride get together sometimes and JimF and I have done a photo afternoon together at the Museum of industry.Hi Charles,

wanna crop?:D

[cmr164]

Hi Charles,

wanna crop?:D
Sure, but do you have a bigger image to work with? If you can't put it up on smugmug or somewhere, then email it to me.

[lynnma]

In the midst of moving from Waltham Ma. (USA) to Sommerville so not as much time to play :(Oh boy Charles... you have my sympathy. Betcha didn't realize how much "stuff" you have.:D
Lynn

[Sam]

Hi Charles,

wanna crop?:D
OK, here is a quick crop.

[wxwax]

Did somebody say 'crop'?

[komet]

The above images of the building by Sam and Wxwax are kind of apples and oranges...depending on desired emphasis and effect....they both have merit. It would be difficult to say one looks better than the other without defining the parameters of the desired goal. Can someone define the goals of cropping? No doubt, it helps to have a large target to begin with........no?

[fish]

The above images of the building by Sam and Wxwax are kind of apples and oranges...depending on desired emphasis and effect....they both have merit. It would be difficult to say one looks better than the other without defining the parameters of the desired goal. Can someone define the goals of cropping? No doubt, it helps to have a large target to begin with........no?
Allow me to add a tangerine.

[wxwax]

The above images of the building by Sam and Wxwax are kind of apples and oranges...depending on desired emphasis and effect....they both have merit. It would be difficult to say one looks better than the other without defining the parameters of the desired goal. Can someone define the goals of cropping? No doubt, it helps to have a large target to begin with........no?

Well, I think the point of the shot is the small, old building to the left. It's an interesting contrast to the tall, modern buildings which surround it. Unfortunately, the light doesn't help tell the story. So you crop the house into a powerful position (on a third) and keep the shot vertical, to emphasize the tall buildings.

[cmr164]

Well, I think the point of the shot is the small, old building to the left. It's an interesting contrast to the tall, modern buildings which surround it. Unfortunately, the light doesn't help tell the story. So you crop the house into a powerful position (on a third) and keep the shot vertical, to emphasize the tall buildings.
My concepts were more along the lines of...

[komet]

It's amazing the different perspectives to be gained from the above experimentations...they are all good...just different.