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01/06/2008 08:51:16 AM |
Initial thoughts
Honestly? Not to keen on the strange effects of the processing.
Composition/ Content
Content is interesting – a simple combination of natural landscape scene and two man-made structures.
Compositionally, I like how the river sweeps around to the bridge and is echoed by the curve of the bridge arch itself. There is also a strong diagonal formed by the main line of clouds and then down into trees of the right bank of the river.
Digital Processing - Technical
It̢۪s totally down to personal taste, I know. For me, the processing ruins the image. I don̢۪t like the effect of desaturation on the foliage nor the artificial look of the water surface. The clouds and sky seem to suffer the most from the processing and no longer look natural.
Any negatives?
The processing is the main one for me. Additionally, I̢۪m not sure the content of the image is strong enough to make the image stand out.
Fits The Challenge
The last thing I feel when I look at this is the peace and harmony of zen. Instead I feel discordant and out of sorts, like the natural order of things has been thrown away.
Hope this isn̢۪t too disheartening a comment? I figured an honest reaction was more valuable than a vanity comment!
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12/30/2007 06:35:36 PM |
Interesting how I faved this and never commented....
I just love the interaction between the blues and the whites. The bridge gives just enough to break the ground and the sky. I like the IR shots quite a bit. |
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08/11/2006 07:02:55 PM |
Trading post...
The clouds and the water are fantastic! That said, I really don't like the infrared too much. And I know it's not fair, but I tend to vote down these types of pictures. They just look too unnatural to me. I actually didn't vote on this one for that reason. My zen didn't do too well, so take this with a grain of salt... it just doesn't seem like a zen type picture. There is too much going on. |
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08/07/2006 10:12:15 PM |
Trading Post comment
Well I didn't beat you by much... but since I don't beat you very often these days, allow me a moment to gloat... :-) OK, moment over. First I must admit that I am not a huge fan of infared - I know a lot of people really like it, but to me it reminds me of flocked Christmas trees and I've never liked flocked Christmas trees. Christmas trees should be green and smell of pine. Period.
The setting and the composition (once I get past the flocked trees) is pretty peaceful (though it probably wasn't with the kids whining and all). Would that you could get rid of the building, though. The one thing I will say for infared is it makes the river a lovely color.
All in all, I'd take a 5.8 that you "phfftttt" at any day.
Heh! Just read Posthumous' broku - it does look like popcorn eating the bridge... |
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08/07/2006 01:14:00 PM |
| Wow, looks like you did a lot of work on this from your description, I really like how you post processed it, it should have placed higher IMO but apparently I missed it during the challenge, I don't see my vote in red :( |
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08/07/2006 12:46:08 AM |
| Hi Tim... for me, this image didn't feel Zen, but was more of a landscape. I also think I'm unfortunately biased against IR images; it's an effect I'm just not crazy about (as some don't like selective desat or fisheye, for example). But your image has a nice dreamy feel to it, and the way the trees reflect the clouds is a clever touch. |
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08/06/2006 11:31:15 PM |
popcorn eats a bridge
this is not the popcorn's way
the bridge is now sad |
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08/06/2006 06:09:54 PM |
| this is gorgious!!!!! I love the colour and depth, how the river leads your eye. I have the immediate fantasy of clomping over the bridge in a horse drawn carrage with a big fir coat on and the top down. |
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08/06/2006 12:33:03 PM |
| Very nice - soothing. Great shot! |
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08/04/2006 04:41:36 PM |
| Kinda weird and creepy - in a fascinating photography kinda way! |
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08/04/2006 08:22:06 AM |
| this is wonderful! great shot! (9) |
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08/04/2006 08:00:55 AM |
| very lovely infrared shot... i love the reflections in and smoothness of the water, and the bridge looks great. the tower block is a bit of an eyesore, but it doesn't detract from the impact overtly. there does also appear to be a highish level of noise in the blues, but overall it's a nice effectively done example of IR photography. and a bit zen-ish too. 7. |
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08/03/2006 05:14:11 PM |
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07/31/2006 10:29:27 PM |
| Infrared was born for Zen! |
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07/31/2006 03:18:10 PM |
| Wow. This looks cold. Great photo. |
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07/31/2006 12:09:49 PM |
| yea, pretty freakin cool! 10! |
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07/31/2006 11:26:11 AM |
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07/31/2006 11:04:14 AM |
| Great snap...very soothing |
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07/31/2006 10:15:27 AM |
| zen and skyscraper? No way. |
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07/31/2006 10:03:48 AM |
| neat looking shot, was there alot of ps work? not sure if the trees/brush had snow on them or if it was editing... looks neat, just a little weird how they blend into the sky IMO, nice shot tho :) |
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07/31/2006 08:40:20 AM |
| For me this would say Zen even more if the building wasn't there, however it is a peaceful scene and the colours are nice :o) 8 |
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07/31/2006 12:48:48 AM |
| wow, where the heck is that...snow? or just white trees...but still awesome! 9 |
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