Trying to find my Inner Artist

[jstp]

Hello,

I am trying to expand myself and get a bit creative with my photography. This is one attempt and I am after any feedback on things like the border and placement of the wording, oh and the actual photo, as that is central to the whole image. I am aiming at trying to produce something that would work as say a print. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Cheers

J

[Donald]

Jason

That is the sort of image that does stop people and gets their attention. Well done. You've picked out the light on the web beautifully. I think the inner artist is well to the fore with an image like this.

A concern I have about the image is that lighter vertical strip just right of centre near the top. It's obviously something on a post or similar. I wonder if toning that down a bit so it is less obvious, would help the image?

People always seem to suggest that for a colour image, the border should be picked from a colour in the image. Don't know how useful a 'rule' this is. The title is fine - It's not encroaching onto the image itself. That is when it becomes a problem

[jstp]

Hello Donald,

Thank you very much for the compliment and the advice. I did a bit of a retouch, tried my hand with the clone tool as I could not figure any other way to lessen the impact of that strip, which was a fence pole by the way. I have also tried a different colour with the border and I had a re-think on the wording. The original wording may have made me seem a bit wary of all things pretty . Thanks again and I look forward to your thoughts on the changes.

Cheers

J

[Donald]

Oh yes. I think that is now a much stronger image. I, too, would have used the clone tool. You have made a very good job of using it.

[Dave Humphries]

Very good Jason,

Well done,

[Ollokot]

Hi Jason,
I must say I like it,very good,
Pat

[jstp]

Thank you

[Bobobird]

Very good after the edit.

About the frame colour - the new one is better but still not quite there imho.

[jstp]

Hey Bobo,

Thanks for the feedback, here is another try at the frame, a different colour and a bit darker. Please let me know what you think, I think this one highlights the picture better.

Cheers

J

[Bobobird]

Much better.

Though frames are not normally my thing, the odd times I try to be "artistic" and use one, I will use the color picker and click within the pic to see which colour within the pic would make it stand out better but without the frame being overpowering.