Project 52 by George (geoz)

**geoz** · 27th January 2013, 06:05 PM

Thanks Lon, I rotated it and added vignetting to add some romance

What do you think?

**Lon Howard** · 27th January 2013, 08:28 PM

Still learning here George, but in my brief experience with photography I have discovered some things about myself that are perhaps at best on the fringe of mainstream (I'm being nice to myself here

). One of those things is that my appreciation for an image has never been influenced by whether it's flowing left to right or right to left, even as I have been unmercifully lathered with the left to right mantra by the senior members of my camera club. I do respect all of their years of experience, but as yet, I am ambivalent.

Earlier in this thread I mentioned another of my quirks, which is that most of the time (not all, though) vignettes act as a distracting element for me. I am positive that with this also I am at odds with most people but I have stopped being concerned about it, although I am interested in a variety of opinions about any particular image. With this one, the vignette seems to have darkened the image to the point where my sense of the setting is diminished. I'd like other views on the image, for sure.

**Geoff F** · 27th January 2013, 08:50 PM

I'm with you, Lon, most of the time I don't like vignette; at least not with 'normal' photos.

And for some reason, having the action moving from left to right does seem more 'comfortable' to me. But there is no logical reason for this.

**Lon Howard** · 27th January 2013, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Geoff F

And for some reason, having the action moving from left to right does seem more 'comfortable' to me. But there is no logical reason for this.

I'm guessing that it's related to how most of the world reads ... eyes are trained to flow from left to right to move on, so to speak. Maybe I don't read so good

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**geoz** · 28th January 2013, 03:47 AM

Thanks Lon and Geoff for the feedback.

Here is a version without vignetting. i've seen vignetting work with portraits and that is why i tried it here. I don't think i would try it again with a landscape or such.

As for, left to right - it may be cultural, reading from left to right. Someplace i think i heard that cinematographers and staging uses it to show movement into the future and right to left as returning. So maybe we are already conditioned. Also know that in giving presentations standing to the left is suggested since the upper left quadrant is primary. Don't know if that tradition goes back to painting.

On the other hand it may be instinct - dogs do it. See http://suite101.com/article/study-sa...n-faces-a75900. Mirroring only works in some cases. I commented once to someone else about this and they responded that the scene was so well known it would have been a mistake. If you mirror the NY skyline it would look strange. Bottom line as usual is it's up to your eye. Thanks again.

**geoz** · 3rd February 2013, 04:52 PM

Some from the frozen Passaic Falls C&C welcome.

**Geoff F** · 3rd February 2013, 08:18 PM

Snow and black rocks - wow, that is tricky.

Possibly a couple of spots where the snow has slightly over exposed and lost fine details, but difficult to tell from this monitor. Did you spot meter for the brightest areas?

Excellent photos all round.

**geoz** · 4th February 2013, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Geoff F

Snow and black rocks - wow, that is tricky.

Possibly a couple of spots where the snow has slightly over exposed and lost fine details, but difficult to tell from this monitor. Did you spot meter for the brightest areas?

Excellent photos all round.

Thanks Geoff. I watched the histogram. The only slightly blown out bits are the two humps in the right center of the first one. Numbers are 1/400 sec at f/11, ISO 800

**Brownbear** · 4th February 2013, 12:20 AM

indeed very nice.. art out of rocks... ie; they look like paintings.

**geoz** · 5th February 2013, 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Christina S

indeed very nice.. art out of rocks... ie; they look like paintings.

Thanks Christina. It's a nice spot right in the middle of a city.

**geoz** · 12th February 2013, 12:53 AM

Hey! Where are you going?

Dancing Does

I was driving through a park when about six does and a buck crossed in front of me. They started grazing in a field so I go out and got a couple of shots. They must be used to people since they didn't mind people being around but not too close.

A father and his son came by walking an unleashed English Wiredhaired Pointer puppy. (They stopped to chat a bit.) The puppy was pretty well behaved until instinct took over and he started chasing some of the deer. They called him to no avail and the boy took off after the dog with the other deer just watching the whole thing.

C&C Welcome

**Brownbear** · 12th February 2013, 01:13 AM

great pics... I love the first one, you captured the moment beautifully. Thanks for explaining why the boy is running seemingly away from the deer.

Wish I could've been there, too.

**geoz** · 12th February 2013, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by Christina S

great pics... I love the first one, you captured the moment beautifully. Thanks for explaining why the boy is running seemingly away from the deer.

Wish I could've been there, too.

Thanks Christina, There were about 5 other people in the area just watching the dear. Then the dog took off and things happened fast. Still make me smile.

**geoz** · 16th February 2013, 10:58 PM

Waiting for spring in the middle of February. C&C welcome.

**Geoff F** · 17th February 2013, 06:52 PM

Crisp well exposed shots with good colour. Some potentially difficult exposures have been handled well and the compositions are well thought out.

I suppose a couple of children using the swings would have added a little 'human element' to the scene; but I'm happy with it as shot.

The only thing I might change is to remove the planes from the sky. Or are they large birds? Either way, they aren't big enough to add any interest. But I'm not really worried about them.

**geoz** · 18th February 2013, 02:59 AM

Originally Posted by Geoff F

Crisp well exposed shots with good colour. Some potentially difficult exposures have been handled well and the compositions are well thought out.

I suppose a couple of children using the swings would have added a little 'human element' to the scene; but I'm happy with it as shot.

The only thing I might change is to remove the planes from the sky. Or are they large birds? Either way, they aren't big enough to add any interest. But I'm not really worried about them.

Thanks Geoff, I was looking for some color.

Not too many kids out that day, either sledding or building snow men. Usually I'm careful about photographing people, especially children. Your right about the plane being a distraction, next time I'll remove it.

**geoz** · 10th March 2013, 12:04 AM

Missed a couple of weeks since I was on vacation. I went to Cologne and Paris. This week pics from Cologne. C&C very welcome.

I've been to Cologne before and the main attraction is the 800 year old cathedral. It is in a classic Gothic style. When you approach it you see the typical ornate heavy blackness associated with that style. However I was stunned when I entered since it basically huge room with glass walls filled with light. I don't know if there are any modern buildings that can match it for scale and light. (It was a cloudy day so the interior shots below have been lightened a bit with Lightroom.)

Here's an exterior.