Monday Morning

[Black Pearl]

Out with the dog this morning and even though it is July its been raining all night, the sky is full of clouds and its not exactly warm - gotta love a British summer.

Fields of (almost) Gold




Droplets


Both Fuji X-T1 + XF 35mm f1.4R

[Donald]

I took a pause from my reading to have a look at this post.

The last sentence I read before pausing was the opening sentence in Chapter 2 of Jesse Alexander's, 'Perspectives on Place: Theory and Practice in Landscape Photography', Bloomsbury, 2015:-

"In this chapter, we will discuss some of the ways in which the land has traditionally been - and to a certain extent, continues to be - represented."

Seemed to be a perfect combination.

Gorgeous images, Robin. The composition of both is wonderful, in my opinion and the depth of field in both is just right for that image.

[Black Pearl]

Thats an inspirational comment Donald - thank you.

[Rebel]

Great shots Robin, excellent focus and DoF.

[kalyt]

The first shoot is good, but the second is excellent

[ccphoto]

Agree with Kaare. Just playing with an idea of taking out some of the sky in the first shot so the emphasis stays on the foreground perhaps using a halving relationship...flowers 1/2, field, 1/4 and sky 1/8 or thereabouts. Not at all familiar with English summers(motorhomes only float for just a few short minutes) or any other time of the year, but crummy weather resides everywhere.

[terrib]

I really like that second shot - the DOF and how your processed it.

[Black Pearl]

Agree with Kaare. Just playing with an idea of taking out some of the sky in the first shot so the emphasis stays on the foreground perhaps using a halving relationship...flowers 1/2, field, 1/4 and sky 1/8 or thereabouts. Not at all familiar with English summers(motorhomes only float for just a few short minutes) or any other time of the year, but crummy weather resides everywhere.

Let me get back home and I'll try your suggestion which could well strengthen the image - I'll post it when done.

Thanks.

[ccphoto]

When you do, add a bit of a levels adjustment to the sky so there is a binding element between the sky and the flowers.

[Black Pearl]

I did tweak the sky a little but that's close to how it was when I was out walking so I don't want it too artificial.

[Black Pearl]

Instead of just cropping it Cris I used the Content Aware Scale in Photoshop to lower the sky but still keep the clouds.

I think you're right, it does improve the balance...

[Donald]

I think you're right, it does improve the balance...

Of course, as the creator of the work, you make the final decision. But ..........

I prefer the original. I think the balance of that is better. The row of flowers is in just the right place within the frame in that version and give the whole thing a balanced harmony. In the edited version, I find the flowers to 'heavy' and in my face. It's not so subtle. Just one view!

[tbob]

I agree with Donald. I love the balance and sense of place in the first image. My only suggestion would be to decrease saturation and reduce luminence of the blues in the clouds. Not much, but for some reason cameras like to make clouds more blue than they really are and tweaking them a bit makes them look more lifelike.

The second needs nothing, maybe just a wall to hang it on.

[Black Pearl]

I agree with Donald. I love the balance and sense of place in the first image. My only suggestion would be to decrease saturation and reduce luminence of the blues in the clouds. Not much, but for some reason cameras like to make clouds more blue than they really are and tweaking them a bit makes them look more lifelike.

The second needs nothing, maybe just a wall to hang it on.

Thanks.

You've hit the nail on the head there - certainly my Fuji tends to blue the clouds quite significantly. These were desaturated a little but it is difficult to know when to stop so opinions from other members are great to log and keep in mind next time I sit down to fiddle.

[ccphoto]

When I did it, I cropped it even lower. But as Donald points out, in the end....I was really just more intrigued with the idea of the recession to the shy being segmental...

[Kaye Leggett]

Love the first shot - you have achieved what I tried last weekend in Sussex. I prefer the first version too - it has a softness that the second version lacks, imo

[Black Pearl]

Thanks for all the replies.

My thoughts - the first crop one is more about the place while the second makes it more about the flowers. I think I can live with both as the first is as I saw, imagined and shot/processed the scene that formed part of my walk while the second is very much the type of shot I look for - concentrating on the details.

[Shadowman]

Nice shots.