Old workshop ver 2
Uploaded: October 10, 2009
Estate workshop and tools from the 1930's at Heligan Gardens, Cornwall
1/10sec; f5.6; ISO 400; 10mm
Topaz Detail in PS
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/10 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 10.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 20D
Peter W. Marks October 12, 2009
Your critique would be much appreciated. Does this work?Melissa Olsen October 14, 2009
Peter, I for one very much like the composition in this image. Photography is an art and what you see is what your artistic design is all about. I say you did well. #8036948Peter W. Marks October 14, 2009
Melissa. Thank you so very much for that response. I was prompted to ask for a critique couched in these terms because I want to encourage BP members to step out the box that seems to constrain so many of them to only saying "Awesome, great POV". That is valid of course but I long to hear what they see that makes it "awesome". I would be not in the least offended if someone says my Old Workshop image is "Too Photoshopped" or "too dark", but I would then challenge them to explain how that has negatively affected their perception of the image.Jeffrey R. Whitmoyer October 14, 2009
I think it's a great shot overall. If it were my image I would try to tone down the top of the workbench just a little bit. It just seems a little over bright to me, a little subtler look should help to give the hand tools more detail. Hope I got my words straight on this one.Peter W. Marks October 14, 2009
Hi Jeff. That is an interesting response and I follow what you are saying and don't disagree at all. Rightly or wrongly, and in art there really isn't 'right' or 'wrong' I deliberately allowed the tools to be bright, although perhaps a little less so would work well. The window itself was completely blown so I selected that and dodged it to give some detail and could easily have done the same on the bench.Peter W. Marks October 14, 2009
Well of course I meant 'burn' not 'dodge'. Sheesh! #8037782Jeffrey R. Whitmoyer October 14, 2009
I agree 100% about no right or wrong in art. It's all about personal taste and we should always shoot and process to please ourselves first. After all, art is our interpretation of what we see. That relates to what has become a pet peeve of mine: the person who thinks that digital photography is some kind of illegitimate child of "real" photography. If it originates in the camera, regardless of capture medium it is photography. #8037819Peter W. Marks October 15, 2009
Good morning Jeff. This has been a subject that I have come across on some websites, that consumes thousands of lines of type as folk argue back and forth. Great fun or a total bore depending on one's viewpoint (or which side seems to be winning the argument!)Thomas Ehlers October 19, 2009
Hey Peter, I like it, I think I would have toned down the light hitting the work bench. Oveall I like it alot! Thanks for posting it old friend!!! #8051118Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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