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Red Post Box

© Andrew JM Davies

Red Post Box

Uploaded: June 25, 2006

Description



Lens: Minolta AF DT ZOOM 18-70mm


Focal Length: 28mm


ISO: 100


Aperture: F4.5


Shutter: 1/8


Exposure Compensation: -0.7


Location: Penzance, Cornwall, UK



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Comments

Andrew JM Davies June 25, 2006

Please may I have your comments? #471848

June 25, 2006

Andrew I really like the colors and the way it is laid out, just a really cool shot. My only thought would be could you richen the colors a little bit without altering the photo and what you want to do. #2949272

Brendan Knell June 25, 2006

Andrew, I really like this! I like how it's centered(something I rarely like!). I agree with Curtis about saturating this a little. Also, it looks a little soft, so try sharpening a little. Overall, a really good pic! #2950385

Andrew JM Davies June 28, 2006

Thanks for the responses. I have increased the satuation within PS a little but any more lost me detail in the red of the letterbox. A brighter day would have worked a lot better than the overcast day that it was.

Regards,
Andrew #2960749

Ann Kittelsen July 02, 2006

Great shot, I like it centered as well and I normally try not to center. I like the colors, the contrast of the bright red against the more subdued colors of the rest. #2979135

Carol Teal July 02, 2006

Andrew, I really like this too. I love the rocks and moss and the bright red of the mailbox. I think the comp worked well for this shot. #2979344

Andrew JM Davies July 03, 2006

It's funny that we are always told not to center a composition but as pointed out above by Brendan, no other composition could have worked with images like this.

Regards,
Andrew #2982473

Peter W. Marks July 05, 2006

As I responded to another of your shots- Anything in my home-land Cornwall is fine by me.
I disagree about it needing more color saturation or sharpening. Sure one could then read the small print on the postbox label but who needs to? Anyone who has been to Cornwall will appreciate that the light there is soft and the moss and brickwork are exactly as they would be seen. This is precisely why so many artists set up their studios here.
Good stuff Andrew. Might bump into you when I am back there in September.
Pete #2988162

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