I prefer the proportions of the re-done image. The sky is sufficiently
impressive to warrant inclusion, but the rock and its colour remain dominant,
merely complemented by the sky.
I didn't notice the smudginess until Moose pointed it out; it probably doesn't
matter for most people, I suspect.
Chris
On 12 Jan 2013, at 22:50, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 1/12/2013 12:36 PM, Robert Adler wrote:
>> Decided to redo the Pt. Lobos image from last weekend. Better IMO:
>> http://www.getdpi.com/forum/members/rga/albums/bob-adler-start-album/4549-pt-lobos-redux.jpg
>> Hope you enjoy,
>> Bob
>>
>> First one posted is here:
>> http://www.getdpi.com/forum/members/rga/albums/bob-adler-start-album/4491-pt-lobos-formations.jpg
>
> I can see why the extra sky makes for an attractive image. OTOH, the visual
> energy, to me, moves away from the rock
> formation itself to the broader context, of which it becomes only a part.
> That the sky is so dramatic, and draws
> attention, makes it much less about the rock formation.
>
> So from a compositional standpoint, I like them both, for different reasons.
>
> Processing is also different. Some of the mid to farther parts of the rock
> are a little soft, kinda smudgy, in the
> first. In Redux, although smaller, surface detail and texture is more clearly
> defined, which I like here. That looks to
> be a result of more aggressive processing, something I have been known to do,
> as well. :-)
>
> It almost looks like one more step and it would look overdone, a little like
> overdone HDR, but to my taste, it stops
> before going overboard. I always hope to manage that myself.
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