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Re: [OM] IMG: Monks, Tra Vinh

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Monks, Tra Vinh
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 22:43:55 -0700
On 4/7/2014 4:03 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> PESO:
>
> I started a new gallery for my photos from Vietnam and added 20 from the
> first monastery we visited:
>
> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155145865
>
> Click Next, 20 times!  Sometimes there are several very similar views with
> different lenses or settings.  I need help editing and this is only the
> first of many monasteries!!

Much to like here.

Monastery is a great subject and composition. I would prefer more DOF I know 
it's a personal taste, but also that I'm 
not the only one bothered by foreground objects that are neither in nor far 
enough out of focus. I'd also prefer a 
little more focus on the flowers. Something more like this. 
<http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Manley/Monastery.htm>

There are several exposure anomalies, to my eye. The upper wall in Monastery 
looks blown out, as I partially corrected 
above. Monk Housing is way too high key for me. I may have gone overboard in 
compensation, but you will see the idea. 
<http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Manley/Monk_Housing.htm>

Monk With Shoes is a nice composition (shoes far enough OOF), but I don't 
understand the exposure. All the other FOVs of 
this subject look pretty well exposed, and this shows is a similar exposure, 
but is much lighter. Was it changed in LR?

Those I like,
Monastery
Monastery II,  in part for the echo of French Colonial architecture.
Wash Day, II
Monks Praying (I guess it's the chicken.)
Monk Praying
Monks Praying, IV

I don't much like the ones with the dog, but for stock, it might be good 
(Search keywords, monks, dog)

Monk Housing, toned down at least a bit, is probably good for stock. The bits 
of bright color are nice, but does little 
for me.

I really don't like the B&W. The wonderful orange comes across as dirty laundry.

Exposed Moose

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