Afternoon Light

[macka]

cheers,

[Oneputt]

Very creative Macka. Simple and effective. If I were to have one small criticism it would be that the hand looks very stilted and not relaxed.

[flipfrog]

very kool

[Mj]

Nice classic shot macka... might I suggest a couple of possible changes (they might improve the shot... or not). Firstly it might be nice to see whole thumb and secondly it might be interesting to PP the surface beyond the hand darker to increase contrast of the hand. These are of course just some suggestions rather than criticisms.

[macka]

Thanks guys.

Mj, here is another version (actually a slightly different shot) which shows the thumb and has a much darker background. I don't know if it looks too much like it's hovering in the middle of nowhere now...?

[Manta]

Very nice Macka - I like them both but much prefer the second one; entire hands are much nicer to look at. Regarding the 'floating' sensation, perhaps you could try to selectively target the shadow are in Camera Raw or Nikon Capture Editor and bring out any detail that may be there. Could be there's something hidden when you play with the exposure sliders. (I assume you shot in RAW.) Then you could overlay the images and get the best of both worlds. Just an idea suggested by your comments about the hand hovering in the middle of nowhere...

This is a great capture that, once again, shows your eye for the unusual. Well done. I'm certainly becoming a big fan of your work and hope your 21st Birthday brings that prezzie you're hoping for! (Sorry Suzanne!!)

[macka]

Thanks Simon.

I'll have to give that a go sometime when I'm not supposed to be writing an essay.

[Manta]

Thanks Simon.

I'll have to give that a go sometime when I'm not supposed to be writing an essay.

Hee hee. Don't let that boring stuff get in the way of your real passions!

[Mj]

Ok... so far I still prefer the first shot... comments on the second:

- the hard edge (timber?) behind the hand is too sharp and angular for the rest of the shot which is otherwise pleasingly soft and flowing.
- the thumb is now in view which I think I do prefer.
- the transition from light to shadow between the thumb and wrist has resulted in a lump which is less appealing than the first shot.
- the dof in the second has resulted in less finger in focus where I'd prefer the dof of the first shot.
- oh and finally on reflection you're probably right about the horizontal surface beyond... helps to stop the hand from just floating midair !!!

Dontcha just hate a nitpicky critic

[macka]

Dontcha just hate a nitpicky critic

No, that's ok, comments are always appreciated. Neither image is perfect, but I think I prefer the first overall, fr the DOF and the context of the surface in front, even though it's maybe not such a natural pose and you can't see the thumb.

Thanks again