Study in Green II

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Study in Green II

Postby pippin88 on Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:39 am

Second lot from my exercise in green. (First here)

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Postby sheepie on Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:48 am

Hi Nick - I really like these :)

So far as suggestions, I have a couple which may or may not help ;)

1. This, to me, is probably the weakest in this series. While I normally like a bit of grain (noise) in a picture like this, I think it is a little too apparant in this one - maybe it's just the texture and lighting, but it just looks too noisey for me :( I think the harsh shadow on the right also adds to this impression - perhaps if that wasn't there, the colour and texture would work better (again, this is my opinion - I bet that others will have a totally opposite opinion ;) )

2. Wonderful :) Love the lighting, love the DOF, although the little brown bit is a little distracting.

3. Consider cropping just above the third level and leaving (or is that leafing ;) ) the fourth out. Again, lovely light :)

4. Really like the way the sharp edge is offset by the softer bottom leaf. Nice detail :)
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Postby colin_12 on Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:03 pm

I like number three Nick. I agree with Sheepie on the crop.
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Postby pippin88 on Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:12 pm

Thanks for the feedback.

Sheepie: Very detailed, thankyou.

Yep, agreed on the brown bit, wish is wasn't there.
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