Don,
It's hard to evaluate these versions without seeing them side by side with the previous ones.
But if these were my photos (I wish), I'd consider..
Coastal Sunset:
Damar raised an interesting point about the sunset competing with the boats. Maybe they are equally strong, but to my eye the sunset is the clear COI, with the boats a strong secondary one, but I don't really see them as competing. If the sunset is your intended COI and you feel that the boats steal attention from that area, maybe very slightly darken the boats. I guess it depends on which you want to emphasize.
New Growth looks great to me. Yes, maybe the fluffy yellow parts are a bit soft, but I suspect they actually are soft when seen in real life.
With Abandoned: If the building is your COI it looks to me overwhelmed by the overly dark foreground and the strong value contrasts and color intensity in the sky area. If this was my image I'd try cutting back on the darkness of the foreground by 10% to 20%, and reducing the color intensity and value contrast of the sky a bit. I'd also try lightening the building a little so it would emerge as the clear COI.
I hope you're not offended by my thoughts. After all, who am I to to give suggestions to you?
Damar, that's a wonderful and kinda humorous image. Nicely spotted and very well shot.
I've added another image to my Member Gallery, and will continue over the weekend. But I've already forgotten what the limit is. (They say that as one ages the memory is the first thing to go, and I've forgotten what is the second.)
It's hard to evaluate these versions without seeing them side by side with the previous ones.
But if these were my photos (I wish), I'd consider..
Coastal Sunset:
Damar raised an interesting point about the sunset competing with the boats. Maybe they are equally strong, but to my eye the sunset is the clear COI, with the boats a strong secondary one, but I don't really see them as competing. If the sunset is your intended COI and you feel that the boats steal attention from that area, maybe very slightly darken the boats. I guess it depends on which you want to emphasize.
New Growth looks great to me. Yes, maybe the fluffy yellow parts are a bit soft, but I suspect they actually are soft when seen in real life.
With Abandoned: If the building is your COI it looks to me overwhelmed by the overly dark foreground and the strong value contrasts and color intensity in the sky area. If this was my image I'd try cutting back on the darkness of the foreground by 10% to 20%, and reducing the color intensity and value contrast of the sky a bit. I'd also try lightening the building a little so it would emerge as the clear COI.
I hope you're not offended by my thoughts. After all, who am I to to give suggestions to you?
Damar, that's a wonderful and kinda humorous image. Nicely spotted and very well shot.
I've added another image to my Member Gallery, and will continue over the weekend. But I've already forgotten what the limit is. (They say that as one ages the memory is the first thing to go, and I've forgotten what is the second.)
Don't blame me - I didn't vote for him!
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