Taken in Walnut Grove, an "old town" set up in Scott County Park, Iowa. Difficult to take because the entrance was barred and I had to shoot through those.
My first entrance here.
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There seemed to be a lack of black. I put it into photoshop and moved the sliders around - it makes a huge difference. I would be happy to email my changes and see what you feel. Definately has commercial potential
I think he's right - if the contrast were better, this would work much better. The value range is skewed towards the greys and whites, which results in a washed-out looking image. Especially where soft focus shots are concerned, having good value is important.
I knew that this shot would be rediculously underrated, but this is horrible. You should have been at least in the top 10 percent, not way down here near the basement. Please keep up the good work and don't let this first entry get ya down. Like I said below, soft focus is NOT appreciated here like it should be. If you look at any fine art b/w magazines or shows, you'll see shots like this all the time. DPC, as fine a site as it is does NOT represent the world of fine photography...
Yours (hopefully for some time)
TC
I want to thank everyone for there thoughtful comments. Interesting thouhg, the disparity between people who liked the softness and those who don't. What is an artist to do? :)
I like the soft effect that you have achieved here! I'm sorry your getting bad scores/comments because of it. Most here don't get it. I know, I've tried...
TC
I like the composition. If I were still selecting pictures for publication I think I would consider using this. My only thought is that it lacks "punch" and a the woodburner seems slightly out of focus and it seems that is where the focus should be. There seemed to be a lack of black. I put it into photoshop and moved the sliders around - it makes a huge difference. I would be happy to email my changes and see what you feel. Definately has commercial potential
I liked this photo when I saw the thumbnail edition. When I opened it up to see the large picture so I could get a good view the subject still trapped my attention. But it does seem to be to some extent out of focus witch was disappointing. But a good photograph.
Nice scene you got here, it would have scored much higher if it was more in focus. Almost looks like the camera was handheld when the photo was taken and you got a little shake happening here. Over all, you have a really nice photo.
took me a second, but I got the inference. Good shot, but It's a bit disapointing. No real depth of focus, as there's no real focal point, and everything is middle of the range in tonality.
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