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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: afx on January 17, 2016, 15:07:24

Title: Frosted Ground
Post by: afx on January 17, 2016, 15:07:24

The ground caught my attention on a recent dog walk:

(http://images.afximages.com/photos/i-HtMxxxM/0/L/i-HtMxxxM-L.jpg) (http://images.afximages.com/photos/i-HtMxxxM/0/O/i-HtMxxxM-O.jpg)

cheers
afx

Title: Re: Frosted Ground
Post by: Akira on January 17, 2016, 19:38:07

Love this image!  For whatever reason, it immediately reminded me of the pictures of Karl Bloßfeldt.

Title: Re: Frosted Ground
Post by: Tristin on January 17, 2016, 21:14:30

I like the textures and colors but feel like the PP isn't doing it justice.  I'd like to see it have sparkling whites, it feels flatter than it should.

Title: Re: Frosted Ground
Post by: Frank Fremerey on January 17, 2016, 21:18:28

Very nice. Everything changes when water changes its aggregate
condition. In a world of ice most of us would not be able to survive
as long as we are dependent on photosynthesis as the basic
energy conversion that feeds us all. In a world hof hot steam neither


very colorful an diverse picture of that fact.

Title: Re: Frosted Ground
Post by: pluton on January 18, 2016, 07:38:29

I like this a lot...one could wish for less blue in the shadows, but that's my bias.  What size field of view or reproduction ratio are we looking at?

Title: Re: Frosted Ground
Post by: afx on January 18, 2016, 20:30:57

Quote from: Tristin on January 17, 2016, 21:14:30

I like the textures and colors but feel like the PP isn't doing it justice.  I'd like to see it have sparkling whites, it feels flatter than it should.

So how would I get the whites more sparkling? I did increase local contrast already, more would start to be overcooked.

Quote from: pluton on January 18, 2016, 07:38:29

I like this a lot...one could wish for less blue in the shadows, but that's my bias. 

Auto WB, did not play with any adjustments. But maybe I should.

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What size field of view or reproduction ratio are we looking at?

100mm focal length at about 1m distance, slight crop.

cheers
afx

Title: Re: Frosted Ground
Post by: charlie on January 20, 2016, 05:41:47

Quote from: afx on January 18, 2016, 20:30:57

So how would I get the whites more sparkling? I did increase local contrast already, more would start to be overcooked.

I tend to agree that the tonal range isn't doing the photo justice.
It is a high contrast scene that looks as though the highlights have been reduced and the shadows have been raised resulting in a less than natural appearance.

Adjusting one area of the tonal range often requires readjustment of another area to bring back a more natural appearance.

Title: Re: Frosted Ground
Post by: golunvolo on January 20, 2016, 22:49:08

I love the palette of colors, the intensity and overall impression I get from the image. I have come back several times and strikes me as the first one. Impressive nature abstract. It reminds me of early use of color and shapes by Kandinsky. Wouldn't change a thing

  Thanks for sharing!