Bulloch Harbour C & C

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 4:52pm #1

Comments/Criticisms all welcome!

Danke

ThOnda · 08-09-2008 5:00pm

Well. Composition is nice, however I am not a big friend of HDR, when it starts to look like HDR and not like a picture. I wouldn't hang it in my bedroom, sorry.

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 5:04pm

ThOnda wrote: »

Well. Composition is nice, however I am not a big friend of HDR, when it starts to look like HDR and not like a picture. I wouldn't hang it in my bedroom, sorry.

It's not HDR

AnimalRights · 08-09-2008 5:26pm

Looks more like a painting to me too, albeit a lovely painting!
The Red Rock looks like it was just put there...not saying it was but it just does.

0utpost31 · 08-09-2008 5:45pm

Looks very photoshoppy. Nice colours though. The house is all blurry and there seems to be a magical aura around the rocks....

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 5:57pm

Maybe it's just me, but practically every photo mag I picked up is crammed full of similar style images, whether someone's gone crazy with a graduated ND or whether they've used HDR, the processed look seems very much in style. Is it just me?

challengemaster · 08-09-2008 5:58pm

I thought I'd do a proper HDR on this, so got the raw (and permission) from TelePaul:

0utpost31 · 08-09-2008 6:02pm

TelePaul wrote: »

Maybe it's just me, but practically every photo mag I picked up is crammed full of similar style images, whether someone's gone crazy with a graduated ND or whether they've used HDR, the processed look seems very much in style. Is it just me?

Yeah I've noticed that and I ain't really a fan. Too much stuff going on. I wouldn't really call it photography. I'd call it.... photoshopography more like. Spend 1/500 of a second taking a pic and 5hours messing around with it.

FX Meister · 08-09-2008 6:05pm

looks over processed

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 6:06pm

0utpost31 wrote: »

Yeah I've noticed that and I ain't really a fan. Too much stuff going on. I wouldn't really call it photography. I'd call it.... photoshopography more like. Spend 1/500 of a second taking a pic and 5hours messing around with it.

Yeah but if it's what the masses are into right now, can it be wrong?

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 6:07pm

FX Meister wrote: »

looks over processed

I assume you mean the original?

0utpost31 · 08-09-2008 6:43pm

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!pu dekcuf yllaer s'ti ...neknorb eb ot smees draobyek ym ,gnipyt ym tuoba yrros

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 6:47pm

0utpost31 wrote: »

???gnorw eb otohp a nac woh ?won thgir otni era sessam eht tahw serac ohw

!pu dekcuf yllaer s'ti ...neknorb eb ot smees draobyek ym ,gnipyt ym tuoba yrros

So...you like it?

Calina · 08-09-2008 6:52pm

TelePaul,

in principle I quite like what you've done to this photograph, however could not ever see myself looking at it more than once.

I like the sky and I especially like the juxtaposition of the rock facing one way and the perspective of the house falling the other way. I would agree that the photograph looks more like a painting than a photograph.

dazftw · 08-09-2008 6:54pm

who cares what the masses are into right now? How can a photo be wrong??? Sorry about my typing my keboard seems to be broken... it's really fukced up!

still makes no sense?

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 6:57pm

Calina wrote: »

TelePaul,

in principle I quite like what you've done to this photograph, however could not ever see myself looking at it more than once.

I like the sky and I especially like the juxtaposition of the rock facing one way and the perspective of the house falling the other way. I would agree that the photograph looks more like a painting than a photograph.

Thank you Calina. I assume its the wide range in contrast that's creating this 'painting' feel? I can tone it down a bit maybe.

0utpost31 · 08-09-2008 6:57pm

Thanks dazftw.

I restarted my laptop and the keyboard seems to work fine now.

Yeah, as I was saying, who cares what the masses think? They usually have bad taste anyways. Look at westlife.

Calina · 08-09-2008 7:00pm

I'd look at toning down the sun a little as it's heavily burnt. But for me, the impressing ofpainting is coming more from the house which is almost vaguely impressionistic from where I am sitting.

smelltheglove · 08-09-2008 7:00pm

I really like it tbh. I think I'd go for the first one rather than the hdr.

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 7:05pm

smelltheglove wrote: »

I really like it tbh. I think I'd go for the first one rather than the hdr.

See, this is why I like this woman. She's so honest!

fluffyVW · 08-09-2008 7:08pm

I like it!!!

Only thing I would say about it is the aura around the rocks and some other areas of the image but I'm pretty sure there is a way of stopping that from happening!!! I don't know myself!!!

Anyhow over all like the photo!!!

Also I rather the first one than the hdr!!! :P The hdr one is nice though!!!

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 7:08pm

Calina wrote: »

I'd look at toning down the sun a little as it's heavily burnt. But for me, the impressing ofpainting is coming more from the house which is almost vaguely impressionistic from where I am sitting.

I see what you're saying. The house seems quite soft.

TelePaul · 08-09-2008 7:09pm

fluffyVW wrote: »

I like it!!!

Only thing I would say about it is the aura around the rocks and some other areas of the image but I'm pretty sure there is a way of stopping that from happening!!! I don't know myself!!!

Anyhow over all like the photo!!!

The boards ladies rock.

Hugh_C · 08-09-2008 9:10pm

TelePaul wrote: »

Danke

Bitte!

Sorry but don't like it, looks way over processed and unrealistic. Might be slightly better in landscape.

smelltheglove · 08-09-2008 10:13pm

TelePaul wrote: »

See, this is why I like this woman. She's so honest!

lol, I dont see why I should go into huge detail though, at the end of the day I either like it or I don't and Paul I like it, simple as! It's the kind of shot I wish I could get but I just dont do landscape and scenery well. Honesty or maybe lack of vocabulary

deaddonkey · 08-09-2008 11:37pm

TelePaul wrote: »

Yeah but if it's what the masses are into right now, can it be wrong?

to quote peep show...

"lots of people like Coldplay and voted for the Nazi party - you can’t trust people"

TelePaul · 09-09-2008 12:29am

smelltheglove wrote: »

lol, I dont see why I should go into huge detail though, at the end of the day I either like it or I don't and Paul I like it, simple as! It's the kind of shot I wish I could get but I just dont do landscape and scenery well. Honesty or maybe lack of vocabulary

Seemingly I'm not too hot on landscape or scenery either. Ah well.

smelltheglove · 09-09-2008 11:29am

TelePaul wrote: »

Seemingly I'm not too hot on landscape or scenery either. Ah well.

I wouldnt worry too much, at least you can say you're better than me;)

sheesh · 09-09-2008 8:28pm

to me the house looks like it is unnaturally bright other than that it is a nice photograph