Brooding

[Ryogenetic]

3 from today






Thoughts and comments are more than welcome

Ryo

[Geoff F]

I find the overall composition to be fine, Ryo, except for that little bit of foliage, or whatever it is, in the bottom right corner. I would clone it out.

However, I do find these shots to be a little lacking in 'pop' even for a dull day scene. I would try just a little more contrast and/or saturation. But be careful, it will be easy to accidentally over expose the highlights in the sky; and excessive saturation could appear over processed.

[Ryogenetic]

Thats kinda funny. Here are the Originals, as you can see I desaturated. Sometimes editing escapes me....







Ryo

Geoff, thanks for the input, I looked at the photos and saw a dark feeling, so my editing followed with the feel. It is a cloudy but light day here. So I surmise that my mood dictated my editing....

[Geoff F]

I suspect you may still be able to add a little darkening to the clouds, particularly if you use a mask to feather the effect.

And a full B&W may be worth a try.

[epmi314]

Agreed. A full B&W is in order! The muted desaturation is missing something and the color shots lack some punch.

[MrB]

....as you can see I desaturated. Sometimes editing escapes me....
....I looked at the photos and saw a dark feeling, so my editing followed with the feel. It is a cloudy but light day here. So I surmise that my mood dictated my editing....

In this regard, commentary will always be problematic, as different viewers see and feel things differently. The photos suggest to me a bright, breezy, lively sort of day, so in my view the scene would probably be more like this example edit -



Philip

[Donald]

In this regard, commentary will always be problematic, as different viewers see and feel things differently.

I think Philip's got that absolutely right, because I like the originals. I can see the thinking in the second shot (the field, the trees and the sky), but I'm now sure it has enough of a clear focal point around which the rest of the image can hang. But I do think the mood and atmosphere created in the original version is good.

[Ryogenetic]

Thanks for the comments, it would seem there are many valid views on how to edit these. Took some time and did a BW here is the results:



Ryo

[Geoff F]

Yes, that works well.