reflected mustard....

[peeperita]

earlier this summer, i took a card full of these reflections around the marina.......other than a crop and a slight adjustment on levels, it is as it came....i liked it especially for the color but, the crop always bothered me.....

any suggestions post processing wise?

peeper

[jiminyClickit]

peeperita,

Is this the original? Is there room left at the bottom on another one? It is so much like a good illustrator would do, very smooth.

[Jamesc359]

If you're not opposed to color enhancement, I think a slightly bluer sky would provide a nicer contrast to the yellow building. Cropping wise, I'd just trim a little off the left side, so the building is a little more centered.

[Teewinot]

Let me just start by saying that I love this shot! Very good eye in recognizing an artistic photo opportunity. I agree with James' suggestion about a bluer sky. With regards to the crop, I think it seems fine, but you might try rotating the whole image a bit counterclockwise to see if that helps (the dock is a little unbalanced symmetrically speaking).

Thanks for sharing your creativity!

[peeperita]

james......i am not one bit opposed to color enhancement....and i think you're right on about the blue....

jiminy......i just spent an hour scratching through my cd's....i had two cameras and two cards with me that weekend....i think i made the ultimate, most regretful error...i didn't burn both cards.....i am so mad at myself i could spit...

teewinot.....i agree that the bottom of the image especially jumps out at the eye that it's not even to the frame...i was having a tough time with the converging verticals and couldn't make a clean cropping decision....

thanks for your input guys.....

peeper

[clockdoc]

I like it just the way it is. Good eye to see the beauty in the reflected image that may not always be there in the original. Nicely cropped to provide just the right amount of base to support the image. Well done!

[peeperita]

jiminy....after much cursing and gnashing of teeth, i found the original's disk on the floor behind the desk....

now i did have to reorient it so you could compare to the edit

and the after i posted previously...

i remember the framing was tight because the pier moorings were encroaching.....you can just see the ends of them in the bottom of the frame...

peeper

[jiminyClickit]

peeperita,

Mad, spitting, cursing and teeth-gnashing . . . no one can say the photo has no emotional appeal! It was just the thought that a little more of the pier might give some certainty to it. Hope it was worth finding the original, to go through the search trauma. It's a technique worth pursuing, it shifts your attention into a different way of interpreting what's there. Good job.