What’s Your Preference?

Optikal iLLusion · #1 (**permalink**) 01-24-2012, 06:39 AM

What do you guys think of composition in this one? Also please comment on color. Im working on a non-calibrated monitor as far as i know. It looks great on my screen though. This was edited in LR3. General stuff like crop, targeted colors, sharpen, noise reduction etc.

WaterDrop by Kyle_Brown

Focal Length50 mm
Shutter Speed1/100 sec.
Aperture2.8
ISO/Film400

windrider86 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-24-2012, 05:08 PM

Willing to bet you'll get more comments if you t your photo here for us

Optikal iLLusion · #3 (**permalink**) 01-24-2012, 08:32 PM

its here now

tomservo51 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-24-2012, 08:58 PM

I like it although I couldn't read your full post due to an ad that popped up. Is there a reason you used ISO 400? Did you submit this picture the green weekly challenge?

Optikal iLLusion · #5 (**permalink**) 01-24-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tomservo51

I like it although I couldn't read your full post due to an ad that popped up. Is there a reason you used ISO 400? Did you submit this picture the green weekly challenge?

I bumped it up so i could get the higher shutter speed. I wanted at least 1/80 because i was handheld for it and i wanted to make sure it was sharp. No i didnt. Should i? lol

EmyB · #6 (**permalink**) 01-25-2012, 12:21 AM

I like the colours a lot but not the crop so much. It feels awkward to me - I feel as though an arch of branch has been cropped off the top (it may not have been, it just looks that way).

Personally I would prefer a much much closer crop, probably vertical orientation.

But this is all just personal preference.

Optikal iLLusion · #7 (**permalink**) 01-25-2012, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by EmyB

I like the colours a lot but not the crop so much. It feels awkward to me - I feel as though an arch of branch has been cropped off the top (it may not have been, it just looks that way).

Personally I would prefer a much much closer crop, probably vertical orientation.

But this is all just personal preference.

Well i just checked the original and i actually didnt crop it. I thought i did. I can certainly crop it and repost if you'd like to see that. Personally i think the bottom should be taken up some. Im not really sure why i framed it like that now that i think back on it.

Optikal iLLusion · #8 (**permalink**) 01-25-2012, 03:51 AM

here's the closer cropped one.

EmyB · #9 (**permalink**) 01-25-2012, 11:27 AM

Ooooh yes that's much much better! Looks fantastic. Much better than the crop I had in my mind which would have gotten rid of that interesting and balancing component on the left.