Is this easyer to look at?

[Shenry]

Desert Artifact

Date Created: 2/7/2010 12:10:22 PM
Image Quality: Jpeg Fine (8-bit)
Device: Nikon D3000
Lens: VR 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 18mm
VR: ON
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Aperture: F/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/400s
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering: Center-Weighted
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 400
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[windrider86]

easier to look at than what?

[Shenry]

Originally Posted by windrider86

easier to look at than what?

Well, I think that I was thinking that my last post took so long to get a reply that it must have been so scary that no one could even look at it.. I'm over it now. I now realize that its tough to critique. I remember having to critique back in art classes, not everyone had a very easy time of it. .

[windrider86]

lol, i kinda was thinking that.
I think whats hard for a lot of people is critiqing something that is out of the norm. They arent quite sure what to make of it.
So with that being said, I love "out of the norm" stuff. I like the composition, like the story that it tells, like the color of the can. Its just the bushes I am not sold on. They almost appear to be glowing

[Shenry]

Originally Posted by windrider86

Its just the bushes I am not sold on. They almost appear to be glowing

Thats because they are, On one of my layers i inverted the colors, added a glow effect, which was very bright, and then did a guassian blur to the bushes trying to tone it down a notch or ten. After flattening the layers I upped the contrast and darkened. Wanted to make the horizon stand out a bit more since its off kilter, i like that vertigo feeling, but then i also like when i sneeze so hard i see stars...

[windrider86]

lol, so you like them freebies do ya?

[PowerPix]

It hurts my eyes and gives me a headache *rubs forehead*....not sure what is going on here...

Btw, what were you wanting critique on??

[Shenry]

Originally Posted by windrider86

lol, so you like them freebies do ya?

Bust my chops,,,lol,,, it works until the real thing gets here,,,and whats wrong with free?

[pihoni]

I think this is great, well it might give a little headache but who said that is a bad thing?

I love it.

[chrean]

It's a nice work overall, but a bit chaotic imho.
While I like its composition and I don't mind about glowing bushes, I find the ground very distracting from the subject, which is slightly off the "interesting zone".