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dallasm
02-26-2008, 07:24 PM
B&W Photos I shot, Having a hard time deciding on which one to submit for assingment 7, since you can only sent one. I am really leaning towards the Ice Climber Shot.
Comments/Suggustions Welcome. First time posting, hope I did it right.
Thanks Dallas
jerryph
02-26-2008, 08:05 PM
I like the ice climber as well, however I would suggest cropping it so that the climber is either top left, showing where he came from a little... or that he is placed bottom right, showing how far he yet needs to go.

Make sure not to chop off any limbs on your climber.
dkippen
02-27-2008, 12:25 AM
Welcome to the group dallasm.

I agree with Jerry on the climber, shows a nice mix of B&W.
coffee
02-27-2008, 12:39 AM
Love the climber. Good contrast. There isn't much room there to crop that pic any farther. I do agree with Jerry on the composition though. Might have made a little better composition to see a little more of the ice the climber has yet to climb.

A lot of the detail is lost in the shadows also. A little fill flash would have been great on this photo.

Very nice shot. :-)
dallasm
02-27-2008, 04:00 AM
Thanks for all your comments/suggestions.
Photo Info: 1/125 @ f 14 ISO 200 500mm
Climbers were on ice/waterfall across the river from where I was shooting from, 75 yrds or more.

jerryph, Thanks for the comments,I recroped the photo a couple or differant ways

dekippen, Thanks for looking and commenting

coffee, Thanks for the suggestion, to far away to use flash

Here are changes plus original.
coffee
02-27-2008, 04:33 AM
I definitely like the B&W better. And love the second from the left. Just by cropping a little so so you can see what's above her, changed the compostion completely. Now it looks like she's almost made it to the top in that shot. Wonderful!
jerryph
02-27-2008, 01:37 PM
I was thinking something more like this?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/2296251536_f8bf2d5c76.jpg

With the head looking down, you can almost feel the distance... but looking up and to the left you see that there is a ways to go.
coffee
02-27-2008, 01:57 PM
With all due respect Jerry, I don't like that composition. Her body leads ones eye right off the picture instead of into it. Just my opinion though.
jonrayner
02-27-2008, 02:04 PM
As for me, I prefer the other two (sorry!), I prefer the textures in the other two. If I had to choose I would go for the last one.
jerryph
02-27-2008, 04:41 PM
Thats the fun part about photography... 10 people can look at one thing and have 10 completely different opinions. It's all about whatever makes you happy, and I do not have to agree or disagree with anyone's opinion, but I will always respect it. :)
coffee
02-27-2008, 05:18 PM
You are right Jerry. When I read your post I thought about art work like paintings and how some are worth millions. I look at some of them and think a child drew them, or I could have done it. Photography is the same way. That's what makes it so wonderful.
dallasm
02-27-2008, 05:26 PM
Thanks All for your comments and suggestions. Jonrayner,I also favor photos the last two (b & c)
Thanks, DallasM
Snappers
02-27-2008, 05:39 PM
Hi Dallasm,

Here's my opinion, I prefer the last two. I feel the best one is the second one, the texture in the shot is very nice and the framing of the shot using the two windows is excellent. I think this one works very well in B&W. The last one, although I like it alot, I feel this would be better in colour but not sure. It does work very well.
LensBaby
02-27-2008, 07:01 PM
My husbands favorite saying is -

ART IS SUBJECTIVE! that is all I can hear him saying on this post.
:D
ladyups
02-28-2008, 01:00 PM
Well, guess I might as well leave my opinion too...:D
I like the middle one...I think it would also look good with the B/W and the middle in color. I love framed shots and this one is perfect.
dallasm
02-28-2008, 05:06 PM
ladyups, You say you likethe middle one,are you referring to the middle one of the original three I posted or the middle one of the Ice Climber. Thanks for commenting.

DallasM
ladyups
04-29-2008, 03:01 AM
ladyups, You say you likethe middle one,are you referring to the middle one of the original three I posted or the middle one of the Ice Climber. Thanks for commenting.

DallasM

Sorry, I've been absent for a while. I liked and still do like the middle one of the first three you posted. The one looking though the window.