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Mike Fuhr
03-02-2009, 10:21 PM
I was out on the river a month or so ago and found this barge stranded on one of the sandbars -- water was not being released from the dam about 20 miles upstream. Anyway, I thought it made an interesting subject in the evening light. C and C appreciated.

Nikon D50
18-55mm
18mm
F/18
1/200
ISO 200
Hand held

Roman Kurywczak
03-03-2009, 08:54 AM
Hey Mike,
I like how you minimized the sky and concentrated our attention on the stuck barge. Normally I do like sidelight when dealing with sand and such but in this case it may have made the shadow side of the barge too uninteresting. Maybe playing with curves,levels, and SH will help bring out a bit more detail in the barge and strengthen it's impact. If I get a chace later....I'll try it myself.....let's see if someone beats me to it!

Paul Marcellini
03-03-2009, 07:34 PM
This looks like a great candidate for bw. I like the comp and pano crop. It just needs some pop, especially if you do try bw.

Mike Fuhr
03-03-2009, 11:46 PM
Paul:

I must of had similar thoughts about bw -- I converted this image (slightly different angle) soon after I took it. I'm going to play around with it a bit more...

All photo info is the same.

Robert Amoruso
03-04-2009, 07:07 PM
Mike,

I think this second post is much stronger compositionally as the barge onthe left better balances with the trees and land on right. I would have included a bit more of the trees in right to make that more prominent.

I suggest a crop from the bottom above the footprints too to strengthen the impact of the barge.

Roman Kurywczak
03-04-2009, 09:01 PM
Hey Mike,
The B&W is definitely stronger as is the angle......agree with Robert on the crop.

Mike Fuhr
03-04-2009, 10:41 PM
I'll make the crop! Was Ben Franklin really that wise??

Robert Amoruso
03-05-2009, 07:16 AM
:D No Mike just drunk!

Roman Kurywczak
03-05-2009, 10:58 AM
Of course he was that wise..........one of our founding fatherrs a lush...That's sacriligious Robert...he just enjoyed the finer things! Keep the grape......I like real beer!

Mike Fuhr
03-05-2009, 10:37 PM
HA!!!!!!!! :)