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I took this in-camera motion blur last week during a snowstorm. This type of image isn't usually my cup-of-tea, but I liked how this one turned out. Any comments and suggestions would be most appreciated.
Olympus SP-550 UZ
f8.0 @ 1/4, ISO 50
Manual mode, pattern metering, auto WB
Processed in PS CS2; curves and levels, cloned out two horizontal branches, and applied an orton effect
I love it!! I like the soft wintry feel to this on Christopher. My personal preference would be a crop off the top just below the curved branch on right. I know that forms a square crop but I keep scrolling down and I like it. Let's see what others think.
PS-White is my favorite color:)Maybe that's why I like it so much!
Christopher, I like it a lot! I agree with Denise about the crop.:)
Nice composition and I like the white effect. A square crop will also work although I prefer this vertical crop. One option could be to add a white gradient mask on the upper portion to lighten it up. Just a thought...
I kind of like how the top and bottom are a bit darker than the middle but I can also see the crop Denise is talking about. Neat blur, Chris...love the snow effect!
Thanks a lot, everyone! I'll give the suggested square crop a try and also the gradient mask suggested by Indranil.
really nice.....I keep staring into the trees expecting to see something revealed
as the wind dies down a bit. I like the current crop.....might just convert to B&W
and play with levels a bit
Thanks very much, Dave! I like the idea of B&W, so I'll be sure to give it a try.
