Anything Goes

[Cheryl Slechta]

I took this at the Harn Museum outside their little cafe. The sun was setting and I liked the lighting and how the sun was hitting the chairs. I used Nik Silver Efex Full Dynamic blended at about 60% and then masked back in the windows. It's not as colorful as everyone else's recent posts so I'll look around for something with a little more color for my next post

[Dennis Bishop]

I think this is just fine with the color it has. There's great color contrast between the warm light from the window and the blues in the shadows. The chairs give a triple whammy. In addition to the reflections, they make a nice curve, and it recedes quickly into the distance. I very much like the composition, too. There are many important elements coinciding with divine proportions horizontally and vertically.

At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about the grate being there, but I decided it has a lot going for it. Without really competing with the chairs, it coincides pretty well with the curve, and it also catches and reflects the warm light.

[Paul Lagasi]

Started writing this below before reading Dennis's comment, I agree with critique....

"The sunlight on the chairs, contrast the shadows in the rest of the image. Well done"

[Judy Howle]

What a great composition! I love the light on the chairs and wall. Nicely seen and captured!

[Dennis Bishop]

Cheryl, I don't know if this is a coincidence, or not, but -- in case it is -- the latest issue of Shutterbug has an article about an exhibit at the Harn Museum.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Dennis, that's why I was there There were actually 2 Photography exhibits there. Unfortunately, I missed one at the Appleton Museum in Ocala that had a Steiglitz. I was one week too late. The blur I did last week was from the back of the same building. I'll have to check out Shutterbug. Thanks for the heads up.

Cheryl, I don't know if this is a coincidence, or not, but -- in case it is -- the latest issue of Shutterbug has an article about an exhibit at the Harn Museum.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Cheryl, I like the soft light on the group of chairs...nicely seen.

[Anita Bower]

I think the light falling on the tables, chairs and wall is attractive. It highlights that area and creates interesting shadows. The shadows and the line of tables create strong diagonals. My eye follows the curving diagonal of the chairs and walkway into the distance. I also like the contrast between the brightness in the foreground left and the darkness in the upper portion, background and right. I am bothered by the tilting windows and columns. I used transform >skew to straighten them. I tried eliminating the grate, and decided I like it cropped out. I cloned out the small white spot in the distance. Here is my version of your great photo.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Anita, thanks for the rework - I like it! I had tried cropping out the doormat (it's not a grate) and felt like it was too tight and I liked that longer diagonal shadow. I think I'll crop somewhere in between your version and mine and clone out the remaining mat. I hadn't noticed the white spot

[Anita Bower]

Anita, thanks for the rework - I like it! I had tried cropping out the doormat (it's not a grate) and felt like it was too tight and I liked that longer diagonal shadow. I think I'll crop somewhere in between your version and mine and clone out the remaining mat. I hadn't noticed the white spot

Your solution sounds good. My crop makes the image a bit squat.