Hope

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted September 16, 201077 views7 comments

This is a composite of a sky shot with a Canon I no longer have.
The feather is a stacked image shot as a series of 8 images shot at f/8, -.7 EV, tripod.

I wanted to create an image that focused on the idea that there is hope today, in spite of politics, differing opinions, war, the economy, as well as all else that is negative.

The feather and the lighter edges of the clouds symbolize hope, and the darker portions of the sky and the clouds of course portray the despair.

I thought all look pretty good as a tif image but once converted to jpg, I wasn't so sure ...

Questions:
What do you think of the size of the feather?
Is it too white?
What can be done IYO to improve the image?

Thanks for looking and leaving your critiques, ideas, and suggestions.

Carol

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 16, 2010 at 8:16 PM

Carol, you did a terrific job of combining multiple images. I would never have guessed it is a composite. Looks like one photograph of a feather floating in water reflecting the sky.

Th size of the feather seems good to me. It shouldn't be any larger, and it wouldn't hurt if it were a little smaller, so I guess you put it near, but not past the upper limit of the size range.

It's not too white, in fact, both the feather and the clouds could stand to be a little whiter. The problem is that it will look different on different monitors. If I were to view this on my monitor at work, it would appear much brighter than it does on my monitor here at home.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on September 16, 2010 at 9:43 PM

Carol, looks good to me. Size of feather is good. It might be a tad bright which is taking out some of the detail. Detail does look good though. In a perfect world HA HA you might consider brightening up the sky/clouds just a little bit.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on September 17, 2010 at 9:53 AM

I love the concept Carol just would like to see a slight bit more contrast between feather and BG, not much at all. Great image.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on September 17, 2010 at 10:17 PM

Hi Carol

The image " Hope" does not work for me. What your trying to convey visually is very challenging and difficult. dont be discouraged, but be prepared to send long hours to succeed

Albert Darmo. Canada

Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Gallo on September 19, 2010 at 6:43 PM

I like the concept Carol, I wonder what it would look like with a blue sky and the clouds that you have. I think that the feather could be smaller.

Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 19, 2010 at 6:59 PM

Really wild and creative stuff. I like the harmonious B&W and different textures.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on September 20, 2010 at 9:59 AM

Carol, I really like the idea behind this image and feel you have done a nice job w/ the interpretation. Very creative.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments