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Fringed Fence
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Fringed Fence

by Lucy VanSwearingen

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 2, 201263 views3 comments
This is from a hard freeze a year or so ago. We have had a pretty mild winter so far this year.

I posterized the photo to accentuate the main elements. Hope you like it.

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 3, 2012 at 2:00 PM
I think the posterization works well at accentuating the icicles and the ice on both the top rail and the fence, but I think it adds to the distraction of the background. I assume that there's no way to mix and match the posterization. Been mild here also, I've been photographing Crocuses in my garden since Saturday.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 3, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Thanks Mark! I knew something was bugging me about this photo. You're right. I knew I was accentuating the ice...but I also knew, that something was taking my eye off the ice! Thanks for the feedback! I need to go back to the original, and see if this comp. works a different way. :wavey:
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Comment posted by Varina Patel on February 6, 2012 at 10:28 AM
I agree with Mark here, Lucy. The posterization effect is interesting and it grabs your eye - but the bright background is distracting. It seems more important than the icicles, and it draws my eye away from them. I like the angle you chose and the repeating patterns of ice and wire.
Registered on August 22, 2008, 45 Posts, 1578 Comments