For me a tad low in contrast and looking a bit too much overall grey, Monochrome needs a full black and a clean white somewhere within the image, no matter how small... the concept is there and I think with a touch more work you will be good.
I am not too fond of the composition mind... I feel the need for more on the left, the slope seems to be cut off too early, I want to see more in that direction...
This certainly needs to be viewed large to get the full benefit Nick. Unfortunately I find it lacking a specific focal point. My eye is left to roam around the image without settling. Perhaps if the composition was changed slightly so that the line of hedge/watercourse(?) on the right was coming directly from the corner of the image. For me it needs something stronger in the foreground.
Posted by Phil Ellard on December 7, 2011 at 5:30 PM
I would have liked to see the uncropped image, i was in glen coe october wonderful place in these conditions i would be out every dusk and dawn at a favourite view point or two. try to include a strong foreground to try and give a sense of depth. Perhaps shoot low down with a snow covered rock in the foreground and the mountainous backdrop. or use that river in the foreground. Spend some time walking round and composing your scene before setting the camera. Review your shots and reshot. Look foward to seeing some more of those snowing conditions.
Not sure how well you know glen coe, i had never been and bought this ebook, found it very useful.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on December 7, 2011 at 6:28 PM
Played around with the image.............better or worse? Also shown pretty much full image. Thanks for all the positive comments and look forward to the same. Difficult to get a foreground interest here. Did try but no rocks about and you drop pretty sharply from the road and as a consequence you loose the views into the high corries. I have another view point further up the glen giving more depth to the Sisters but the small car space was full of deep snow so couldn't park. Forecast 80mph winds for tomorrow but good forecast for weekend..... hopefully!
Nick.
Posted by Mike Smith on December 8, 2011 at 8:14 AM
A bit late commenting on this one, the original crop, less the two sets of trees at the botttom, ie remove bottom 1/8th is how I would probably have cropped this - the second image has an encroaching hill element on LHS that adds nothing. If you can get a fuller hillside drop off on RHS that would be icing on the cake. The tighter crop helps with the river scar acting as a leading line up through teh image
On original image my eye is drawn a bit to 4 isolate trees so I am wandering around the image with no real focal point per Phil.
Second image is too harsh in contrast and has lost a lot of subtle detail in the snowscape
Discussion
5 repliesTaken this afternoon in Glencoe showing two of the Three Sisters, in B+W and not something I am used to so all comments very warmly welcomed.
Nick.
For me a tad low in contrast and looking a bit too much overall grey, Monochrome needs a full black and a clean white somewhere within the image, no matter how small... the concept is there and I think with a touch more work you will be good.
I am not too fond of the composition mind... I feel the need for more on the left, the slope seems to be cut off too early, I want to see more in that direction...
HTH & all the best.
Not sure how well you know glen coe, i had never been and bought this ebook, found it very useful.
http://dvattika.com/2011/08/landscape-photographers-guide-to-glencoe-scotland/
Nick.
On original image my eye is drawn a bit to 4 isolate trees so I am wandering around the image with no real focal point per Phil.
Second image is too harsh in contrast and has lost a lot of subtle detail in the snowscape