Not a particularly interesting picture except for it's lighting and colors. I'm not sure whether I should have darkened the background a bit more (increased shadows in Camera RAW, for those of you familiar with RAW/PS), but I guess it's ok. The overal luminance of the photograph looks ok, and I have a tendancy to overcontrast/overdarken my photographs, so I figure this is one time to hold off. Slight cropping and perspective correction. I don't have a whole lot more to say, so I'll just shut up and let the photo do the talking.
categories: architecture
May 17th, 2005 at 3:30 AM
Great close-up; the yellow color is a good combination with the gray underground, and that little bunch of grass in the back gives a nice addition. I like the idea to take this photo, not many people see that this can give a great shot, you did. You have an eye for it.
May 17th, 2005 at 4:38 AM
Mmm - I just luuurv the image density of 300D pics - and this composition just slurps it up like a big slurpy thing.
May 17th, 2005 at 6:40 AM
The colors on the rocks themselves are pretty amazing. Is that purple thing in the corner a flower?
May 17th, 2005 at 8:03 AM
Good strong shot, you're lucky you had time to get it between the parade of dogs going by.
May 17th, 2005 at 9:49 AM
I like the strikeing colors :)
May 17th, 2005 at 9:51 AM
The best pictures are of simple, everyday objects depicted in a different light, like you have. :)
May 17th, 2005 at 11:11 AM
I really like the lighting here!
May 17th, 2005 at 11:15 AM
like the lighting in this one.
May 17th, 2005 at 11:40 AM
I am guessing the light is form a late afternoon/early evening sun adding a decidedly orange cast to the scene. Was the color of the water hydrant orange? I think the contrast is just about right; any darker and you would have lost the texture of the rocks for sure. Maybe you could have played with the curves in PS to darken just the highlights a bit, but over all, this photo is perfect just the way it is.
Warm regards,
John
May 17th, 2005 at 11:54 AM
I think this picture works without any further adjustments. Great job, by the way. If you get the urge, play with the channel mixer in monotone. I have a feeling it may look pretty interesting in B&W, too.
May 17th, 2005 at 12:08 PM
I like the composition, and colors :)
May 17th, 2005 at 7:17 PM
Yep...I like the color and light in this one too.
May 17th, 2005 at 9:05 PM
Those are stunning colors ! There is even an orange reflection on the little stones.
Great shot !
May 17th, 2005 at 9:11 PM
good lighting, good color on it ....
May 18th, 2005 at 4:18 AM
bright orange! love the colours from the rocks. would be better if the purple flower is not in the photo :)
May 18th, 2005 at 5:08 AM
Great color, love this strong orange, absolutely stunning. Always love simple yet beautiful shots like this one...
May 19th, 2005 at 7:02 PM
very beautiful color!
May 20th, 2005 at 1:30 AM
I just getting used to the RAW workflow. I like the picture the way it is. I love to look for scenes where an item of interest is in this kind of light, where the light is gone in another 5 minutes. It just pops off the background.
May 24th, 2005 at 8:30 AM
It's an interesting picture to me, both compositionally and technically. Nice color complement between the fire plug and the purple flowers top right - those tiny, restrained bits of color complement are very powerful. I also like that this plant to the left and the fire plug are coexisting in this space. The textures and color in this piece are really working nicely.
July 6th, 2007 at 1:06 PM
i see a bit of humor here like the plant is saying "oooooh i'm soooo thirsty.... so... close!"