12-05-2022, 02:47 AM
Thanks a lot for the comments Dave. On the canal/bridge image I agree with all of your observations. Obviously, I had already attempted to make the bridge more prominent; but you are right - it needs more emphasis. I'll have a go at turning it red and see how that looks. At this stage I'm still favouring the non-autumny version though.
On the second image, I had already applied a dark vignette, and had to seriously darken the greenish wall on the right because it was very brightly lit. So I'm not really keen to add a light vignette as suggested. I was a bit concerned about the autumn leaves floating in the foreground. They look a bit contrived, but that is how they actually looked, so I think I'm leaving them as-is.
Nice job on your egg-shell image. I was thinking of how effective the background texture is. It was only after Lorell's comment that I realized it is the cutting board. Well done.
regards - Pete
On the second image, I had already applied a dark vignette, and had to seriously darken the greenish wall on the right because it was very brightly lit. So I'm not really keen to add a light vignette as suggested. I was a bit concerned about the autumn leaves floating in the foreground. They look a bit contrived, but that is how they actually looked, so I think I'm leaving them as-is.
Nice job on your egg-shell image. I was thinking of how effective the background texture is. It was only after Lorell's comment that I realized it is the cutting board. Well done.
regards - Pete