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    "Artisaliethatmakesusreali zetruth" PlantedTao's Avatar
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    Double Helix

    Please comment and let me know what to approve upon.

    ISO 125 Kodak
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    Re: Double Helix

    One main fault here. The camera needs to be fairly straight for this. Notice how everything is leaning to one side. Otherwise it's a good sharp shot with a nice angle of view.
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    Re: Double Helix

    The horizon looks fairly straight to me - may be that the structure is designed to look the way it does. I like the shot. A slight dodging of the further end and right side of the walkway to show all the lines there may improve it.

    Tuna

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    Re: Double Helix

    Quote Originally Posted by PlantedTao
    Please comment and let me know what to approve upon.

    ISO 125 Kodak
    #8 Yellow Filter
    250 speed / aperture not recorded
    Hello,

    I think that this is a solid shot. My only concern here is about the lack of contrasts. It seems that the entire scene is slightly washed out but I assume that this comes from your scanning.

    The sky is especially nice, I enjoy the clouds. Was it the reason to use the yellow filter?

    Seb

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    Re: Double Helix

    I like the shot as well. The slant in the walkway is mostly because you did not take this shot from directly in the center of the walkway. It does not bother me, actually find that I like the composition. I would also suggest as Tuna has to dodge some of the areas in the walkway to bring it out some more. just slightly is all needed. To bring more of a feel for the walkway as it seems a bit dull right now. A good shot, i like it.
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    Re: Double Helix

    Thanks for all the comments!

    Tuna & Gahspidy
    I've seen the term dodging several times on this website and now it has been applied to my photo. So what is it and is it something that is handled in PS or can you accomplish it in the dark too. (This is what I want to get into, not PS)
    I really look up to both of your guy's work and I appreciate your comments.

    Seb
    The reason I posted this is becasue my girlfriend liked the gray tones and it did not look as washed out as posted here. But, I agree it could of used more contrast.
    The filter is something I'm playing with since I've been doing nothing but B&W. The clouds around Seattle are always present and I've found without a filter my landscape shoots have a sky with a real washed out look. This has helped.

    Overbeyond
    I see why you may feel that way and it is leaning a bit to the left maybe. But, if you look at the horizon and building everything looks straight.

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    Re: Double Helix

    Quote Originally Posted by PlantedTao
    I've seen the term dodging several times on this website and now it has been applied to my photo. So what is it and is it something that is handled in PS or can you accomplish it in the dark too. (This is what I want to get into, not PS)
    The dodge/burn tool is very useful in Photoshop. However, if you are interested in dodging a print in the darkroom, it's a bit trickier. "Dodging" a photo is the reducing of the intensity of a section of that photo by shading during the printing process - or lightening a section of a photo. The shading is often accomplished with different sized and shaped objects held in the hand or (often) attached to a stick or handle. As the exposure is being made, one can "dodge" or shade the area that one may want lighter by moving the object in the way of the light and moving it around for a period of time over the area that needs to be dodged. The process is explained better in any basic darkroom processing book (library?).

    It takes practice to get good at it. You may waste a few prints until you get adept. When I used to do it (in the ancient times of yore) I would double my exposure time by stopping down my enlarger lens - the extra time spent exposing the print allowed for better control and less mistakes.

    Good luck!

    Tuna

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