norwegian countryside

[hardmongo]

it's been a while since i've posted anything here, but here's 6 photos from the norwegian countryside.. what do you think?

[Addies Granddaddy]

#1 seems a bit too contrasty. I have no nitpicks other than that. Nice series.
John

[hardmongo]

Thanks.

Yeah, I know. But it is actually the best I could get from it. The sun was too hard... But I think that the motive is too good to just throw the picture away.

[skinnymachink]

really good set man i like them all the 5th is my favorite great angle ,the curious cow they are always interested in whats going on when they are not munching grass and the sky looks fantastic.

[Lori11]

I really like #3 and #5! Nice series!

[jkriminger]

I like 3..I think u should tilt it a bit to the left, using the fence post as a level... and if it was mine I would layer the sky and darken a bit for a nice contrast to the horse.

[GB1]

As much as I like b&w sometimes I feel that these would probably be better in color. However if you are up to trying some bw and there are clouds like this, try a red filter and/or a polarizer to make the sky really dark and the clouds stand out against them. My favorite is the cow by the way ... seems like a bull here.

G

[hardmongo]

Maybe they're a bit pale?

I took these photos on an assignment I got from a company that wants to decorate their offices. My older b&w photos are a bit dark and gloomy, and they said that they didn't want them like that.

But I think I may have been a bit too careful with the contrast, so the pictures have turned out somewhat lifeless. I'm going to go over them again and see if they're better with more contrast, which I think they will be.

Anyone agree?

[Lori11]

Give it a try and show us the results

[gahspidy]

I like all of these and feel they are contrasty enough. 1,3, and 5 are perhaps my favs of the bunch. With 4, I think you should crop from the right side just to eliminate that bush and then a sliver from the bottom and top.
Good compositions and interesting perspectives

[Addies Granddaddy]

congrats on the featured photo.

[starriderrick]

Nice series of B / W captures.3 is my fav',minor adjustments is all you need. I really like the perspective of image 4 as well.

congratulations on the sticky!

Good work!

Rick

[Yoyo Szeto]

I like the cow's photo a lot. Thanks a lot for sharing.
yoyo