Kodak EktachromeSW, Nikon F3hp. Probably 3 or 4 seconds at F16.

-- Mike Green (greenplay@hotmail.com), September 13, 2000

Answers

Mike you have a great eye. I look forward to your posts.

Two observations. The greens seem muted and there seems to be a blue cast to the image. I'd like to either see more of the background, or have it cropped. Actually, I think it would look slighly better with more background included.

Cheers, Keith

-- Keith Clark (clarkphotography@spiritone.com), September 13, 2000.

I really like this picture! It's very differnt. The water is perfect; the composition is great; but I also feel the green moss is too muted and disturbs me. (I keep wanting to adjust something.)

-- M. Huber (rurpho@tele-net.net), September 13, 2000.

I thought the opposite, thinking that the muted green is the same "tone" as the dull grey rocks and water and is nicely matched. What doesn't seem to fit is the color of the green of the small trees on the far bank.

But an awesome image, one I'd be proud to make. -L. Reed

-- Laurance Reed (jmnjmn@aol.com), September 13, 2000.

Nice shot! I actually like the background hidden in this Pic. I've shot these images before and usually the background is uninteresting. By eliminating it, you've force our attention to the foreground. The overall scene looks like it was a hazy day with even light and I feel the image would have more impact if it was taken with "golden light" during late afernoon. This would have created a more 3-D effect with pleasing tones on the mos

-- Don M (maldos@earthlink.net), September 14, 2000.

I agree the moss needs some brightening up. It looks better on the slide. (how many times have we heard that; my turn). It looks pretty juicy on this little sony monitor but looks dull on my apple monitor at the office.

I think Keith is right also that by cropping out the far bank, it makes a better composition and gets rid of that little blue/green tree. Thanks for all responses.

-- Mike Green (greenplay@hotmail.com), September 14, 2000.

Agree with above; crop out the background. As for dull moss, a warming filter may have helped the moss but destroyed the grayness of the rock and water. Perhaps a polarizer would have helped; it usually helps turn vegetation a truer green by eliminating glare, especially on a cloudy day. (For days I need both, a warming polarizer always helps, but it might ruin the overall effect here, as above).

For the different colors on different monitors, sounds like you need to adjust your color on one or both monitors. There should be an option on your monitors that lets you set how much of each color comes through; I find setting all three equally helps keep your colors balanced.

-- Christian Deichert (torgophile@aol.com), September 21, 2000.