View over the Mergelland

[André]

Another older infrared shot.

I hope you like it too.



André

[eob]

I like the wide and deep vista. Bushes in the foreground look to me a bit too distracting. So is the uneven vignette.

There is such a wealth of visual elements in the image that I would not hesitate to crop off lower part - about 2cm - to loose bushes and the road. Also, I would get rid of about same amount from the top - partially to even out negative and positive space and partially to loose rather uninteresting vignetting effect. Either that, or leave the top portion in place, but neutralize the vignette (or make it much more pronounced and even than it appears now).

[André]

Thank you for your comment.

I tried another cut like you supposed and I am glad I did. The image looks pretty good in the new crop.
Also I tried to remove most of the vignette.



Cheers,
André

[eob]

This version looks more like a panorama, distracting details are gone - and I like it that way. I'm glad you like it too.

About the vignette: when it looks like a result of using a poor quality lens, it's bad. But sometimes, adding a vignette and even exaggerating it, does serve its purpose as a visual means of concentrating viewer's attention on the central portion of the photo, where usually the most important things happen... In this case, I think, the vignette was not necessary.

[Theo]

I really love the second ver, the ice blue of the sky fits the scene with it mirrored in the fields below. the rolling hills being carried all the way to the horizon is great. I would push the contrast a bit but that is purely personal I do like it how it is. Good job thanks for sharing!

Yours

[habakuk]

I'm undecided between the two versions. While the second one leads me more into the depth and makes my eye sweep the horizon, the first one gives me much more options to hover into the depth and come back, exploring the interesting details in the foreground... I really love the tranquil mood, the space, the room to breath. I often have a little feeling of disagreement with the color palette, but as hard as I try in PS, I never find a change that makes it better in those IR shots...   The scene feels pretty slanted, but I see it is aligned well (checked the tower). So I simply accept the leaning without loving it.

cheers
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[aprilS]

This image makes me think of Hans Christian Anderson and skating over frozen lakes in winter.

For that reason I prefer the first version, perhaps with a little crop at the top to balance the foreground. (But I would sure hate to lose the line of clouds.) I feel myself skating right and left and right and left, all the way back into the scene.

Too, in that context with these colors I rather like the vignette, which puts me in mind of vintage cameras and cherished memories.