What do you think of this photo?

[Anonymous]

Took this one over the weekend at the lakehouse in Minocqua. I like the way this shot turned out- it really is a metaphor for life up there. So much blood, sweat, and tears went into that place.

So, thoughts? Critiques?

HD

 

[Anonymous]

I like it. Seems to have a lof of symbolism and depth of feeling to it. Snazzy!

 

[Anonymous]

I like it. No comment.

 

[Anonymous]

Nobody died during or for the shooting of this photo.

 

[Anonymous]

How long did it take you to pile up that dirt?

 

[Anonymous]

I can't give away all my photographic secrets, Wazzel.

The dirt was there, I just shaped it a little.

 

[Anonymous]

Nobody died during or for the shooting of this photo.

So.... who was it?

 

[Anonymous]

It is art- what does it say to you?

 

[bar]

love it.

 

[Anonymous]

I wonder how it would look with some grain added to it. And/or maybe even in sepia. Hmm. It just has such a nostalgic, 1940s look to it already (to me anyway).

 

[danmhippo]

Nobody died during or for the shooting of this photo

Hmmm, that statement instantly devalued the pic. Didn't they said only when the painter is dead, his artworks double, triple, or quadruple its value? :mrgreen:

 

[Anonymous]

A flash fill would have been nice. Bring out the shovel. It's a bit dark. Otherwise, it was very nice.

 

[fishfanatic2]

Gives an exoduster, moving on feel.

 

[bar]

hiddendragonet,

what do you think of the color now ?

 

[Anonymous]

Interesting. I'm a mite colorblind, but is that photo just a red channel, or red & blue? It isn't sepia-toned, is it?

I like the look of it, but it certainly gives the image a different feel. Not the original almost morosity, but more like a morningtime loneliness or quiet.

 

[bar]

It isn't sepia-toned i just played with photoshop and i like the look of it.

 

[azcaddman]

here's a quick bronze quad-tone of it, after lightening the shovel to bring it up from the background a little

 

[Anonymous]

It's an excellent photo. Personally.. especially if it had a special meaning... I wouldn't hesitate to frame it for display in the home

 

[Anonymous]

"Shovel in Sepia"

 

[azcaddman]

http://www.shanzcan.com/photoshopahol.h ... oshop.html is a good primer on doing sepias