Judy Murphy
About the Image(s)
Attached is an image I took [ of a small beach stone at low tide ] with my iPhone 7 that Lightroom informs me is f1.8 1/1500 second at 28mm.
I thought I would try processing it in Lightroom in low key.
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11 comments posted
Pierre Williot
Interesting image - almost abstract, even with the description that you provided. Nice work with an iPhone. I like both versions without a strong preference for either one. The stone appeared suspended above the sand.
It looks like you were standing right above this pebble. Did you try taking this same pebble from different angles - possibly increasing the three dimentional aspect of this scene?
  Posted: 05/04/2020 12:58:15
It looks like you were standing right above this pebble. Did you try taking this same pebble from different angles - possibly increasing the three dimentional aspect of this scene?
  Posted: 05/04/2020 12:58:15
Oh Pierre you are correct. I shot from directly above. I have other images shot more from the side, which are not as flat, but chose this one as I liked the rivulets in the sand. They might have worked better.....my bad.   Posted: 05/14/2020 09:54:26
Pierre Williot
Hi Judy,
I do not think there are right and wrong ways... just different ways. All that depends on what one wants to illustrate, or what you like better. Sometimes it can be very difficult to choose...
Nice work.   Posted: 05/14/2020 11:54:10
I do not think there are right and wrong ways... just different ways. All that depends on what one wants to illustrate, or what you like better. Sometimes it can be very difficult to choose...
Nice work.   Posted: 05/14/2020 11:54:10
The rivulets in the sand spread out like spider's legs. The photographer's keen eye brings dividends! The original seems to my eye the more interesting version of the two as it better conveys the details in the sand.   Posted: 05/06/2020 09:15:46
Thanks Lamar.   Posted: 05/14/2020 09:56:13
Kathryn Engle
This is very interesting. These phones now a days are getting pretty amazing. I like the composition and then the effects you added to it which seem like a bit a extra texture and vignetting and making it a more pure b/w.   Posted: 05/16/2020 16:10:14
Hi, Judy:
When the weather is not cooperating, always survey your surrounding looking for shapes and textures. You have done a wonderful job on that. As other mentioned, I also like the original image better; it has more glow that attracted my eyes. I think if you could increase the exposure on the processed image by 1 to 1.5 F stop, it might be stronger.   Posted: 05/17/2020 21:02:15
When the weather is not cooperating, always survey your surrounding looking for shapes and textures. You have done a wonderful job on that. As other mentioned, I also like the original image better; it has more glow that attracted my eyes. I think if you could increase the exposure on the processed image by 1 to 1.5 F stop, it might be stronger.   Posted: 05/17/2020 21:02:15
Frans Gunterus
Hi Judy,
Without your explanation I would think this could be an image of an archeological physical remains. This one thing that I learned from you. I just practice it in my last trip to India. Some of my photography friends have given me positive comments on it. By the way, I did a little bit of post editing from your original image. I think it's more revealing (to me) where the light and the stream came from the same directions.   Posted: 05/22/2020 07:08:38
Without your explanation I would think this could be an image of an archeological physical remains. This one thing that I learned from you. I just practice it in my last trip to India. Some of my photography friends have given me positive comments on it. By the way, I did a little bit of post editing from your original image. I think it's more revealing (to me) where the light and the stream came from the same directions.   Posted: 05/22/2020 07:08:38
Yes; nice effect. Thanks.   Posted: 05/22/2020 12:23:49