Darcy Quimby  


It Does by Darcy Quimby

April 2021 - It Does

April 2021 - Darcy Quimby

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Camera Eos 80D ISO 200 f7.1 1/250 28mm.
This picture was taken in the middle of March in our local mountains above Palm Springs. I tried to show the different layers of the picture. My main attention was trying to capture the storm cloud moving from right to left in the picture. I also decided to balance the picture with the little snowman.
Post processing I duplicated the layer and used screen with an opacity of 70 then merged the two layers.


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8 comments posted




 
Well done Darcy. There is detail and texture in the snow, the clouds, and the mountains.   Posted: 04/11/2021 11:46:24
Darcy Quimby   Darcy Quimby
Michael
Sorry for the late reply. Thank you.   Posted: 04/23/2021 12:57:41



Mark Bargen   Mark Bargen
Boy, storms are hard to depict, huh? I think you done good! The snowman is a good touch; to me it suggests that the story is the snowman watching the storm coming in, or looking down into the valley.

I find that the messy snow in the foreground is a significant distraction, and even makes it difficult to grasp the snowman. I don't think the broad band is contributing, and would suggest cropping it. I think you could also lighten up the sky a bit, maybe with a couple of radials and/or adjustment brushes. Wouldn't hurt to make the trees a bit greener and less dark.

Hope you don't mind my fiddling with it. You'll see that I really enjoy post-processing, and I know not everyone does. Take my thoughts only as "this is a possibility if you like it" ...   Posted: 04/13/2021 11:45:06
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Darcy Quimby   Darcy Quimby
Mark
I do not mind you using your post production skills, this is an area I'm weak in. So thank you. I like the crop and yes the large amount of snow is a distraction. I do like the darkness in the top half of the photo in my version because it forces the viewer to notice the light in the valley and the layers of the picture. It was so cool watching the storm roll in.   Posted: 04/23/2021 13:04:41



 
The top 2/3s looks great, the bottom 1/3, not so much. It's pretty distracting and not aesthetically pleasing. I think Mark is on the right track with his cropping.   Posted: 04/19/2021 10:05:31
Darcy Quimby   Darcy Quimby
Jeff
You are so right about the cropping not sure why I did not do it in the original.   Posted: 04/23/2021 13:06:13



Ed O’Rourke   Ed O’Rourke
I appreciate what you are trying to do, and having tried that a few times myself I know it is not that easy. I think the upper half with the clouds comes off OK but I'm having difficulty seeing what the bottom portion adds. I do think the cropping done by Mark does help as it brings more attention to the clouds. It's just me, but I like the lighting and contrast in the clouds more in your original.   Posted: 04/20/2021 12:30:58
Darcy Quimby   Darcy Quimby
Ed
Thank you for affirming the clouds in the original for me.   Posted: 04/23/2021 13:07:13