Back to the beginning of the month and a new One Four Challenge. This is a challenge where you take one photo and over the month edit the picture four different ways. This month I have chosen what would have been a throw away picture which i am trying to rescue.
The funny thing with this picture is that the day ended up being less stormy than the sky seems to portray. I converted the picture to black and white and cropped it into a panorama format. I used quite a few gradient adjustments to balance the exposure of the sky and sea.
Generally I like this edit, as it feels ok.
What do you think of the image, do you have any ideas on where I can take it next?
Also remember to check out Robyn’s post for this week, as this challenge is her brain child.
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I like it very much. How exposed some people live to the elements. Wonderful.
I am glad you like it. They are living quite exposed, and they pay a lot to have such a view.
Nothing more expensive than a sea view and that is a BIG sea view.
Great as is.
Though that is probably not what you wanted to hear. It’s a great photo in my view.
Victor any comment is well received as long as it is written with a positive intension; as your’s was.
I also really like it as it is, yet I think some experimenting in colour or split toning may bring some thing extra. We will have to see which is the best at the end of the month.
That is really living on the edge! It’s a good crop, Ben, with lots of interest from top to bottom. It has quite a gritty and dark look. I can’t help but wonder what it would be like with a softer treatment?
I think I agree that a softer treatment will give it a fresher feel and maybe more optimistic look at the view.
I think it’s great! Did you crop out much Ben?
About a 1/4 is cropped off. Mostly other houses that didn’t add anything. I think I will re crop to get other perspectives of the image.
I really like this image – it’s wonderfully moody. I’d hate to be living in one of those houses when a storm rolls in or they have a particularly high tide!
I agree if there was a strong spring storm, the owners must be a bit nervous. The high tide I wouldn’t be so scared as they sit quite a bit above the high tide mark, although it is hard to see from this angle. I am going to try for less moody in the coming edits.
This is a wonderful image to work on Ben.
This BW gives me the feeling of exposure living on the ocean (with the bright whites – my screen) and the depth of the rocks, texture of the water and the sky show that it’s very much alive.
Very nice!