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Chemotaxis

Chemotaxis

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Sagnik Dasgupta
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Shot on OnePlus 3. Edited in polarr.
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Chemotaxis said:
Could this photo have been improved in some way? Something doesn't feel perfect.
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Maybe framed differently so the tops of the trees weren't cut off and with more sky. And I think I'd have put the pigeon either dead centre or further off to a corner to lead the eye around.
I might have played with taking the pic at an angle so the trees looked upright.
 
rizole said:
Maybe framed differently so the tops of the trees weren't cut off and with more sky. And I think I'd have put the pigeon either dead centre or further off to a corner to lead the eye around.
I might have played with taking the pic at an angle so the trees looked upright.
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Thank you for the advice. Will keep these in mind.
 
rizole
Tried some of this in editing. Looks more interesting Imo. Opinions?
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Also, does the second picture look too right heavy?
 
Chemotaxis said:
rizole
Tried some of this in editing. Looks more interesting Imo. Opinions? View attachment 90765 View attachment 90766
Also, does the second picture look too right heavy?
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I'm with JillyG and rizole. I like the second one, but I'd like a little more space between the edge and the pigeon.

A slightly more radical option might be to crop down from the top to eliminate the sky and the tree tops, and then add back some of the empty space on the bottom. Then you can set the left and right sides to get the pigeon where you want it. I do like the pigeon in the midst of all that emptiness in the original image.
 
terse said:
I'm with JillyG and rizole. I like the second one, but I'd like a little more space between the edge and the pigeon.

A slightly more radical option might be to crop down from the top to eliminate the sky and the tree tops, and then add back some of the empty space on the bottom. Then you can set the left and right sides to get the pigeon where you want it. I do like the pigeon in the midst of all that emptiness in the original image.
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I'll give it a shot.
rizole said:
What JillyG said. I may have given the pigeon a bit more space on the right but then you risk keeping in the wonky tree.
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JillyG said:
They're both a great improvement. I like the second one because it looks like the pigeon is walking out of the shot and you have the light in the centre and the leaning tree is gone. :thumbs:
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I agree. The tilted tree appearance is unique, but it doesn't seem to have a place in the grand scheme of things and possibly distracts from the real subject of the image.
 
terse said:
I'm with JillyG and rizole. I like the second one, but I'd like a little more space between the edge and the pigeon.

A slightly more radical option might be to crop down from the top to eliminate the sky and the tree tops, and then add back some of the empty space on the bottom. Then you can set the left and right sides to get the pigeon where you want it. I do like the pigeon in the midst of all that emptiness in the original image.
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Some attempts. The first one does as you recommend. The second one places the pigeon closer to the edge. Personally, I like the treeline, hence, the third.
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Chemotaxis said:
The tilted tree appearance is unique, but it doesn't seem to have a place in the grand scheme of things and possibly distracts from the real subject of the image.
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However... Hmm. The leaning tree does create a line that leads directly to the pigeon. I wonder if you could do something with that? Maybe a narrow vertical crop/portrait orientation?
 
terse said:
However... Hmm. The leaning tree does create a line that leads directly to the pigeon. I wonder if you could do something with that? Maybe a narrow vertical crop/portrait orientation?
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Ooooh. Now I notice.
 
Chemotaxis said:
Could this photo have been improved in some way? Something doesn't feel perfect.
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For me it's that tree on the right... The angle and size, and that it continues outside the frame... I might have tried erasing it with Retouch. And maybe crop in so there's a bit less foreground?
 
RoseCat said:
For me it's that tree on the right... The angle and size, and that it continues outside the frame... I might have tried erasing it with Retouch. And maybe crop in so there's a bit less foreground?
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Retouch? I'll look that up.
RoseCat said:
A vertical crop sounds interesting...
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I tried it out, but can't really get it to look any good. :(
 
RoseCat said:
They fairly recently updated the app and I think it's even better now.
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It is. Among other things, they added a tool specifically for removing lines (e.g., telephone and power lines). You can do a lot in Snapseed with the Healing tool and with the Transformation tool, but I still keep TouchRetouch and SKRWT handy for the tough stuff.
 
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