Saturday in Sapporo

Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

Last Saturday, in the grounds of Hokkaido University in northern Japan, the gingko and maple trees were coming into their best. We were on a 10-day break and were pleasantly surprised to have timed it quite well for the foliage.

Specific Feedback

I liked the effect of this Photoshop “Artistic” filter, which makes the shot more of an abstract. But some might feel I let technology do too much of the hard work.

Technical Details

OM1 + 60mm macro 1/100 f13 ISO 400

Cropping and tonality treatment in LR - then into PS for Curves and added Filter.


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Looks great to me! “Abstract” to me means playing with filters, blurs, and anything else to create something unique.
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