I am going to interpret the challenge slightly differently. I’m not sure this is a mood invoking image, but there’s definitely something in it about my mood. Haha.
As I was processing it, every change I made kept bringing the image darker. I went one step further and even though it wasn’t my original processing intent, I couldn’t help it. I wanted it darker. So, my apologies to Leonard Cohen.
Julie: Overall this is quite nice and a pretty marvelous comp and conversion. My only tiny 1-2 cent nit are the little twigs/bits of debris in the middle ground, especially the large one near the right edge. They are little eye magnets and I would make them go away. The smaller ones in the BG are of noe real consequence. Well seen, composed, captured and presented. >=))>
Excellent observation, thank you. I often leave the tumbleweeds in if they’re a bit bigger because they’re part of the landscape out there, but knowing that others find them distracting is very good info. Eye magnets. Haha.
I’m a big fan of outgoing tides and that glass effect on the sand. This is such a beautiful image Julie. It’s so well composed. There’s nothing not to like.
Great job Julie! This is a fantastic image. I don’t know if subtlety is a mood but if it was this image would definitely embody it. It’s not an overly in your face image but the differing textures in the sand and glassy water definitely catch your eye and draw you to the background of the image. I especially love the leading lines in the water and the divits in the sand that guide your eye through the image as well. I’d be interested to see what would happen if you darkened the foreground a little bit and then brightened thw background a tad, but honestly I really like how the “rule” of dark to light has been broken in this image. The light sand in the forground, too darker water, too lighter sand again and then too the dark mountain and light sky above it really keeps you engaged in the image and thinking about it. Great job!
Thank you for your feedback! Maybe I’ll do a version as you suggested, darkening the front a little more and lightening the back. Even though the overall scene was lighter, the foreground (and middle, too I guess) was temporarily lit up when there was a break in the cloud, but you’re probably right that I could re-balance a bit and still not lose that.
Thank you!
Here’s a re-do. I took out the “eye magnets” and it was a good idea, thank you @Bill_Fach!
I also somewhat re-balanced the exposure, it was also a good suggestion, though I probably didn’t take it far enough. Thank you @bryant !
Hello Julie, I love this image especially with the You Want it Darker title. The Leonard Cohen song makes perfect sense with this image. The song builds similar to the way your foreground and midground patterns lead to the island in the distance. It’s also captivating the way the texture of the foreground elements, the gentle slope of the mid ground curves blend to the distant, somewhat vague island. This image really draws me in and I can hear Cohen’s song in my head as my eye traverses from front to back. Thank you for sharing! - Bill
Thank you @Bill_Bomberry !!
Much appreciated! I listen to too much music and my words are always lifted from some song or other, haha…I steal titles all the time. Oh well, steal like an artist! At least in this case, it wasn’t so obscure that people didn’t get the reference. Thank you for your thoughtful words about this image!
All the best,
Julie
Thank you for your thoughtful words about this image!