Comments on: Drought I

By: The White Zulu

The White Zulu — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:22:39 +0000

Tusen takk, Jan Ivar. Jeg tar dine tilbakemeldinger seriøst, og lærer mye av de. Grått er det nok ja, men det var ikke i min tanke at det var flatt. Litt usikker hvordan jeg skulle angrepet det med Dodge & Burn. Så langt har jeg ikke kommet i kurset til Chris Orwig enda;-), men når jeg studerer bildet nærmere forstår jeg hva du mener. Selv syntes jeg det var mye dybde i det, men nyansene mellom de ulike gråtonene er nok for svake når jeg ser det med nye briller.

By: The White Zulu

The White Zulu — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:16:19 +0000

Thanks, Ivar. Sorry for responding so late, but time is a commodity I don’t have much of at the moment, for the last couple of months only 24 hours a week. I appreciate your comment, and hope to visit your site mor frequently.

By: Jan Ivar Vik

Jan Ivar Vik — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:36:55 +0000

Den skjeve horisonten understreker bare hvor skakk verden vi lever i faktisk er, med så enorme kontraster mellom rike og fattige land. Det er fullstendig galskap.

Jeg synes bildet er sterkt og fortellende. Få i gang litt dodge/burn, slik at bildet blir mer dynamisk. Jeg synes det fremstår veldig flatt og grått slik det er nå. Men med litt selektiv kontrast kan du kanskje fremheve de sentrale elementene i bildet, som f.eks. kadaveret, trærne i bakgrunnen og himmelen.
Jan Ivar Vik´s last blog ..Dan

By: Ivar

Ivar — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:34:43 +0000

I agree with the above comments, this really fits as b&w, gives it a realistic gritty dry look that I think you would have lost some with a color picture.
Ivar´s last blog ..Still dreaming II

By: The White Zulu

The White Zulu — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:06:57 +0000

Well, you can not only imagine, but see the colors on my Flickr account right here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/geirertzgaard/4109875095/in/set-72157622531679070/

In small format it doesn’t really matter, when you get close you can see that the mountain side dissolves into noise particles, and not the dust of drought stricken Amboseli.

You may think that the savanna is flat. Well, it isn’t, I think the world “rolling” is a well chosen word. Here I’ve used creative freedom (read: Stiff knees) and allowed the horizontal line to angle quote a bit.

I’m glad you liked this image. I do too;-)

By: Framed and Shot

Framed and Shot — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:28:51 +0000

Great journalism/documentary photo!
The black and white really works – we are trying to imagine the colors, and find it hard. To us, the black and white emphasize the depressing mood and the cadaver.
About the forgetting ISO resetting… haven’t we all been there and done that? Luckily your image is still great!!
We thought that the savanna was “as flat as Texas” – have you added the angle or is it as steep as it looks?