VendaGoat posted:

Taken on Highway 1 In California.

Gambl0r posted:

The white balance and/or saturation looks a little odd... the super-cyan sky, the purple fringing (in the second shot)... were they taken with a retro digital camera?

VendaGoat posted:

I think I should explain myself. I understand your concern, as you are not the first to mention it.

I agree with you, it's um, a little too much color. Here's the original exposure, on the second one. The curve of the road, the look of the trees. It reminded me of terrain pieces I have created before.

It's been scaled done to 1000, and then saved optimized for web. Just like my edit.


So, why did I want it to look that way?

The best way I can describe this is as such; This is what my memory of the place looks like. This is me trying to show the emotions I felt at the time. Elation, fun, a lust for life. I had made it to the west coast, San Francisco, "Frisco". I got to see and drive the Golden gate bridge. I walked up Hyde street, all the way to Geary street, and down to the Hotel California, Best Western. I was near the end of the one, on its northern part. It's a drive, that blew a Pittsburgh Person's mind. When I dream of that drive, this is where I dream about.

It's too focused, it's too surreal. In my opinion, it's too, idealistic, and that's what I always notice in the dream.
Ok, so there is the art behind it. The other hand, that's what I want it to look like. What would you do with it?

I would not mind, I'd even encourage you, to take a shot at that picture yourself. Message me with it, if you want to. Other's opinions, on what something should look like, are just as valid. Isn't that part of the "fun" we are doing? Same picture, Varied reactions.

But, you need to get a reaction.

If you also want the camera it's a http://store.sony.com/p/DSC-H50/en/p/DSCH50

VendaGoat posted:

Dread Head posted:

VendaGoat posted:

I think I should explain myself. I understand your concern, as you are not the first to mention it.

I agree with you, it's um, a little too much color. Here's the original exposure, on the second one. The curve of the road, the look of the trees. It reminded me of terrain pieces I have created before.

It's been scaled done to 1000, and then saved optimized for web. Just like my edit.


So, why did I want it to look that way?

The best way I can describe this is as such; This is what my memory of the place looks like. This is me trying to show the emotions I felt at the time. Elation, fun, a lust for life. I had made it to the west coast, San Francisco, "Frisco". I got to see and drive the Golden gate bridge. I walked up Hyde street, all the way to Geary street, and down to the Hotel California, Best Western. I was near the end of the one, on its northern part. It's a drive, that blew a Pittsburgh Person's mind. When I dream of that drive, this is where I dream about.

It's too focused, it's too surreal. In my opinion, it's too, idealistic, and that's what I always notice in the dream.
Ok, so there is the art behind it. The other hand, that's what I want it to look like. What would you do with it?

I would not mind, I'd even encourage you, to take a shot at that picture yourself. Message me with it, if you want to. Other's opinions, on what something should look like, are just as valid. Isn't that part of the "fun" we are doing? Same picture, Varied reactions.

But, you need to get a reaction.

If you also want the camera it's a http://store.sony.com/p/DSC-H50/en/p/DSCH50

Musket posted:

You are literally a walking terrible artist statement. shut up. And your photos suck too

Mightaswell posted:

Pic dump!


0033_###.jpg by Winston85, on Flickr

Musket posted:

You are literally a walking terrible artist statement. shut up. And your photos suck too

Musket posted:

You are literally a walking terrible artist statement. shut up. And your photos suck too

VendaGoat posted:

I think I should explain myself. I understand your concern, as you are not the first to mention it.

I agree with you, it's um, a little too much color. Here's the original exposure, on the second one. The curve of the road, the look of the trees. It reminded me of terrain pieces I have created before.

It's been scaled done to 1000, and then saved optimized for web. Just like my edit.


So, why did I want it to look that way?

The best way I can describe this is as such; This is what my memory of the place looks like. This is me trying to show the emotions I felt at the time. Elation, fun, a lust for life. I had made it to the west coast, San Francisco, "Frisco". I got to see and drive the Golden gate bridge. I walked up Hyde street, all the way to Geary street, and down to the Hotel California, Best Western. I was near the end of the one, on its northern part. It's a drive, that blew a Pittsburgh Person's mind. When I dream of that drive, this is where I dream about.

It's too focused, it's too surreal. In my opinion, it's too, idealistic, and that's what I always notice in the dream.
Ok, so there is the art behind it. The other hand, that's what I want it to look like. What would you do with it?

I would not mind, I'd even encourage you, to take a shot at that picture yourself. Message me with it, if you want to. Other's opinions, on what something should look like, are just as valid. Isn't that part of the "fun" we are doing? Same picture, Varied reactions.

But, you need to get a reaction.

If you also want the camera it's a http://store.sony.com/p/DSC-H50/en/p/DSCH50

MrBlandAverage posted:

I much prefer the original. I understand that you have this idealized view of your trip, but maybe there's ways to show us that other than cranking the saturation slider? The cyans are seriously distracting IMO.

edit: also, your writing makes you sound like you're trying way too hard to be deep.

VendaGoat posted:

You are more than free to travel to Highway One, driving from San Francisco to Eureka, passing that bridge along the way. Taking your own photograph of it and editing it, however you see fit.

Thank you for your opinion.

dukeku posted:

Why are you posting, VendaGoat? If you want someone to hold your hand and share in your memories have a slideshow at home with a captive audience who won't say anything mean.

dukeku posted:

I think there are two extremes of photographic interpretation that can legitimately be called art – the kind that uses photography as the medium only, but doesn’t play to its strengths (exact reproduction) or processes away from the real – it can be done well (think Warhol) or badly (think hipstagram). One is repeatable, the other isn’t – and the one that isn’t has no value as art, because it’s simply too easy for everybody to have the same interpretation as everybody else.

MrBlandAverage posted:

I much prefer the original. I understand that you have this idealized view of your trip, but maybe there's ways to show us that other than cranking the saturation slider? The cyans are seriously distracting IMO.

edit: also, your writing makes you sound like you're trying way too hard to be deep.

VendaGoat posted:

You posted something good in another thread.

As for opinions. I have no problem with them expressing themselves. It's art, it's subjective.

vote_no posted:

Sorry for piling on, VendaGoat, but I agree with everyone except for that one jerk. Try not to get defensive as a result; most of us aren't trying to be mean or haughty at all. The sharpening is definitely painful, and -- speaking as someone who likes contrast -- there's too much contrast. It really is painful to look at the photos. I also agree that the third photo is the best, artistically.

My aim is usually to make the a photograph reflect the actual view as much as possible, so it sounds like our ideals may be opposed, but here's what I would suggest: don't edit anything. Shoot in RAW so that you can edit later, but try to get the scene the way you want it just by changing Aperture/Shutter/ISO. Tying into the previous conversation, it's the digital world so take a shitload of pictures with different settings and see what you like. Take tens of thousands of photographs, wait for the light to make interesting scenes instead of trying to make things interesting in post. Then start processing.

I've been shooting for a scant 7 years now, and only recently started doing things in Lightroom. I still worry that I'm overdoing it, and one thing that has not changed is that my absolute favorite photos are still those photos that needed exactly zero post-processing.

VendaGoat posted:

I'm sick of seeing normal.

vote_no posted:

Quick, post pictures!

VendaGoat posted:

You posted something good in another thread.

Mightaswell posted:

That's the ironic internet photographer garbage thread.

alkanphel posted:

Brick Wall, Jurong West, 2013 by alkanphel, on Flickr