Critique Welcomed Wheels...

[Glenn Clabo]

 

[Beth Carter]

the wagon wheel looks like it's seen better days.

 

[Nihat Iyriboz]

Quite dramatic, almost like infrared photography, Glenn.
Diagonal backdrop lines, and lines going and crossing
in all directions within the circles of wheels.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Nihat's right - it's not just the interesting wheels, but the other lines as well, that make this a stand out photo. Good observation, Glenn.

 

[Pete Askew]

Love the composition on this Glenn and, as Rob says, the contrast of lines and circles really adds to it. I do find the mid-tones a bit blocked and heavy though.

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Pete...when you get a moment...could you please explained what you mean by "blocked"? I actually tried to make the midtones heavy to reduce some of the information that kept drawing my eye away from the wheels.

 

[Pete Askew]

I think what I'm seeing is what you have done intentionally. By 'blocked' I mean lacking in tonal range, creating a slightly flat look. I'm guessing that there was more differentiation between the wheels and the background in the original scene due to differences in colour but when converted the B&W they gained similar tones. It might be possible to use colour filtration during the conversion to help retain that differentiation - I guess you tried that though. Does that make any sense?

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Yes Pete...now I understand. And you are right...the wheels are bright yellow...and when it was converted the background became very black while I was trying to keep the detail of the wheels. Thank you for taking the time to explain...always.

 

[Pete Askew]

How about using a filter during the conversion? What colour is the background?

 

[Dan Cattermole]

That threw my eyes out a bit. Lol
Like the contrast.