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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> CTF Challenge 166- Shadow >> CTF Challenge 166- Eligible > 8th - Front Porch by CJ in CA
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15-AUG-2008 CJ in CA

8th - Front Porch by CJ in CA


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Guest 23-Aug-2008 07:41
Very fun! Love the warmth of the colors...Yvonne
ctfchallenge20-Aug-2008 14:07
Thanks Jano and Penny! The porch stain turned out redder than we had anticipated when we bought it, but it's lasted a few years and now it's time to redo it. I think we'll try to get a more subtle color this time! :-) CJ
ctfchallenge20-Aug-2008 02:03
I'm liking this more the more I look at it.
Penny Street
Rod 19-Aug-2008 11:37
I think it's a hangover from the old days Carole but squre crops can work well wiv the right subject but square crops tend to diminish normal picys for me.
ctfchallenge19-Aug-2008 02:44
Very pretty reds CJ :) I like this very much with all the curves and details. jano
ctfchallenge18-Aug-2008 22:56
Thanks Doug and DT! I'm not sure why "some" people :-) don't like square crops as I see many images in galleries and frame shops with a square crop. Even the on-line matting companies provide square crops in their more expensive line of products, and they look great in a rectangular frame. :-) CJ
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Aug-2008 18:08
Very nice. ~dtallakson
Guest 18-Aug-2008 16:25
For me the square crop adds to the "art" element that is also illustrated in the excellent color and patterns. -COAmature
ctfchallenge17-Aug-2008 18:21
Thanks Rod, Lydia, Brent, aam and Tom. I cropped out the very bright, white table and chair as the dynamic range here was just too much, and I shot this in jpg so no recovering the whites. If I remember correctly, I had set the camera parameters up fairly high for a no pp challenge and forgot to change them so this is almost completely done in-camera Tom! :-D CJ
ctfchallenge17-Aug-2008 16:06
I kind of agree with Rod although I'm trying not to (feeling grumpy as I am). So what did you crop out? On my monitor it seems a bit over saturated and too dark/contrasty. I do like the competition between the squared-up straight lines of the floow planks competing with the complicated shadow patterns. -tv
aam1234 17-Aug-2008 16:01
Now this is definitely on topic.
ctfchallenge17-Aug-2008 02:14
Works really well for me Carole. The tone to it helps make it special.
~Brent
ctfchallenge17-Aug-2008 01:46
Fabulous, Carole. Don't listen to Rod. He's a guy. !Lydia
Rod 16-Aug-2008 22:11
This is a very nice arrangement of the shadows but I'm having trouble wiv the square crop for this picy as it seems to stilt the dynamics. Anyhow it still looks like a goodun, well done.