Matthew Lacy October 12, 2022 - 1:01 pm

Jackson in the Round

This is a piece that I may revisit, as the results aren't entirely to my liking. I did decide to share with you all just to keep the group somewhat engaged.

9 Comments

Dean Wilson October 12, 2022 - 1:38 pm

I like the reflection of the ceiling in the center piece.

I think it's a great photo.

Matthew Lacy October 12, 2022 - 4:34 pm

Dean Wilson

Thank you Dean!

Alan Brown October 12, 2022 - 6:07 pm

I actually like this Matthew - great job! Typically subjects that are pretty uniform lack interest (or at least in many of my own images) but the contrasting color with the background is this case is quite appealing.
I also think that there is enough detail in the background to help portray the environment, and retain a level of interest.

I appreciate that you are helping the group remain engaged. How many images did you use to compile the shot, what would you change next time around?

Dean Wilson October 12, 2022 - 6:41 pm

Alan Brown

Let me guess! 3 photographs?

Matthew Lacy October 12, 2022 - 11:17 pm

Alan Brown Dean Wilson , I did this with about 15 images, all between the perspectives shown in this comment. All of them were with my phone, which I needed to get the requisite wide angle of view. When I originally had the idea, I wanted the statues to be more prominent in the result, which didn't really work. I think it's because the prevalent brick overwhelms the smaller busts.

Dean Wilson October 13, 2022 - 11:48 am

Matthew Lacy

I was right#
There was a 3 in there somewhere.

Alan Brown October 13, 2022 - 1:31 pm

Matthew Lacy [Edited]

Great job capturing on your phone Matthew. As Dean alluded to, it looks like 2 or 3 layers are taking a dominant role (suspect those higher up the layer stack. Not that this is a bad thing, just again, something to be aware of.

If you want the busts to be more prominent, I would move/copy the most appropriate image to the top of the stack and mask/blend in by adjusting opacity.

I really like the image as-is, just offering suggestions in case you wish to play around further.