Tioga Sunset

Any and all comments welcome.
Thanks,
Jeremy

-- Jeremy Pursley (jpursle@doce.ufl.edu), June 19, 2000

Answers

It's a nice, colorful, graphic photo, but IMO, it would be nicer if the whole sky had color.

Keith

-- Keith Clark (clarkphotography@spiritone.com), June 19, 2000.

I really like this. I think it conveys a tremendous amount of mood. Nice job.

-- Mark Castiglia (markus777@earthlink.net), June 19, 2000.

I agree with Keith. Ask God to make the sky more colorful and try the shot again. ?

-- charlie eustace (carloz1@usa.net), June 20, 2000.

I agree with Keith also.....the black in the sky is a shame as it just kills to much sky

-- Keith Anderson (andos@pacific.net.au), June 20, 2000.

Well, to each his own. I agree with the others that its a beautiful, simple, and graphic images, but I disagree with the need for a more colorful sky. I think its an effective use of "dead" space.

-- Michael Hancock (gada1@aol.com), June 20, 2000.

Perhaps a bit of cropping is in order to kill some of the black, but overall I feel it's an excellent image.

-- Christian Deichert (torgophile@aol.com), June 20, 2000.

Thanks for the constructive feedback. As the photographer, it's difficult for me to exclude the experiences this photo is connected with and view this as just a photograph.

I tried two different crops, but they just don't seem as effective as the original. If you're interested, they're at:

http://www.acceleration.net/wincomp/TiogaSunsetCrop.jpg http://www.acceleration.net/wincomp/TiogaSunsetPan.jpg

I'd be interesting in your comments on these versions, as well as your own crop. Again, thanks for your comments.

-- Jeremy Pursley (jpursle@doce.ufl.edu), June 21, 2000.

There's nothing wrong with your personal connection to your image, but when you try to market it, you need to do your best to be objective. For me, your original version tells the story better than the two cropped versions. I bet others will prefer the first crop though.

-- Michael Hancock (gada1@aol.com), June 21, 2000.