Study Group 9
Jantina Tuthill

 

January    Image - "Chile Vineyard"

How I Did It - This is taken in a vineyard around Santiago. I haven't had the time to photoshop it i.e. cropping.

CommentsComments
Bill Thompson (see suggested image below) You need to crop this closely to concentrate on the sharp well lit barrels .
I did a radical vertical crop, Shadow/Highlight, burned in the corners, used Spot Healing Content aware on a hot spot, and finally sharpened it. It probably needs a ray of light shinning on the key barrels, but I didn't have time to do that.
Brian Swinyard Jantina, I particularly like the lighting on the barrels which is lovely and has created wonderful shadows. This is very much a picture of patterns, shapes, texture, repetition and therefore I would be inclined to crop tightly onto the barrels in the background in order to lose the mid-tone ones in the foreground and to rotate the selection slightly anti-clockwise.
Beverly Caine Very interesting pattern. I'd be interested to see the results if you played with it in photoshop.
Priscilla Farrell Good subject matter. It will be interesting to see your modifications. A simple cropping on both top and bottom shows an improved image.
John Larson A very interesting subject under some very nice lighting. I think some cropping would help give more of a center of interest and allow us to enjoy the thoughts of all that wonderful wine in the barrels.
Shaikh Amin I would suggest to tone down the drums on left side. This would give you better view of shining golden drums.

 

Member Biography

 

Jantina Tuthill

Born in The Netherlands , worked in The Netherlands, Aruba and the US.
Living in beautiful Pennsylvania.
From the Pharmacy (The Netherlands, Aruba) to Construction, Party Equipment Rental to Floor Planning , Interior,Exterior and Architectural Design ,Jewelry making, Paverpol and Photography in the US.
Always carried a camera but never as a serious hobby. Inspired by South Africa's wildlife I bought for that trip, a few years ago, a Canon 5D Mark II and was forever hooked.
I am mostly self taught in Photoshop and Photography and am still learning..........
Member of the Delaware Photography Society for about 6 months, inspired me to learn more from other photographers, to improve my skills.