Is someone missing a chair?

[jphoto]

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Finally the first roll has gone through my M6! This is the first time I post my images in here or anywhere else, so it's interesting to see what kind of reaction my images get. Here is two frames that I was pleased with, feel free to share your feelings about them. Shot with Leica M6+Zeiss Biogon 25mm, Provia 400F.

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[stuny]

Jouko -

 

The second works much better for me since it gives reference to its surroundings while causing the feeling of huge space.

[jaapv]

Jouko,

A good photographic idea, well seen.I apologize for criticizing the execution, but please accept I mean well...The first one I would have framed either more tightly;, or more wide and put the chair in a strong point (I would prefer lower right) to put it into context. The second one is better in that respect, but the first one would be better, as a wide framing would symbolize loneliness. The scans seem a bit washed-out. I think black and white and snap would do the subject more justice. Just my two cents....

[jphoto]

Jaap,

 

No need to apologize, I'm ok with critique and I like to know how my images look from the "other side". The colors are quite washed out as you said, but actually the scans have pretty much the same look as on film. Maybe a tiny bit of saturation and contrast could be added, but the weather was so gray and dull that it felt like mother nature had clicked the desature button. B&w conversion might be worth a try although I kind of like how the orangeish bottom of the seat is lifted from the blue/gray etc. background.

 

I also would have liked to frame the first shot more tightly, but since I didn't have my 50mm cron yet, I tried to do what I could with the 25mm lens. I tried to get a wider frame for the horizontal image but there was too busy background for my liking. I wish there had been some fog to fade out the horizon, that would have given more surreal and eerie feeling for the image.

[jmr]

Jouko,

 

like Stuart, I prefer the second shot, it's got more atmosphere to it.

[jphoto]

Here is a bw version of the second image for the comparison.

[jaapv]

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I wish there had been some fog to fade out the horizon, that would have given more surreal and eerie feeling for the image.

 

Did you mean something like this? Or did I overdo it?

 

[jphoto]

Yes, something like that. I limited my own photoshopping to the bw conversion, further manipulation would be like working on my spare time. After all film is supposed to take me away from work and computer, not vise versa.

[jaapv]

I see where you are coming from, but it took me less than 30 seconds....

[jphoto]

My problem is that I might get carried away with the challenge and work on it like it is going to be printed on a brochure etc. I could end up spending a bit more than 30sec. in photoshop while trying to make the fog look as real as possible.