So I took some of the suggestions and applied them with
variations of each other. This is the result of those many drafts.
I usually like the crop of my photos to be squared but after
applying a larger crop, as suggested, I decided that maybe this image wasn’t meant
to be squared off. I did decide to keep
the blue/green glow under the subject – which I found out was from the glass on
the table—as I liked the complimentary contrast of the cool/warm colors.
I lightened the intense shadow on the nugget and hope it
makes it more recognizable.
i'm glad you left the blue reflection. the contrast of warm/cool is effective. plus you could think of it as a subtle tribute to the colours of the V Mary herself...?
ReplyDeletealso, i think giving more room on either side was a good call. perhaps there could also be more room on the top, it looks a bit tightly cropped to me.
-claire h.
I'll give it a try, as I also realize that I can see my edits at the top... dang...
ReplyDeleteDefinitely solved the nugget not being obvious for me, I think this is a successful image. I personally think the crop works as it is, but for the life of me I can't get over the blue because it screams imperfections in the glass that just happened instead of a purposeful element. BUT if you like it for the colours working off each other that's totally valid.
ReplyDeleteI think we might be getting to what Alex so elegantly mentioned as the 'salting' of the image. Haha
Great work man. -TW