I think a *wee* more saturation on the rainbow and a darker,
constrastier sky will do it.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/26/2013 3:24 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Thanks. It seems to be there for me, even in a 13x19 print. Maybe I'm
> "seeing" too much. I should get some fresh eyes on the print and see what
> they see.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Oct 26, 2013, at 12:14 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> Bob
>>
>> It’s a lovely and atmospheric shot. I see what you mean, I think, but only
>> when viewing the smaller image. When I “embiggen” it (P Braun idiom) the
>> effect is no longer there.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 26 Oct 2013, at 16:35, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> The problem, or phenomenon, is this: The headland was shaped by extreme
>>> glaciation, to the degree that it appears to have parallel lines drawn upon
>>> it. Without the rainbow, these would be interesting. Indeed, there is a
>>> glen in Scotland that is advertised as Parallel Roads, or some such,
>>> because of distinct parallel lines "drawn" by ancient glaciers.
>>>
>>> But place a rainbow in front of this headland with its parallel lines, and
>>> it looks for all the world like artifacts have insinuated themselves into
>>> the image. On the screen _and_ in a print, it looks like a funky moire
>>> pattern, and thus relegates the image to one of minor interest rather than
>>> a breath-taking shot. (Note the waterfalls in the distance, and how the
>>> gale-force winds and blowing the water up and back.)
>>>
>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9158
>>>
>>> Don't know what I could do to make the image more useful, or perhaps it's
>>> useful enough as an example in photographic frustration. <g>
>
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