Critique wanted Old Crane

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Tony Cannon

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ISO 100, 1/800th, f2, Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC HSM Art
We have an old wooden crane by Conwy Castle, it is one of those landmark things I just like rather a lot, a bit of decaying engineering. The 24-105 wouldn't fit in the small camera bag I have so I took the Sigma 30mm f1.4, which my RP sees as an EF-S lens and auto crops.
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Tony Cannon said:
We have an old wooden crane by Conwy Castle, it is one of those landmark things I just like rather a lot, a bit of decaying engineering. The 24-105 wouldn't fit in the small camera bag I have so I took the Sigma 30mm f1.4, which my RP sees as an EF-S lens and auto crops.
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Interesting textures coming off the mechanism. Due to the textures, did you try B&W?
 
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I haven't yet, but was fiddling around with B&W for a different view and meant to get back to this one (the other view looks like snow!)
 
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Yep, I love this image more than the coloured. I have always found that B&W always brings out the textures, especially when you crank up the clarity. If you keep the image in RGB, you can adjust the relevant colours. In gray mode, yes you can adjust the tones, but RGB allows you better flexibility as it adjust the relevant colours even though it's gray tones. Double Dutch, I know, but it's a process I use a lot.

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I prefer the colour version of this image, particularly the rust (?) red. For me, the mono version loses out as the tonal textures of the foreground are not sufficiently differentiated from the background. As a suggestion, I would clone out the lever emerging from the bottom.
 
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TonyB said:
I prefer the colour version of this image, particularly the rust (?) red. For me, the mono version loses out as the tonal textures of the foreground are not sufficiently differentiated from the background. As a suggestion, I would clone out the lever emerging from the bottom.
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Welcome aboard Tony. As I always say, photography is an art, therefore it's subjective. Looking forward to seeing your posts.
 
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TonyB said:
I prefer the colour version of this image, particularly the rust (?) red. For me, the mono version loses out as the tonal textures of the foreground are not sufficiently differentiated from the background. As a suggestion, I would clone out the lever emerging from the bottom.
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The orange/red colour is, I believe, an undercoat paint. It is relatively rust free, surprisingly! As for the lever, I see what you mean. My eye is drawn more towards the main mechanism, so I didn't treally spot it!
 
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Tony Cannon said:
The orange/red colour is, I believe, an undercoat paint. It is relatively rust free, surprisingly! As for the lever, I see what you mean. My eye is drawn more towards the main mechanism, so I didn't treally spot it!
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Tony, a good tip is to look around the edges and into corners for features that clash with, or distract the eye from the subject of the image. Particular problems arise with bright highlights or areas of clashing colours. The viewer's eye is naturally drawn to such 'distractions'.
 
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