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I saw this field several weeks ago and was struck by the tire tracks leading through it. I've struggled a bit with processing it, the photos were taken at sunset and had this glorious warm light... but didn't have the contrast to fully bring out the tracks. My final solution, after playing with it for a while, was this black and white, contrasty version. What do you think?

Less Simplicity by Christopher Poehlmann

Less Than Jake by Midlands Rocks

Less Than Jake + Zebrahead @ O2 Academy, Birmingham - Saturday 6th November 2010

Photos by Tony Gaskin for Midlands Rocks

P8_Physical_Isolation_Fullen by Brett Fullen

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Intention - Take an image that feels physically isolated.

Reference - duChemin tells us "Just playing with our point of view can improve an image with no other changes. Next time you’re photographing something, take a little extra time to be aware of what is in, and out, of the frame, and try moving—do a complete circle around your subject if you have to—and see if you can’t strengthen your image that way." which is precisely what I did in this image. If I hadn't been moving around trying to get a better shot of the leaf I placed on the polished stone, I would never have captured this image with the leaves on the ground that really made the leaf in focus feel physically isolated.

Outcome - I am happy with this image. I originally had it being just a colorful leaf on the polished stone it is resting on, but then I realized that I could really make it feel physically isolated if I had the other leaves that were on the ground in frame and out of focus as the prominent leaf was much higher up. I believe it made it feel drastically more isolated than my previous attempts at this shot and I am happy with the results.

Edits - Decreased exposure, and blacks. Increased whites, contrast, and saturation.

Stress Less Week by Emerson Library

April 21-25, 2014

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