Mirroring Effect

[Archangel]

This is a mixed photo of a Wedding Dress and the mirroring of a building across the street. It is a real photo and not an artificial one. The only post processed I have done is to turn it somehow to a duotone and darken the sky.
Please your opinions if it works for you or any suggestions you have in mind in terms of everything.
This is the last photo from all those treated with special effects and which I have chosen to pick some to participate in the Photo Exhibition next month.
These photos will be under the section of "Special Effects" in the exhibition.
Thank you all also for all your previous comments.






George

[himmelblau]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Not what I was expecting; from reading your description and just seeing the top part of your photo. But, that is me not you

Not having seen any of your other work I can't compare it to anything you have done previously. I like the overall concept but felt that the yellowish effect distracted from the rest of the photo, perhaps if the yellowish parts were silver/light grey like the cornered angles of the building just below the models bust would improve the over all effect and be less distracting.

Just my opinion and I have been known to be wrong

Brian

[Pops]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Your going to hate this...
IMO the building and the wires ruin this image. The section of the dress which can be seen at the top and part way down the left side looks terrific with the black background but sorry to say the building just takes away from the dress.
Maybe if the dress was more prominent over the building and the brightness subdued to equal the tone of the building at top right it would look better.

[Archangel]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Not what I was expecting; from reading your description and just seeing the top part of your photo. But, that is me not you

Not having seen any of your other work I can't compare it to anything you have done previously. I like the overall concept but felt that the yellowish effect distracted from the rest of the photo, perhaps if the yellowish parts were silver/light grey like the cornered angles of the building just below the models bust would improve the over all effect and be less distracting.

Just my opinion and I have been known to be wrong

Brian

Brian,

I have made a mistake in my title and description. This is not "mirroring" but reflection of some objects on some others.
There is nothing there that mirrors itself in some other part of the photo.
I realized that after but it was too late and couldn't correct the title.

Opinions are just different.
Conclusions are meant to be right or wrong and that after opinions have been applied.
Your opinion makes much sense of the yellowish effect. Though, before the yellowish effect I had applied the neutral silver like the rest of the building color, but it looked too much neutral. Of course I will revise it again before the final version and end up with one of these two choices.

George

[Archangel]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Your going to hate this...
IMO the building and the wires ruin this image. The section of the dress which can be seen at the top and part way down the left side looks terrific with the black background but sorry to say the building just takes away from the dress.
Maybe if the dress was more prominent over the building and the brightness subdued to equal the tone of the building at top right it would look better.

Pops,

The wires are too hard to take out. I have tried with my little knowledge of effects of this type, but it seems to be impossible. Though I will try again and if not successful then I will have someone more experienced in adding or subtracting images to do that.
Though this is a photo of a wedding dress with the reflection of another object on it. It could be anything, a building, a vehicle, anything.
I will see what I can possibly do about the dress being more prominent over the building. It might look better as you say.

[ash]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Nice effect, is there any connection with the building and the dress? as in, does it mean anything? If the 2 subjects had meaning to me personally, then it would be ok but not a picture for me Im afraid.

[Archangel]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Nice effect, is there any connection with the building and the dress? as in, does it mean anything? If the 2 subjects had meaning to me personally, then it would be ok but not a picture for me Im afraid.

Do all objects in all pictures have a connection with each other? or
Is there a need for different objects in a photo to have some necessary connection to each other?
In addition to that, let's say that this is a different type of photo, or different style of photography

[ash]

Re: Mirroring Effect

You have posted a picture in the critique section and wanted opinions, you said, 'Please your opinions if it works for you or any suggestions you have in mind in terms of everything.
I have given my opinion.
Your obviously upset by my limited amatuer opinion, and the picture just does not really appeal to me.
I dont really want a disscusion about pictures, objects and there meanings.
thanks
Ash.

[Archangel]

Re: Mirroring Effect

You have posted a picture in the critique section and wanted opinions, you said, 'Please your opinions if it works for you or any suggestions you have in mind in terms of everything.
I have given my opinion.

Yes, I posted the picture in the Critique Section and not in a "Monologue Section". I don't see what is wrong in exchanging opinions and discussing alternatives, or asking for clarifications. It happens in all Photo Critique Threads.

Your obviously upset by my limited amatuer opinion, and the picture just does not really appeal to me.
I dont really want a disscusion about pictures, objects and there meanings.

I don't think that I look upset. In the contrary.
And it is you, that initially referred to objects, their connections and their meanings.

[Blithe]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Firstly, I like the top half of the photograph - the perceived softness where the light catches the shoulder - as it would were it being worn. The heavily textured bodice shows up very well too, I do like the dark background for this, but as others have said I am not as keen on the colour of the overlap between the dress and the building.

Is it just me or have others not had a tiered wedding cake come to mind looking at the building in context with the dress? It is a shame that the heavy diagonal line cuts across the dress - perhaps lightened a touch it would not be so prominent.

I wish you good luck in your competition by the way.

[Archangel]

Re: Mirroring Effect

Firstly, I like the top half of the photograph - the perceived softness where the light catches the shoulder - as it would were it being worn. The heavily textured bodice shows up very well too, I do like the dark background for this, but as others have said I am not as keen on the colour of the overlap between the dress and the building.

Is it just me or have others not had a tiered wedding cake come to mind looking at the building in context with the dress? It is a shame that the heavy diagonal line cuts across the dress - perhaps lightened a touch it would not be so prominent.

I wish you good luck in your competition by the way.

Thanks Blithe,

Your comments are right. The lines (overhead trolley power cables) that cross the dress need to be cloned out, plus the color of overlap between the building and the dress needs to match more the white dress and the white building.
While these were my initial concerns too, I posted the photo as is just to hear confirmations on my initial thoughts or some other possible observation. Indeed the building across is a Ceremony Hall for Weddings and next to it not visible, is the Church

My capabilities of cloning out or adding objects to photos are very limited, actually almost non existent. If I don't manage to do that, then I will choose another photo for the exhibition.

Thanks again for commenting and for your warm wishes.

George