tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5698971800746995227..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Arkansas River: Painting vs. PhotoJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22415273675892099992013-10-25T10:40:13.440-04:002013-10-25T10:40:13.440-04:00I shoot with film for my landscapes because there ...I shoot with film for my landscapes because there are films designed to be more vibrant and to show a scene as it actually appears to the eye.<br /><br />Now if only I could be a better painter :)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450116982366085235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-45767932101995131542013-10-25T03:37:51.338-04:002013-10-25T03:37:51.338-04:00I love both your photography and paintings. You us...I love both your photography and paintings. You use the colors very well.<br /><a href="http://www.rody.com/artworks/ocean-paintings/" rel="nofollow">Ocean Artwork</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743519031973652596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-2106645378761845262013-10-25T01:45:01.472-04:002013-10-25T01:45:01.472-04:00Dear James
If you haven't posted the photo I t...Dear James<br />If you haven't posted the photo I think everybody would take your colours for the true ones which I am sure they are. Many times I am surprised to notice that people seing the same scene at the same moment interprete the colours quite differently. :o)jyttehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274555061122451100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-43529022792439128952013-10-24T21:32:45.660-04:002013-10-24T21:32:45.660-04:00While I think a truly gifted photographer can reta...While I think a truly gifted photographer can retain a lot of those values in a photo, there's just a subtle level of nuance that can't be detected by anything other than first-hand observation, I think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928015443039257454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23025666332508017222013-10-24T17:07:53.985-04:002013-10-24T17:07:53.985-04:00Lenses often have colour abberation removal coatin...Lenses often have colour abberation removal coatings to remove colour casts as a result of spectral effects within the lens and often a UV coating to remove a strong blue cast in the shadows on very clear days.<br /><br />If, on top of that, a lens has some polarizing effect, the reflection of the sky on the water is partially removed.<br /><br />I can well image that for small or cheap lenses in consumer cameras, a polarizing filter is added as such a filter removes haze and reflections and thus saturates colours, removes glare and increases contrast. I have no real information on the latter - it's just speculation.Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73855931948392534812013-10-24T14:42:33.257-04:002013-10-24T14:42:33.257-04:00You seem to be hopping from watercolor to Gouache ...You seem to be hopping from watercolor to Gouache to Casein a lot these days. Have you establish some sort of criteria for what to chose for which subject? or is your selection of painting media less logical than that? ;-)<br />Great work! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57567098496568974092013-10-24T13:34:41.945-04:002013-10-24T13:34:41.945-04:00This is exactly what I'm doing for my next lan...This is exactly what I'm doing for my next landscape painting. I did a plein air pencil drawing and painting studies, and also took some reference photos. Combining all of those information, I will create a finished studio painting of the scene. One downside of plein air this summer...had to fight against nosy yellowjackets!Seidai Tamurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624823563897772641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55183974776707871822013-10-24T10:13:14.754-04:002013-10-24T10:13:14.754-04:00I love HDR photography as long as it doesn't g...I love HDR photography as long as it doesn't get too gritty or over saturated. <br />Just a thought Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740024208038200961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-51407515391230455492013-10-24T10:11:49.826-04:002013-10-24T10:11:49.826-04:00As new reader of the gurney journey I have found m...As new reader of the gurney journey I have found myself picking up many great ideas for my own studies. I have a new found fascination with casein. I picked up a copy of color and light. I also found myself reading many of the comments from others. I appreciate the comments as well as subtle instruction from James. This is more of a relaxing read rather than a direct instruction. Thank you James for inspiring me once again. I can't wait to delve through your previous entries. <br /><br />Cheers from Ohio<br />DustinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740024208038200961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-20438926041100652862013-10-24T09:08:23.878-04:002013-10-24T09:08:23.878-04:00I was in Oregon over the summer and hiked out to s...I was in Oregon over the summer and hiked out to see the Blue Pool in the Willamette Wilderness which is a deep striking sapphire blue that looks completely unnatural. Your painting vs. photo comparison reminds me of my struggles to photograph it and makes me wish I'd taken some watercolors with me that day.<br /><br />Thank you for posting your paintings of the Rockies. I've really enjoyed seeing them through your eyes. I hope you and Jeanette have a good train and bus ride safely home!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14445308958139867946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-41699987225837010362013-10-24T09:01:49.163-04:002013-10-24T09:01:49.163-04:00Your painting from nature is beautiful an, I am gl...Your painting from nature is beautiful an, I am glad you didn't copy it from a Photo! Photos are nice for some things but, not for Plein air. If a person want's to just copy the painting from a photo then, why not just stick to taking photos! On site painting wins in my book over a photograph! Most photos are not that vibrant and need to be fixed in photoshop anyway! So you did an incredible job capturing nature!Psycho Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085002159857158742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-31196122681058626332013-10-24T07:54:36.963-04:002013-10-24T07:54:36.963-04:00I often take photos to use on 'rainy days'...I often take photos to use on 'rainy days' on my painting courses. I am always struck though, by how flat they seem to how I remembered the original scene (especially greens). This is one reason why I always tell my students that they should interpret, not copy, when using them.David Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625249236436381416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12712230729592950722013-10-24T07:35:14.573-04:002013-10-24T07:35:14.573-04:00Could you boost a photo's colour saturation in...Could you boost a photo's colour saturation in Photoshop to get some kind of a sense of the setting's true colours? I am currently painting a piece that includes sunlight reflecting off the earth as seen from space; obviously I cannot head out and observe that myself, without NASA's help...phiqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424182011653329283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28539851988901318162013-10-24T06:36:27.654-04:002013-10-24T06:36:27.654-04:00This sketch deserves the praise of reminding you o...This sketch deserves the praise of reminding you of John Singer Sargent's watercolours with the same subjects (like mountain streams). Wonderful colours!J Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769304316241827536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-31896867465256967612013-10-24T03:54:23.362-04:002013-10-24T03:54:23.362-04:00What do you think of HDR photography? That should ...What do you think of HDR photography? That should definitely help with dynamics.Juho Vepsäläinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481088432274153896noreply@blogger.com