mountain landscape

[Valerio Tarone]

after the yeasterday mistake. In Nikon Capture I worked on Neutral point to increase the colour of the sky.
Thank you for anyone to improve.

[Alfred Forns]

I like what your doing Valerio Might try to work the bottom even darker which will give separation to the clouds. Also I try sharpening the trees Always light silhouetted things with good sharpness !! Keep trying these, sure are different and interesting !!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Valerio,
You didn't post the specs.........so not sure what speed or DOF was used. The silhouetted trees on the left look soft.......so not sure if it was speed or DOF.....I would have preferred a bit more of the darker area as a base.......and a crop of 1/2 the sky......just above the darker grey cloud on the right.......makes the comp a bit more pleasing. It was nice you tried to capture the mood......but because the trees are pretty important to the image compositionally.........them being soft detracts quite a bit from the scene.

[Valerio Tarone]

Hi Valerio,
You didn't post the specs.........so not sure what speed or DOF was used. The silhouetted trees on the left look soft.......so not sure if it was speed or DOF.....I would have preferred a bit more of the darker area as a base.......and a crop of 1/2 the sky......just above the darker grey cloud on the right.......makes the comp a bit more pleasing. It was nice you tried to capture the mood......but because the trees are pretty important to the image compositionally.........them being soft detracts quite a bit from the scene.


Hi Roman and Al this is only one of the trials i'making. cropped the 1/2 of the sky. Sharpening? I'm learning.. Data: 300mmEFID f8 1/200 Landscape program ISO 200 Thank you both

[Robert Amoruso]

Valerio,

If you have not already visited this link, http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5598, I suggest you do so. Artie posted a how-to on creating a JPG for posting here including sharpening recommendations. Besides that he talks about his books and the Digital Basics eBook. At a minimum I suggest the Digital Basics eBook as it will jump start your Photoshop skills. I am gathering from your posts that you are using Capture NX from Nikon.

Unfortunately, I do not use that and cannot help you directly with that, but you might want to search out literature on its use. Try a web search for books on Capture NX. I found one at http://www.luminescentphoto.com/nx2guide.html. I am not recommending it. It is just one I found them with a Google search.

Also try Nikon's Capture NX website at http://www.capturenx.com/en/index.html.
Nikon's Capture NX manual for purchase at http://www.nikonmall.com/detail/NIK+IB+NX2.
This website has links to Capture NX resources and tutorials. I saw one about sharpening in Cpature NX: http://dptnt.com/2008/09/the-ultimate-nikon-capture-nx-and-nx2-resource-guide/


As far as camera technique, it does not appear the image is in focus. Did you use a tripod? Is the lens an IS lens? Was IS on to help you get a sharp image? What camera are you using?

Artie's books, The Art of Bird Photography including the first book reprint and the ABP II on CD, though geared towards bird photography would tell you a lot about handling the camera, etc. As you are interested in landscape, books by John Shaw or TIm Fitzharris (my favorite of his is National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography) will help you with those.

[Valerio Tarone]

Valerio,

If you have not already visited this link, http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5598, I suggest you do so. Artie posted a how-to on creating a JPG for posting here including sharpening recommendations. Besides that he talks about his books and the Digital Basics eBook. At a minimum I suggest the Digital Basics eBook as it will jump start your Photoshop skills. I am gathering from your posts that you are using Capture NX from Nikon.

Unfortunately, I do not use that and cannot help you directly with that, but you might want to search out literature on its use. Try a web search for books on Capture NX. I found one at http://www.luminescentphoto.com/nx2guide.html. I am not recommending it. It is just one I found them with a Google search.

Also try Nikon's Capture NX website at http://www.capturenx.com/en/index.html.
Nikon's Capture NX manual for purchase at http://www.nikonmall.com/detail/NIK+IB+NX2.
This website has links to Capture NX resources and tutorials. I saw one about sharpening in Cpature NX: http://dptnt.com/2008/09/the-ultimate-nikon-capture-nx-and-nx2-resource-guide/


As far as camera technique, it does not appear the image is in focus. Did you use a tripod? Is the lens an IS lens? Was IS on to help you get a sharp image? What camera are you using?

Artie's books, The Art of Bird Photography including the first book reprint and the ABP II on CD, though geared towards bird photography would tell you a lot about handling the camera, etc. As you are interested in landscape, books by John Shaw or TIm Fitzharris (my favorite of his is National Audubon Society Guide to Landscape Photography) will help you with those.



Thank you robert. Nikon D70 inthis, with Nikkor 300 IFED f4 . Handle.. youy're right. All right for the raccomended sites but I have a book of instructions of 450 pages. need the time to laearn trying.
I've got also the file from Arthur Morris.

[Robert Amoruso]

Glad to know that you have the resources at hand.