Sorry to bore you w/ these type of shots-but I like them and I need to improve them so where else would you get advice??
Canon 5D
24-105mm
ISO 100
1/50 sec. at f/ 20
Not sure about crop -I have new effects I want to apply to some of these but I need to get the base image in check before I spend hours sorting through these effects
HDR!!!! at first look i couldnt figure out what the structure was. an HDR would give you the opportunity to expose all parts of the image properly. normally it's three images taken at -2, 0, and +2 EV, but can vary. photos merged together using photomatix and then tone mapped to your liking.
hope this helps! i like these images too, denise!!! your sunburst here is nice!!
Lady Denise,
I like the image and capture. I made a few changes to enhance the mood...I cropped into a tighter pano, cropped out about 1/4 from the right side of the original, increased saturation 2 degrees and boosted contrast. this way you get a warm romantic, marmalade sky...hope you like... :cool:
at second thought, a graduated or hard neutral density filter would help in this case too!! would darken your sky while properly exposing the foreground. worth their weight in gold for landscape shooting!!!! SHOOTING, AL!!:D:eek:
Gus, I like it alot! How come I'm having so much trouble w/ cropping? I posted it w/ just a small crop, no PP . Wasn't sure about contrast -but it looks really good-I was going for a silhouette style so it really did help-Thanks Gus!
Harold, I like your idea of HDR and will try it on some future shots-for this I was trying to do a sihlouette style -I love them.
Thankyou for your help I look forward to trying the HDR. Thanks!
Hi Denise With these type image you want strong shadows and sharp outlines The bg trees don't appear sharp? Composition wise the top part of the pier is merging with the bg, wish you could have made the image from a higher perch but probably needed a ladder :)
Denise, good suggestions by both Gus and Al. I especially like darkening of the blacks to make it even more dramatic. I'm glad Harold explained HDR a little more, might be fun to try with this type of shot!
Windward Beach Sunset
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