Hi all, This was taken in full sun at noon, in July. This barn is sinking... I kinda know how it feels.
Please comment on this image, hope you like old structures! I know its shot with bad lighting, and I have tried to use Image> Shadow Highlights... to try and make it less dark but also hot and dusty looking. This is my first image posted on this site, so I am not sure yet how to post my cam info, it was a Canon Rebel XT, 414 1/260 s, iso 200 and 24-105 @ 24 ms. July 17 at White Fish Montana. I read the tutorial, so here goes.
Good exposure, low angle and fell. Do like the subject and that sinking is interesting ! Good tech settings
Cropping wise might have given more room on the right since the barn is facing that way and crop the fence on the left. Might be competing with the rest of the image and only a portion shows. Interested to see how others feel !!
PS wise you did well but just about anything can be tweaked. One thing you can try in PS is go to ... image > adjust > selective color ... then select the neutral and add a couple of points then select the black and do the same. Gives the image a little punch without making the contrast a problem.
Regarding light is always best at sun up/down but do take advantage of cloudy days !!!! Looking forward to more !!!
Thanks Al, I have since learned that mad dogs, Englishmen and amateur hobbyists who don't know any better go out in the mid-day sun. Thanks for the advice about the use of the selective color...I will try that on this and see what happens. I have learned alot about framing shots from reading this site since last year. Excellent advice, and thank you for the warm welcome! It makes difference to those of us who are a bit timid.
I like your composition very much. I took the liberty of using a bi-color filter from Nik Color Effex, blue and gold, to warm up the light and minimize the harsh light. By doing that, a few sensor dust bunnies on the upper left became evident, you may want to check them out in the original.
I would love to see this in sweet light.
I couldn't be happier! Thanks so much, and especially the BIG improvement made by Fabs. What a difference this has made in this image. It had presence before, but now it looms large! Also now you can see the rafters. Yes, I had spots on the filter, and I didn't take them out, either. Hadnt thought of B&W, will try that too. Thanks, so much....
Hi Katherine,
Welcome to the forum! Yes the landscape moderator does lurk her occasionally but fear not.....you have gotten excellent advice above and your self critique on the noon time approach (unless you do IR!) is very good. You have a very nice basic comp here and Alfred's suggestion on an HDR is probably the only thing (besides IR) that would have even remotely worked here as far as exposure. My only recommendation is for some less base (think 1/3).....and then eliminating the RH fence posts as now they don't act as a leading line and only intrude into the image.....so just watch for things like that in the futere but an easy fix in this case. I can't stress enough how important light is......so the early mornings and late evening will pay off....and do what many of us do in the afternoon.....take a siesta! Welcome to the forums again and keep getting out there and trying!
Hi Katherine,
A big welcome to the BPN family...I like your composition and the perspective on this roof...you have been given excellent advise and the techs. have been covered quite well...I will be looking forward to your next one...:cool:
welcome Katherine, I took this even a step further with Topaz Adjust and
several gradients and some selective saturations.......actually I just played
to make it "dramatic". Hope you see as an alternative style.....outside the box.
This is re-presented at only quality 40 due to file size constraints
BTW, looking forward to your scientific input on various topics
Wow! Thank you all for the very warm welcome! And the demonstrations of what can be done with an image with a light problem due to the time of day in which it was shot. I have LOTS of examples of bad decisions, (laffs!!) I am looking forward to learning more about how to make better images. I am also very inspired by the incredible creativity on this site.
Welcome, Katherine! What a wonderful subject. While everybody is messing with your beautiful image, I'm going to join in. I was trying to envision this as B&W, so I had to give it a try.
That is so interesting... I shot this on a family retreat, ask me why a bunch of Canucks would have a fam reunion in Montana, I dunno. I love the way the black and white brings the shape of this structure out. I always knew B&W was powerful in simple images, but this really does the lines and textures justice. THANKS SO MUCH.
Montana Barn
