Farmhouse Ruins

[Morkel Erasmus]

Went to a nearby farm just outside of town on Monday night as I saw a lovely sunset creeping up. I was held back by a personal meeting that I had to attend with my better half, resulting in me missing some of the sweetest light. I lingered and flung together a few compositions though - and was once again amazed at the amount of light the camera sensor picks up when your eyes tell you it's too dark.

This is a blend of 3 exposures using luminosity masking in CS5.

A merry Christmas to all of you lovely folks, and enjoy the family time...

Techs:
Canon 7D with 10-22mm USM
f5.6 @ ISO-200

[Robert Amoruso]

I like who this works as I feel I am sitting there and watching the sunset.

[Bill Randall]

Really like the light on the house. Good quiet feeling.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Morkel, Nice light,placement of building and subject matter. IMO this would be stronger as a pano...

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Morkel,
I am down in Florida now enjoying Christmas with fameil.....so same to you and your family! I like Dave's pano presentation idea.....but really like the OP too. You nailed this one and the PP'ing did place me there!

[Jay Gould]

I think it is truly a cool image; I might play with lightening the structure just a tiny bit without upsetting the balance between the light side and the shadow side.

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks for the kind comments guys...

Dave - your pano idea might fly...will give it a whirl! Jay - I'll also tweak the s/h a bit :)

[Jay Gould]

"S/H" ?? :o:o

Saturation? Hue?

I can smell it has to do with adjustments! :)

[Morkel Erasmus]

hehe sorry Jay - Shadow/Highlights adjustment (can we add that to the abbreviation list guys?? :o)

[Andrew McLachlan]

Morkel, this works for me. Very nicely done and love the orange in the sky. I think I would also try the crop for an alternate version. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[Grant Atkinson]

Hi Morkel, this shot works for me, the comp is great. I would also like to see if you could maybe lighten the house just a little...the shot has feeling. Well done. The 7D works really well with the 10-22 for these kind of shots....
Grant

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks for commenting Andrew & Grant...

[Morkel Erasmus]

here's the pano crop as suggested?? your thoughts?

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Morkel,
I like the pano better......although that is a personal preference.! I may go a bit more.....under the 2nd small cloud in the URC.....personal preference thing but let's see what others chime in.

[Jay Gould]

Morkel, I had two reactions:

1. :)Kinda like ouuuuuuuuuu; very cool; I just don't know how to type the sound!

2. The left side feel darker in the pano than the OP.

[Bob Malbon]

My eyes would like a bit less pano - but you do have a sweet image here!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Morkel, I feel the pano is a stronger presentation...

[Andrew Aveley]

the pano works very well here Morkel. Great colours and composition.agree with the guys about the wall of the rondavel! All the best for 2011!

[Katherine Enns]

I am so glad they have sheds where you are too! very nice image, I like the original better, it has a much more free open feel to it.

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks for the feedback on the repost guys...I like it, but I kind of like the OP more for the same reason Katherine does - that wide open sky effect :)