Kruger Park
Nikon D300, 18-200 lens
F14
1/30
ISO 400
-2
Kruger Park
Nikon D300, 18-200 lens
F14
1/30
ISO 400
-2
Hi Pierre, Welcome to the forum! The light is lovely along with a crisp silhouette.IMO in this case the centered tree is not an issue. I also feel you have just enough silhouetted base and the giraffe is a nice addition. I might be nitpicking but wish the lower left hand branch wasn't there since it seems to slightly emulate the giraffe....
Welcome Pierre, I agree with Dave's comments on your image.
I noticed the shooting data says -2 compensation. Like slide film, under-exposing can be used to create your silhouette and intensify the sky color. However, this reduces the digital data recorded. In RAW, it is better to post-process for the desired effect IMO as follows,
Initial capture, exposed highlights (sky) to th right but without clipping.
In Photoshop, use levels to set a black point on the silhouette - this will cause it to go black. Then using curves, saturation or other color manipulative controls, restore the color to the sky. Also, a background copy with the blending mode set to Multiply can intensify colors.
nice mood here Pierre
besides the good points made above, I also wish it was a "wider" scene, ie more "panorama" and that the giraffe stood a bit higher thus making the silhouette more distinct
I like it!
However, I would remove the stick that Dave refers to and I would consider running NR on the background.
Cheers, Jay
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Lovely landscape to look at. Agree with previous suggestions, well done.
I agree to the previous: the central tree isn't a big issue. nice silhuoette. Try to remember the robert'advice!
Thanks for comments and suggestions. Not into landscapes, this was 1 of my first.
Will make a note of your suggestions
Pirre, I really like this one, agree with Robert's suggestions to help intensify the colors. Nice work!
Thanks Andrew