Tiger Sunrise

Bill- this is one of your best shots Quite the dramatic sunrise and the trees make nice silhouettes. Good call on the crop, too. Question on the specs... Why f4 and 1/800? A more narrow aperture would provide a sharper image, and you could go way down on the shutter speed and still not any any hint of camera shake.

As far as commenting... Even if you feel you have lack of expertise, commenting on photos forces you to analyze, hence improving skill and eye Plus, if you simply like a photo, nobody minds hearing that, either!

Hey Joel, that means a lot, thank you! Damn, I wasn't in auto mode, but I believe "Program auto" mode where I can only adjust certain things, as I just headed out the door. I still get a bit antsy in total manual, but that is great advice--and what the hell, my goal for posting is to improve, so why not take a chance and do things that will help me?? Plus it's not like I'm shooting film!

Agreed that commenting can only help, and I looked at my post/comments numbers and can't say I was shocked, but a bit surprised. Eeeeks! Gotta earn my keep if I want the help of the good people here and who knows, someday I may say something usefull!!! Nah. Thanks again as always.

A very dramatic sky, Bill. The top of the image does seem a bit dark for the angle of light.

Hi David, I'm not sure exactly what you mean (obviously I know what you are saying!) It's that way on the unedited version and some of the horizontals. Keep in mind the sun is not even over the horizon line yet. Thanks!

Nice work. It looks like you also have a composition within your composition. Did you get any closer shots of the tree with the thicker trunk on the right? Zooming in on the scene in the lower right (including this tree and the bird) would also be cool, but you would still want o include as much of the clouds as possible. Hope this makes sense to you.

Kathy

Thanks Kathy, yes it makes sense. I have several different shots that came out well, horizontal, just the tops of the trees and sky, etc., but none up tight on the that tree. Maybe a crop would work, but it may leave the result too thin. BTW, that's not a bird on the limb, I thought it was at first too. Appreciate your comment!

Great light. My only thought might be to focus on just one tree or branch to make the silhouettes seem less busy.

Thanks Tony, I see what you mean. If I got far enough over to the right, the tree on the RHS is the perfect candidate--and I like the cattails, or whatever they are, right below that tree, on the left.

Bill,

Great sky and silhoutte; trees look sharp. A tad busy on the left, but the main tree on the right anchors the scene nicely.

I think you've been to this spot before... and it's working well for you.

Lon

Not sure what you mean Lon, I've never seen it before. Other than looking out my window. Sorry!