Foggy December Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 11, 201092 views8 comments

I mostly contribute to the Avian Gallery. I really like this gallery and when I went out to shoot this morning and found it foggy, I thought I would five a scenic shot a try. I converted this to B&W, and increased the contrast a bit. Comments would be appreciated.

ISO 640
SS 1/640
f/7.1
Tripod used
full frame

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 11, 2010 at 7:35 AM

A beautiful moody scene. Compositionally I think it's a little too "heavy" on the right side while the left feels a bit empty. I wonder if a small crop can help balance it. I would also consider setting the white point much whiter to help with contrast and to bring out more detail in the bird and branches.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on December 11, 2010 at 8:01 AM

The muted atmosphere spreads to the observer. The shot makes a slightly underexposed impression to me. I would also try a vertical size, maybe reduced to the middle third.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on December 11, 2010 at 8:54 AM

The grey does look a little over powering, it could use a push to the right. I do enjoy the subject matter though. Cheers

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on December 11, 2010 at 8:59 AM

Guy and Peter, first thank you for your comments. I am fairly new to processing and I process in Elements. But I gave it a try to incorporate your comments. I went to levels and moved the white to the right and I tried the crop suggested by Peter. I still think it needs some work. Again thanks.

Harry

Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 11, 2010 at 9:34 AM

I like the new crop a lot, Harry! My personal preference (and keep in mind that's all it is) would be to push that white point even farther to the right so the background is even brighter.

Guy

Registered on November 1, 2003, 566 Posts, 15507 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Smorra on December 11, 2010 at 10:30 AM

Very nice scene Harry. I like the recropped version, but will echo Guy's comments about making the image brighter. Might need a little bit of noise reduction as well, but I'm not sure if Elements has NR capabilities.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on December 11, 2010 at 11:12 AM

The second version is much more filled with intimacy. A rather rare point of view, I like it!

Peter

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM

Wonderful atmosphere and mood. Your cropped version nails the composition in my opinion and with a bit more brightening as suggested, will be outstanding. Really nice work.

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