Taken after sunset somewhere near Elbe, WA last October.
Thanks for looking, Joe
F/5, 1/40, ISO-200
Posted by Darren White on February 1, 2009 at 4:39 AM
awesome scene...I would be tempted to crop this just below the bright spot in the upper right corner......the details are amazing!
Posted by Thomas Dean on February 1, 2009 at 10:39 AM
I really like the details in the grass and the colors in the foreground go really wll with the tree line...I agree with Darren - a little judicious cropping might help...I like the overall composition as is but the bright area in the upper right is a little distracting.
Posted by Marc Dilley on February 1, 2009 at 1:49 PM
This is a nice capture, but I agree with the above about cropping out the bright part of the sky that competes with the bright snow. The remainder of the sky has some grain to it. Also, I would like to see more detail in the lower part of the hedge of trees.
Posted by Rick Dunn on February 1, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Very nice scene, and the atmospherics are fantastic. The trees and grasses appear to be at least a stop underexposed. It would help to know the technicals behind the shot; use of a GND or blending of two exposures would address the exposure imbalance. You could also try dodging those areas, or a levels adjustment, but given how dark they are now, you may find some noise lurking in there. Definitely deserving of the additional processing work needed to make it really sing.
Thanks all for your suggestions. I don't know if you all remember, but I'm the guy with the little point and shoot and Elements 2, lol! I can't wait to join the DSLR world, my limitations are frustrating at this point. I'll have to see what I get for a tax return and work bonus!
A friend of mine directed me to amazon.com to look at different lenses. Usually customers post images. It really hits home how important good glass is to image quality. He pointed out that no matter how mediocre the photos are that are posted, the image quality (sharpness, clarity, lack of noise) is consistantly high with good glass, even when the shots are taken with older bodies such as a rebel XT or D40.
Anyway, here's an updated version. I tried to reduce the noise in the sky as much as possible, as well as cropping some of the bright top. I wanted to leave a bit of the top, as I think it adds to the color palette of the shot. I also lightened the trees in the midground and added a bit more contrast. Hopefully it's somewhat of an improvement.
Posted by Cliff Dodge on February 1, 2009 at 11:15 PM
I like your point and shoot shot. :) Myself, i would just crop a little more. The color palette is fine without it. Nice contrast of colors.
Posted by Jack Graham on February 2, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Discussion
10 repliesThanks for looking, Joe
F/5, 1/40, ISO-200
A friend of mine directed me to amazon.com to look at different lenses. Usually customers post images. It really hits home how important good glass is to image quality. He pointed out that no matter how mediocre the photos are that are posted, the image quality (sharpness, clarity, lack of noise) is consistantly high with good glass, even when the shots are taken with older bodies such as a rebel XT or D40.
Anyway, here's an updated version. I tried to reduce the noise in the sky as much as possible, as well as cropping some of the bright top. I wanted to leave a bit of the top, as I think it adds to the color palette of the shot. I also lightened the trees in the midground and added a bit more contrast. Hopefully it's somewhat of an improvement.
JG