Shot this last weekend on my hike to Cameron's Cone...I think this may be my favorite from the trip. Any comments/critiques/feedback always welcome...thanks for looking. Larger version can be seen on my flickr account.
Good eye for spotting this! I like the slight curve to the snowball's path crossing over the shadows, a difficult job to get the right exposure. I think cropping the bottom third off so the snowball is closer to the lower left corner might help the comp.
Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions. I agree about the contrast and cropping, but this has already been cropped and I'm only working with a 3.2 mp image to begin with. I'll work on it and make a repost...thanks again guys.
Seems a bit harsh now.
How are you converting to b&w and adjusting contrast?
Posted by Erik Aagaard on April 4, 2009 at 11:28 PM
I like the rectangular composition better - my personal opinion. Great job seeing this image!
I'm not a digital expert - but I've shot a lot of film, and this has the "look" of an underexposed image to me, which limits your flexibility. Again, not being a digital expert, have you tried getting a little more exposure out of the RAW file? Or does your histogram tell you that I'm mistaken?
First of all, thanks for the reply. I took this image with my old Canon PowerShot A75 as a JPEG. If I remember correctly, the areas of snow and shadow were not too contrasted, so as far as underexposure I'm not sure. I'll have to look at the original color image.
That's why I was wondering how you were converting to b&w and adjusting contrast.
There are nuanced ways to do both and then there are more 'rough' ways.
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11 repliesLove the concept, and a great eye for seeing this composition!
How are you converting to b&w and adjusting contrast?
I'm not a digital expert - but I've shot a lot of film, and this has the "look" of an underexposed image to me, which limits your flexibility. Again, not being a digital expert, have you tried getting a little more exposure out of the RAW file? Or does your histogram tell you that I'm mistaken?
Erik
First of all, thanks for the reply. I took this image with my old Canon PowerShot A75 as a JPEG. If I remember correctly, the areas of snow and shadow were not too contrasted, so as far as underexposure I'm not sure. I'll have to look at the original color image.
Yeah, it does look a bit harsh? Not sure what to do, but I'll check the exposure again. Thanks for your continued feedback!
There are nuanced ways to do both and then there are more 'rough' ways.