I'd suggest cropping a couple of inches off the top, leaving a semi-pano. My suggestion is based more on the notion of balancing the dark areas of the image (there's too much nearly featureless dark surface for my taste at present) than the actual format of the frame. This still retains the sense of power of the storm; in fact, it might even be stronger emotionally because it helps to keep the eye focused on that (funnel) cloud in the lower right quartile.
You might also consider taking a look at a full conversion to black & white. There's virtually no color here anyway, and it's possible that a full blown monochromatic image, with some selective darkening and lightening of the cloud layer, will add to the image's power.
And yes, for me, this image is all about power...and it's expressed very effectively, IMO.
Posted by Arne Myrabo on September 6, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Is this an improvement? http://myrabo.com/4images/details.php?image_id=408
BTW, it's "just" a gust front (leading edge of the storm). Funnels would be on the back side of the storm (a weather spotter pointed that out to me).
I tried the grayscale version. Unfortunately, the green cast is what's really there, and typically signifies very nasty weather coming. Here's what it looks like: http://myrabo.com/4images/details.php?image_id=409
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I admit to being in a bit of a hurry, but what would improve this image?
E-500, f14, 1/100 s, ISO 100, lightened 1.5 (it was DARK!).
Arne
You might also consider taking a look at a full conversion to black & white. There's virtually no color here anyway, and it's possible that a full blown monochromatic image, with some selective darkening and lightening of the cloud layer, will add to the image's power.
And yes, for me, this image is all about power...and it's expressed very effectively, IMO.
BTW, it's "just" a gust front (leading edge of the storm). Funnels would be on the back side of the storm (a weather spotter pointed that out to me).
I tried the grayscale version. Unfortunately, the green cast is what's really there, and typically signifies very nasty weather coming. Here's what it looks like:
http://myrabo.com/4images/details.php?image_id=409
Arne