On the way to the Chilterns I stopped off at a Gravel Pit and it was very misty, so much so that the images from my 400 prime looked soft and lacked any contrast. So I put it down and started shooting with my Dads very old and cheap 35-80 wide angle and I am really impressed with the images. The sharpness is poor but I love the colours so any C&C appreciated.
40D 1/160s f/5.6 ISO400 37mm Handheld
Posted by Craig Jones on October 1, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Very,Very 'arty' Liam and it works very well for me,bags of atmosphere and I like the shadow's of the tree line and the pastel colours work well, your images of late show a uniqueness and a brillant vision, keep that going Liam
Posted by Ian Butler on October 1, 2009 at 6:08 PM
I think it definately works although I would be personally inclined to add the tiniest of contrast just pick the details of the trees up more. Very nice though and it works well as is.
I suspect this image will look better bigger. I like the effect and I look forward to checking it out at home as at present I'm looking at it on a very poor works monitor. Just goes to prove that you don't need expensive kit to produce good images.
Robert.
Posted by Jeroen Stel on October 2, 2009 at 2:46 AM
Like this a lot! Love the atmosphere!
Do think a little more contrast to bird and trees would improve this one.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Posted by Duncan Armour on October 2, 2009 at 3:39 AM
I like the atmosphere but can't get past the extreme brightness in the top left corner. Sorry.
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 2, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Nits covered but I really like the style of this type of work.. full of atmosphere as mentioned and with a little more work it could be really something.
Sorry Liam, it doesn’t work for me needs a focal point of interest.
Posted by Ben Gardner on October 2, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Absolutely love it Liam. Reminds me of a Vincent Munier type of shot.
Only thing I would change is trying to increase the contrast of the bird to help it stand out at which point this would be outstanding!!!!! well done
Posted by jack chapman on October 2, 2009 at 12:53 PM
stunning image, great atmosphere and perfect composition
Posted by Liam Pauling on October 2, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Thanks for all the comments, it really is appreciated especially for the critique.
The lack of contrast is because of the lens it really is cr*p, going to buy a new wide angle when I get paid. But I decided to re-edit form the raw file to see if I could improve it, how does this look..
I plan on printing this out very big soon, probably my favorite image at the moment. I have one more to post from the same morning where the Grebe is a lot closer which has a more of a focal point.
Posted by Tim Taylor on October 2, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Love this picture. Very subtle and moody.
Tim
Posted by Rob Fisher on October 2, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Liam,
Wonderful shot. Have you considered a letterbox aspect, that may help to draw attention to the grebe.
Posted by Duncan Armour on October 3, 2009 at 7:02 AM
Actually looks better on my monitor at home. Is definitely the kind of image that works best as a print, maybe on canvas for even more texture.
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14 repliesOn the way to the Chilterns I stopped off at a Gravel Pit and it was very misty, so much so that the images from my 400 prime looked soft and lacked any contrast. So I put it down and started shooting with my Dads very old and cheap 35-80 wide angle and I am really impressed with the images. The sharpness is poor but I love the colours so any C&C appreciated.
40D 1/160s f/5.6 ISO400 37mm Handheld
Robert.
Do think a little more contrast to bird and trees would improve this one.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Brett
Only thing I would change is trying to increase the contrast of the bird to help it stand out at which point this would be outstanding!!!!! well done
The lack of contrast is because of the lens it really is cr*p, going to buy a new wide angle when I get paid. But I decided to re-edit form the raw file to see if I could improve it, how does this look..
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I plan on printing this out very big soon, probably my favorite image at the moment. I have one more to post from the same morning where the Grebe is a lot closer which has a more of a focal point.
Tim
Wonderful shot. Have you considered a letterbox aspect, that may help to draw attention to the grebe.