Following on from my Grebe shots, some may recognise the background as it was taken at the same place. Just an average gravel pit near Newbury which can look magical when its misty I also took some 6x6 shots on film but haven't got them developed yet.
This was taken with my Dads ancient/budget wide angle, he bought it with his film slr back in the 90's so the quality isn't great.
Any c&c appreciated.
40D 1/200s f/6.3 ISO200 35mm Tripod
Posted by Craig Jones on November 24, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Beautiful atmosphere captured and I love the composition and feel to the image Liam,very nice
Can't fault the image with any regards to the lens. I would love the left hand side of the horizon to continue across the image. No fault of your own but for me it unbalances things a little. We can't have it all unfortunately.
Very tranquil.
Chris
Posted by Liam Pauling on November 24, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Thank you for the comments.
Chris,
Do you mean you would prefer it was more of a panoramic or if it didn't have the clump of trees to the right hand side?
Posted by Edwin kats on November 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Well I think you have a good eye for composition Liam. You made the best out of it and it looks great.
I like this very much Liam, It would be nice to have more mist in the right hand background, but that is beyond your control, the composition is very nice giving the image a nice tranquil feel.
Well done
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 24, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Not much wrong with that Liam
lovely misty and very tranquil scene
Posted by Chris O'Reilly on November 24, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Sorry to buck the trend, Paul, but there is something missing for me with this image. Composition is great, the scene is harmonious but there is no ka-pow!! I know it is a tranquil shot but returning when there is more mist and stronger colour would yield a more dynamic image.
Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Liam Pauling on November 25, 2009 at 2:28 AM
Thanks again for the comments.
Chris,
I see what you mean about the lack of mist and colour but I think that is more me and the lens then what was actually there at the time. I remember it being full of colour and very misty but it seems to be lost on the image, but I am unsure if you saw my previous grebe images as they were full of mist and colour. I am surprised knowone has picked up on the lack of contrast in the trees as that is really bugging me
Like I said in the original post I took some on 6x6 which should show how it did look, you can always rely on film....
Posted by Mike Smith on November 25, 2009 at 4:19 AM
Sorry does nothing for me either,
For me ther main problem is the two dimensional look of the darker RH tree line. Second issue is the dark swan is overwelmed by the dark tree line so loses impact
I think a much stronger image would have been possible by leting the swan swim further left and shooting more towards the light making the swan more silhouetted against the misty background. There is also a nice peachy sunrise glow in that direction which would have warmed the image up.
Not strong enough for me Liam. Lack of contrast in the far trees is probably a product of the mist.
Robert.
Posted by Liam Pauling on November 25, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Thanks for the crit.
When I first edited the image I tried to brighten the swan as I was concerned by the tree line but it just looked unnatural.
As you guessed the sun is rising just to the left of this image but due to the rubbish lens, flare becomes a serious problem and detail/contrast decrease dramatically when pointed any further in that direction. The swan soon realised that I didn't have any food and turned around anyway so I couldn't get a shot with it out of the black background.
So I edited the image in the opinion that it is a landscape photo with a swan in it not the other way around.
Discussion
11 repliesFollowing on from my Grebe shots, some may recognise the background as it was taken at the same place. Just an average gravel pit near Newbury which can look magical when its misty I also took some 6x6 shots on film but haven't got them developed yet.
This was taken with my Dads ancient/budget wide angle, he bought it with his film slr back in the 90's so the quality isn't great.
Any c&c appreciated.
40D 1/200s f/6.3 ISO200 35mm Tripod
Can't fault the image with any regards to the lens. I would love the left hand side of the horizon to continue across the image. No fault of your own but for me it unbalances things a little. We can't have it all unfortunately.
Very tranquil.
Chris
Chris,
Do you mean you would prefer it was more of a panoramic or if it didn't have the clump of trees to the right hand side?
Well done.
Edwin Kats
Well done
lovely misty and very tranquil scene
Cheers,
Chris
Chris,
I see what you mean about the lack of mist and colour but I think that is more me and the lens then what was actually there at the time. I remember it being full of colour and very misty but it seems to be lost on the image, but I am unsure if you saw my previous grebe images as they were full of mist and colour. I am surprised knowone has picked up on the lack of contrast in the trees as that is really bugging me
Like I said in the original post I took some on 6x6 which should show how it did look, you can always rely on film....
For me ther main problem is the two dimensional look of the darker RH tree line. Second issue is the dark swan is overwelmed by the dark tree line so loses impact
I think a much stronger image would have been possible by leting the swan swim further left and shooting more towards the light making the swan more silhouetted against the misty background. There is also a nice peachy sunrise glow in that direction which would have warmed the image up.
Robert.
When I first edited the image I tried to brighten the swan as I was concerned by the tree line but it just looked unnatural.
As you guessed the sun is rising just to the left of this image but due to the rubbish lens, flare becomes a serious problem and detail/contrast decrease dramatically when pointed any further in that direction. The swan soon realised that I didn't have any food and turned around anyway so I couldn't get a shot with it out of the black background.
So I edited the image in the opinion that it is a landscape photo with a swan in it not the other way around.