Thanks, MacRy.
Paul, if you're interested in more context, you may enjoy this behind-the-scenes timelapse video of that sunrise: https://vimeo.com/83979641
I've been a bad boy and also looked.
Please post more.
Thanks, MacRy.
Paul, if you're interested in more context, you may enjoy this behind-the-scenes timelapse video of that sunrise: https://vimeo.com/83979641
Great separation between the lit trees and that cool background wall.
I hope 2014 is a good year for you, your mom and the rest of your family. Hope too that you can get out and shoot some photos again. I'm thinking of last January when I got a new camera too and we had the longest winter I remember and instead of having blossom on the trees everything just got more and more colourless. Frustrating!
Funny how we see things differently. I like the shadow of the fence on there and would call it an interesting detail! To me, it just lifts it somehow.![]()
If I had some good shoes on I would have went out a little further![]()
We have ice problems around here and this year more than ever. In this weather, I don't leave home without my cleats. $15.00 a pair and they work perfectly. I'm sure they've saved me, and more importantly my gear, from a couple of bad falls. Highly recommended for your kit.
~ Peter
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Comments appreciated!
Thanks for the kind words - 2014 already has a positive feel to it. Can't change the past, but we can mould the future.
Ditto - I think the shadow adds to the picture, as opposed to taking away.
Very nice lfhdez. The HDR is subtle.
I think the shot could benefit from a tighter crop. I don't think the foreground pavement area adds anything to the composition in this case and I would crop it out. At the same time I would lose the lamp post on the right as it's a bit distracting.
If you get a chance to redo this shot, that foreground area could add a lot with the embedded wording that looks like it may be brass. The trick will be additional lighting that makes it really sparkle. Off camera flash (if you have one) from the side would be fun to try.
After the crop, check to see how your overall exposure looks. Right now it's looking a bit under exposed but that may change with a crop.
~ Peter
As many of you know, I am a man on a mission to play this photography lark on a mean and lean budget! I didn't feel the need to pay $1000 for a macro lens when I could get something equal in image quality for $350! Just received my 24mm tilt-shift lens yesterday. It was a toss up as to go with the first iteration of the Canon TS-E 24mm or the relatively new Samyang T-S 24mm. After much research and discovering that in regard of image quality they are on par, I went with the Samyang. The Samyang has a little bit more distortion than the Canon, but that's an easy fix thanks to PTLens. If you have stubby fingers, or you are a little rough on your gear I would not recommend the Samyang tilt-shift for you.
After a little while playing with it this afternoon, I feel it's a good purchase for me and should last quite a few years. Later I may get a 17mm Canon TS-E, if I really need substantially more quality in image. Only time will tell, as I have seen some superb pictures come out of this budget lens!
This is me playing with and learning about focal planes, so I can use this thing easily when I get outside with it. Not exactly what a 24mm lens is designed for.
This is with tilt and shift applied, I forget how much of each though.
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Tilt Shift Test 01 by playswithlight, on Flickr
We have ice problems around here and this year more than ever. In this weather, I don't leave home without my cleats. $15.00 a pair and they work perfectly. I'm sure they've saved me, and more importantly my gear, from a couple of bad falls. Highly recommended for your kit.
~ Peter
If I had some good shoes on I would have went out a little further
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IMG_6251 by MitchTrewynPhotography, on Flickr
Nice shot. What lighthouse is this? I was in Grand Haven, MI earlier in the week, it was so icy I didn't want to walk out there either.
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This is a lighthouse on the Lake Michigan side of Sturgeon Bay. I saw your photo earlier and they looked very similar, I was questioning it as well haha
Thanks for the feedback Ish & Parkin Pig. Funny how we see things differently.
And I do hope 2014 continues to be a better year for you and yours.
Looks very cool, I was hoping I could visit it sometime, but that's quite the trip from here.