Skyline Drive, California
1/1500th sec, f/4, ISO200, 25mm
Olympus OM-D E-M5, Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4
Needs moar polarizer!
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Photo of the day : October 2013
- Thread starter ijohn.8.80
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Skyline Drive, California
1/1500th sec, f/4, ISO200, 25mm
Olympus OM-D E-M5, Panasonic/Leica 25mm f/1.4
Needs moar polarizer!
I think you're much closer Puckman but if the opportunity presents itself, I would try for a retake.
I would try composing for the sky instead of the water but try both of course to see which you like better. If the water is very calm, the reflections could be outstanding. I would get a little tighter and I wouldn't include, or I would crop-out, the blue and green lights to the left, and if possible, frame the lighthouse somewhere close to a one third point.
Sounds like a lot and possibly a bit picky but I think the shot has the potential to be truly outstanding...especially if you're searching for for a good subject.
~ Peter
Note: Sorry, I missed the thread you started about this.Same thoughts from me though.
Thanks for the feedback Peter.
Unfortunately, that was as zoomed-in as my kit 18-55 would let me get. And the shot is already cropped to hell. I guess I could crop a bit on the right for those green lights.
The sky was actually not at all interesting. No clouds or anything beyond that orange glow on the horizon. It's why I composed for the water, thinking the reflections had some point of interest at least.
I'll have to go back on a different day and try again, and with a longer lens too.
The first of many to come from my recent trip to Barcelona.
This was taken at Park Güell. It came about completely by chance - I was lucky to get a clear shot the park was that busy. The expression on the violinists face says it all.
Barcelona_0426 by AdamDTurner, on Flickr
This was taken at Park Güell. It came about completely by chance - I was lucky to get a clear shot the park was that busy. The expression on the violinists face says it all.
Barcelona_0426 by AdamDTurner, on Flickr
My first successful effort at capturing a bird bathing, albeit from an unflattering angle perhaps!
It's a pelican, if you can't work that out.
----------
That's very clever using the stonework as a sound amplification device! Maybe I need a lesson on face reading, but he looks pretty miffed to me!
It's a pelican, if you can't work that out.
----------
The first of many to come from my recent trip to Barcelona.
This was taken at Park Güell. It came about completely by chance - I was lucky to get a clear shot the park was that busy. The expression on the violinists face says it all.
Barcelona_0426 by AdamDTurner, on Flickr
That's very clever using the stonework as a sound amplification device! Maybe I need a lesson on face reading, but he looks pretty miffed to me!
Taken upon the Bastille in Grenoble, France. Made good use if a gloomy day and a 10-stop ND Filter!
Open Field by Brian A. Wolf, on Flickr
HDR, and Sharpness Enhanced.
Manually edited some clouds.
28mm on a Nikon D5000
He was actually very much into the music he was playing!
My next one from Barcelona, this time from la sagrada familia.
Barcelona_0520 by AdamDTurner, on Flickr
He was actually very much into the music he was playing!
My next one from Barcelona, this time from la sagrada familia.
Barcelona_0520 by AdamDTurner, on Flickr
Great shot. One of the nicer indoor views, I think. That, and the stained glass. I preferred the outside.
My next one from Barcelona, this time from la sagrada familia.
Barcelona_0520 by AdamDTurner, on Flickr
That's an über cool perspective.
So I had a boat sailing into the picture. Tweaked it a bit in LR, but I prefer the lighting in the other shot. The background was very dark in this shot, and in trying to get some colour in there it looks a bit washed out to me.What do you think?
I much prefer the second shot. It captures more of the drama that you get from this kind of light... and no-one is any doubt what the subject of your picture is! Yes, the background is “very dark”, but what’s the problem? The shadowy trees provide a contrast, a counterpoint, to that bright red sail.
Landscapes aren’t static, as people often think. OK, trees stay were they are, and hills and landmarks. But the light changes... often rapidly, as I bet it was on the day you took these pix (the breeze that’s moving the yacht is moving the clouds too). So you have lots of different elements to juggle in the viewfinder. If you prefer the shot at the top, then that’s your choice. But if I was reviewing these shots, after a day out, the top shot would be deleted, and I’d give the bottom shot a bit of a ‘tweak’ in PP, and feel I’d got a ‘keeper’...
Unfortunately my model canceled at the last minute so I had to enlist trusty Caesar.
Looking forward to rescheduling this one.
Knox_J_Light_Painting_Portrait by lairdknox, on Flickr
Looking forward to rescheduling this one.
Knox_J_Light_Painting_Portrait by lairdknox, on Flickr
Bakeapples in St. Anthony, Newfoundland.
Apparently, red means unripe. They turn a solid orange when ready to pick.
Speaking of reds, it seems like the toughest colour to capture in many cases. I don't think I ever got it to look properly red in my shots, always with a tint of orange or magenta, and PP doesn't help either. Is it just the LCD screen unable to properly display reds, or is it my technique?
Baie qu'appelle? by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
Apparently, red means unripe. They turn a solid orange when ready to pick.
Speaking of reds, it seems like the toughest colour to capture in many cases. I don't think I ever got it to look properly red in my shots, always with a tint of orange or magenta, and PP doesn't help either. Is it just the LCD screen unable to properly display reds, or is it my technique?
Baie qu'appelle? by FriskyFreeze, on Flickr
Some great entries in the last day or two
Mine for today.
Long Beach, CA.
IMG_5883 by Puckman2012, on Flickr
Mine for today.
Long Beach, CA.
IMG_5883 by Puckman2012, on Flickr
5D2 , 24-105@24 , f11@1/10 ,HDR ( forgive me) from 3 images bracketed 1 1/2 stops either side of 1/10 , ISO 100
When Mini, didn't mean a Mac Mini or iPad mini! Always wanted one of these when I was younger. Never got round to it though.
----------
Thanks again for taking the time to pass on your wisdom. I like the boat in the second shot, but the sky, water and tree line from the first. I might have another go with LR to see if I can get any of the elements I don't like from the second shot more like the first.
----------
Oh and another lovely shot (as ever). I love the different lighting across the scene.
----------
Some great entries in the last day or two
Mine for today.
Long Beach, CA.
[url=http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3730/10374689326_3169a5d68b_b.jpg]Image[/url]
IMG_5883 by Puckman2012, on Flickr
Nice reflections. If it was me I would lose the rock as I find it a bit distracting. Every time I go to do any water shots, the wind is always to strong for this type of shot.
I'll try working on the rock tonight. I agree it is distracting.
For still water, it helped that this was in a marina (ie, protected from current and waves by a jetty).
I'll try working on the rock tonight. I agree it is distracting.
For still water, it helped that this was in a marina (ie, protected from current and waves by a jetty).
I'm only talking about lakes! I'm miles from decent sized water here.
----------
Mine for today. Not brilliant as my lens came up a little short for the subject (or should that be long?). Macro lens for Christmas!
So I had a boat sailing into the picture. Tweaked it a bit in LR, but I prefer the lighting in the other shot. The background was very dark in this shot, and in trying to get some colour in there it looks a bit washed out to me.What do you think?
The second shot is better by a large margin. Doylem touched on most of the salient differences, but I'll explain what I see, for what another opinion is worth.
In the second shot, the boat is better lit, is showing more of its sails, is sailing into the frame, is intersecting a leading line of light that helps to pick it out, and is closer to the viewer. The specular highlights along the hull are even making little twinkles, which is quite charming. And there is even a ray of sunlight beaming down right at the boat. That shot also allows the tall, distant tree to read well and to help balance the composition.
The first shot looks like a missed moment. The boat is smaller, darker, and is exiting the scene. And that foliage sticking up in the foreground is really distracting.
I could see some careful post work adding a little finesse to the second shot, but it's pretty well resolved in the ways that really matter.