Steve'sDigicams

rpmarques · Mar 8, 2011, 12:04 AM

Hi all

I'd like to read your thoughts about this photo.

The photo was taken using a Canon 450D with Tamron 28-300 lens with polarizing filter.

That day was a sunny day very bright. The white stones, shine brightly in the sunlight while the sky was in a strong blue.

In my opinion it was a tricky lighting conditions ... especially for a newbie like me

This first photo is directly from the camera... only got resized
The second, I tried to improve the exposure and recover some detail of the stones.

What do you think of each?

Ordo · Mar 8, 2011, 4:15 PM

This is one of the few cases in which i think that the person is distracting from an otherwise very good pick. And that is cause the photo is so good that it will not accept two main subjects. It's either the lighthouse or the woman.

rpmarques · Mar 8, 2011, 6:30 PM

Thanks for your words Ordo!

You left me a bit confused ... My English sometimes fails

Let's see if I understand correctly what you say:

Could be a good photo of a lighthouse ... or could be a good photo of a woman ...

As it is, is a photo well taken but has two objects "screaming" to be the main theme.

Did i got it?

lonefeather93 · Mar 9, 2011, 1:20 PM

try to use a red filter on it. or in PS use the filters. the red will bring out alot more detail for you i think.

Ordo · Mar 9, 2011, 1:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpmarques

As it is, is a photo well taken but has two objects "screaming" to be the main theme.

Did i got it?

You did.

daveleau · Mar 18, 2011, 6:20 AM

If you pull your blue hue to the left in RAW under HSL/Greyscale, you would get a more compelling and interesting sky behind the subjects.

DigMe · Mar 18, 2011, 8:23 AM

If you're going to have both woman and lighthouse in the pic I think the woman would have been better placed more camera left so that the entire lighthouse is in view. IMO the highlights are still too bright in the second one.

brad

rpmarques · Mar 18, 2011, 2:11 PM

Thank you all for the C&C

pj1974 · Mar 21, 2011, 5:00 AM

Interesting photo... but I'd probably prefer the colour version (I rarely like black and whites).

If I would have taken this photo, I would have put the woman to one side of the photo (now she is blocking part of the base of the lighthouse).

An ok job in post processing (that can be tricky) - and good that you recovered some details - however the 2nd photos appears a bit softer on my monitor.

Cheers

Paul

rpmarques · Mar 21, 2011, 3:54 PM

I dont have a color version... it was taken in B&W set in camera

The photo was not planed... i was standing over the rocks taking other pics (really bad ones lol)... I looked back and I saw my girlfriend sitting there looking the sea and took the photo... and this is the photo I got... basically a point and shoot one

Mar 8, 2011, 12:04 AM	#1
rpmarques Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Braga // Portugal Posts: 371	Next to lighthouse Hi all I'd like to read your thoughts about this photo. The photo was taken using a Canon 450D with Tamron 28-300 lens with polarizing filter. That day was a sunny day very bright. The white stones, shine brightly in the sunlight while the sky was in a strong blue. In my opinion it was a tricky lighting conditions ... especially for a newbie like me This first photo is directly from the camera... only got resized The second, I tried to improve the exposure and recover some detail of the stones. What do you think of each? Attached Images

Mar 18, 2011, 6:20 AM	#6
daveleau Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 25	If you pull your blue hue to the left in RAW under HSL/Greyscale, you would get a more compelling and interesting sky behind the subjects. __________________ Canon EOS T3i (24-105 f4L IS, 70-200 f4L IS, Sigma 8-16mm) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Mar 18, 2011, 2:11 PM	#8
rpmarques Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Braga // Portugal Posts: 371	Thank you all for the C&C __________________ Sony SLT A55V + Sony 16-105mm + Minolta 35-70mm + Minolta 100-200mm Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ40 (given to my father) Greetings Rui Marques

Mar 21, 2011, 3:54 PM	#10
rpmarques Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Braga // Portugal Posts: 371	I dont have a color version... it was taken in B&W set in camera The photo was not planed... i was standing over the rocks taking other pics (really bad ones lol)... I looked back and I saw my girlfriend sitting there looking the sea and took the photo... and this is the photo I got... basically a point and shoot one __________________ Sony SLT A55V + Sony 16-105mm + Minolta 35-70mm + Minolta 100-200mm Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ40 (given to my father) Greetings Rui Marques

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Steve'sDigicams

Recent Camera Reviews

Most Active Forums

Most Popular Deals

Latest Feature Articles

Mar 8, 2011, 4:15 PM	#2
Ordo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: BsAs Posts: 3,452	This is one of the few cases in which i think that the person is distracting from an otherwise very good pick. And that is cause the photo is so good that it will not accept two main subjects. It's either the lighthouse or the woman.

Mar 8, 2011, 6:30 PM	#3
rpmarques Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Braga // Portugal Posts: 371	Thanks for your words Ordo! You left me a bit confused ... My English sometimes fails Let's see if I understand correctly what you say: Could be a good photo of a lighthouse ... or could be a good photo of a woman ... As it is, is a photo well taken but has two objects "screaming" to be the main theme. Did i got it?

Mar 9, 2011, 1:20 PM	#4
lonefeather93 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oakland county Michigan Posts: 121	try to use a red filter on it. or in PS use the filters. the red will bring out alot more detail for you i think.

Mar 18, 2011, 8:23 AM	#7
DigMe Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 473	If you're going to have both woman and lighthouse in the pic I think the woman would have been better placed more camera left so that the entire lighthouse is in view. IMO the highlights are still too bright in the second one. brad

Mar 21, 2011, 5:00 AM	#9
pj1974 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 2,914	Interesting photo... but I'd probably prefer the colour version (I rarely like black and whites). If I would have taken this photo, I would have put the woman to one side of the photo (now she is blocking part of the base of the lighthouse). An ok job in post processing (that can be tricky) - and good that you recovered some details - however the 2nd photos appears a bit softer on my monitor. Cheers Paul