On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mar 26, 2012, at 12:55 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> The church steeple at Mission Santa Cruz is quite picturesque, and because >>> of that dynamic range thing, damn near impossible to photograph at night. I >>> was driving into Santa Cruz last night, just a touch after sundown, the sky >>> was glowing a pretty shade of blue, not too much darker than the steeple. >>> From where I first saw it, there were also some pretty clouds in the >>> background. By the time the stoplight had changed, I'd found a place to >>> park etc. the sky had already darkened past peak. I didn't have any lenses >>> with me long enough to photograph it from where I could put the pretty >>> clouds in the background either. >>> >>> Here's what I did manage to get: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/7018377935/in/set-72157629673999061/ >>> >>> Which I think is the better composition. Of the four attempts I posted, >>> this is the other likely >>> composition: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6872272564/in/set-72157629673999061/ >>> >>> I did do some bracketed shots, so in theory I could do HDR on them to >>> bring out details. >>> >>> >>> Comments? Suggestions? Preferences? >> >> I'd suggest a different tack. More steeple, less foliage. Portrait >> orientation, frame the steeple with foliage. I noted a possible crop >> onto LRC45282. >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6872272564/in/set-72157629673999061/ > > Ahh, I saw your note, and this is what I thought you meant > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6872549660/in/set-72157629673999061/ > > But here's my take on your suggestion (I had considered something much like > this, but didn't figure it got me much more steeple > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/6872566918/in/set-72157629673999061/
To my mind, both of those yield a better comp. The steeple holds more interest than the brush so needs to be more prominent than it was, but the brush adds colour and texture and a nice frame of. I realize that you had the wrong lens with you this time, but keep it in mind for the next time you're up that way. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
