Abandoned Barn for your Viewing!!!

[JoshC.]

Hello again!
Took this today on the drive out from Lake Placid, NY. What do you think? One question: How do I get the sun to be less of a white blotch and more of that jagged, defined shape?

ISO 100, f/10, 1/800, handheld

Thanks all!

 

[JeffieLove]

I won't CC on any of the technical aspects but I do think this would be better with a horizontal crop rather than vertical...

 

[dxqcanada5]

I think vertical fits what you saw.

In order to get the sun more defined ... you will have sacrifice the exposure on the building ... you will have to darken the image.
You could darken it a bit more ... as I would expect the shadows to be dark if I actually saw it.

 

[lyonsroar]

You could make a composite image. Along the same lines as HDR. Expose one frame for the barn and one for the sun and blend them in post processing,
Just a thought...

I think the sky looks really good as is here though...:thumbup:

 

[JenKat]

I like it. It looks like a large beam of sunlight is shining down onto the cabin.

I also added you on Flickr.. And.. Your German Shorthair is beautiful.. The ones we have people bring into work nowadays look.. Kind of odd in the face. Lol.

 

[photocist]

You could use a ND gradient filter to get the exposure on the sun or buildings more to match

 

[thierry]

the vertical alignment in this photo is great. I think you really captured what caught your eye. Good job!

 

[JoshC.]

JeffieLove: I have another one that is horizontal, I'll try to get it up later.
dxqcanada: Thanks alot for the feedback
lyonsroar: Thank you, I'll have to try that sometime. Didn't have a tripod with me this time though.
JenKat: Thanks alot! Awesome I'll check out your flickr too! Glad you like my dawg
photocist: Thanks for that suggestion. I don't have one yet but I'm always seeing a need for one.
thierry: Thank you very much, I appreciate it!

 

[MWG]

Well done!

 

[Buckster]

If you shot it RAW, you may be able to dial it down to get the sun the way you want and output that seperately, then composite them together in Photoshop to get the result you like.

 

[JoshC.]

Thank you MWG.
Buckster, I was able to dial it down quite a bit as I do shoot RAW.

Here is more of the look I was wondering about:
Google Image Result for http://akbari694.persiangig.com/image/The%20Sun.jpg
How do I take it to look like this?

 

[photocist]

That might be a polarizing or UV filter.

 

[OrionsByte]

That might be a polarizing or UV filter.

Or a cross filter, more likely.

 

[JoshC.]

Hmm ok. So it doesnt have anything to do with aperture?

 

[KmH]

Yes it has to do with aperture.

A smaller aperutre will produce diffraction spikes. The number of spikes is a function of the number of blades the lens aperture has.

Obviously, with the Sun directly in the shot the aperture can be quite small.

The example you liked to was done using small aperture, some under exposure and/or a polarizing filter to saturate the sky.