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[reissigree]

How could these have been taken better? Edited better? Thanks guys!
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DSC_0031web by reissigree, on Flickr
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DSC_0029web by reissigree, on Flickr
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DSC_0027web by reissigree, on Flickr

 

[dots]

You really took it onboard

1 and 2 could maybe use some straightening. 1 could be cropped tighter (e.g 7:5 or 5:4). if you brighten these two up, you probably will have to lose sky detail.
3 is a bit blue - the color balance can be adjusted in levels by moving the midpoint slider of the blue channel left/right (blue>yellow).

Download FastStone Image Viewer if you need these tools.

 

[reissigree]

I have PhotoShop, thanks. Thank you very much, I'll certainly work on them!

 

[dots]

You're welcome. Try in early morning light too. May light up things up in an interesting way and allow you to capture sky detail.

 

[robitussin217]

It's good that you're getting in close and trying to show some neat perspective in the first two. They're all very centered. The first shot leads your eye to the center. The second shot's focal point isn't interesting, and the leading line leads to a bunch of blurry, underexposed clutter. I agree with dots about choosing a good time of day with nice lighting.

Leading Lines: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/photo-themes/260636-leading-lines.html ----This has some really good shots illustrating leading lines. (Look also for the "S" curve.)

Good Lighting: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...allery/90461-best-time-day-shoot-outside.html

 

[mrstravis]

I think #2 would have been stronger if there was something at the end of the roof. The way you took the pic, the slope in the roof is like a leading line, I followed the line to.....nothing. Lol

 

[RichardsTPF]

I followed the line to.....nothing.

It would be nice if there was a cat.

They all underexposed.

#3 could be tighter.

 

[dots]

I agree. They all could do with brightening-up. Particularly 1 & 2. Do you check the histograms in Photoshop reissigree?

 

[reissigree]

I agree. They all could do with brightening-up. Particularly 1 & 2. Do you check the histograms in Photoshop reissigree?

I mess around with the levels a little. What's the histogram?

And thank you for bringing that up to me. I just thought I'd experiment with lines a little bit.

 

[reissigree]

I followed the line to.....nothing.

It would be nice if there was a cat.

They all underexposed.

#3 could be tighter.

If you can answer this question you will fix a huge problem I've been having. How do I expose the foreground correctly without overexposing the sky??

 

[dots]

Understanding Digital Camera Histograms: Luminosity and Color

 

[dots]

You need a time of day or weather situation where the variation of light in the scene is less great. Or use a split ND filter reduce the intensity if light from the sky c/w the rest of the scene. Or take multiple images and combine them with HDR software.

 

[reissigree]

You need a time of day or weather situation where the variation of light in the scene is less great. Or use a split ND filter reduce the intensity if light from the sky c/w the rest of the scene. Or take multiple images and combine them with HDR software.

Yes! I have HDR software, I was just wondering if there was a simpler way to do it. I should also buy a filter. Thanks very much!

 

[dots]

or use fill flash

 

[dots]

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