Getting Published

[cosmonaut]

Did someone say Sony wasn't a pro camera?

I had the Cartersville and Bartow County Convention and Visitor Bureau contact me several weeks ago asking permission to use my Alatoona Dam & Supermoon shot for publication. It is going into three publications next month. I also got a small write up. Shot was made with a Sony a850 and Carl Zeiss 24-70mm. Check the link for the article.


The Daily Tribune News - Merry Bright Bartow Photo Contest seeks entries



Super Moon 2012 by Cosmonaut's, on Flickr

 

[dxqcanada]

Great when others appreciate your photography enough to publish them.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

congrats!

looks like the horizon is pretty tilted. you might want to look into that.

 

[cosmonaut]

congrats!

looks like the horizon is pretty tilted. you might want to look into that.

If you look at the flag pole and supports on the dam you will see it's level. The lake is curved like a cove. That's what you see.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

congrats!

looks like the horizon is pretty tilted. you might want to look into that.

If you look at the flag pole and supports on the dam you will see it's level. The lake is curved like a cove. That's what you see.

Thought it might be something like that! Strange!

 

[cosmonaut]

congrats!

looks like the horizon is pretty tilted. you might want to look into that.

If you look at the flag pole and supports on the dam you will see it's level. The lake is curved like a cove. That's what you see.

Thought it might be something like that! Strange!

I agree I was almost standing on my head when editing....lol

 

[cosmonaut]

Oh yeah. I got a cool app. Sun Surveyor I used to plan this shot a couple of weeks ahead of time. The app shows you when and where in degrees the sun and moon rises, sets and the arch they will take. It's my favorite app. It makes planning ahead easy. It's worth the paid version.
Sun Surveyor | Sun and Moon 3D Compass, Map & Augmented Reality App for Android, iPhone & iPad

 

[MSnowy]

Congrats. Hope they send you a nice big check.

I agree with Rotanimod, tilted horizon. The flag pole on the bridge is leaning left.

 

[greenx]

Congrats! Its a great photo and yes the lines of the dam and curved lines make it look tilted but I agree it is straight... All the more that makes people keep staring at your photo!

 

[cosmonaut]

Thanks all I worried with the level awhile in post. I am certian the Dam is level and the curvature is the lakes edge.

 

[gsgary]

Are they paying ?

 

[cgipson1]

Are they paying ?

Good point.. gotta get paid to be "professional", lol!

 

[cosmonaut]

I never said I was getting paid or I was a pro. I have before, got paid for portrait work. But unless you do it daily and is your main source of income your not a pro. This was more a charitable donation for a good cause. But to get published like this is a testament to how good Sony cameras are, to me anyway.
But I have also been published with a picture I took with a $35.00 Canonet.

 

[cgipson1]

I never said I was getting paid or I was a pro. I have before, got paid for portrait work. But unless you do it daily and is your main source of income your not a pro. This was more a charitable donation for a good cause. But to get published like this is a testament to how good Sony cameras are, to me anyway.
But I have also been published with a picture I took with a $35.00 Canonet.

Just pulling your leg.. in response to "Did someone say Sony wasn't a pro camera?"!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Nah, the image is tilted pretty severely. You are basing your perspective off distorted elements. Verticals in the center of an image will tend to look correct, while stuff on the edges gets distorted. Also, a curved shore in the distance is pretty meaningless to perspective, it should still read as a straight line. Water doesn't lie.

There are plenty of visual clues in this image to correct the tilt and distortion.

But congrats on getting published!