Greyscale Bridge and Lake

[DGMPhotography]

Hi guys! I really appreciate all the continued support! I've been posting a lot in the HDR forums, and for some reason, most of my threads seem to get the most views of any! Ha, maybe that's a good sign Anyways, I took this here in Michigan at a park in Cheboygan. I really like how I composed this - I am trying to follow the rules listed at 10 Top Photography Composition Rules | Photography Mad. Anyways, here it is. Feel free to leave C&C.

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

Yes, well composed, there seems to be a bit of a glow on the horizon, was this caused in post?

 

[DGMPhotography]

Yes, well composed, there seems to be a bit of a glow on the horizon, was this caused in post?

Yes, I treated it with a cheap HDR program, but very little strength. I have Photomatix now, where it would probably look better. I'm gonna see if I can find the original image and reprocess!

 

[timor]

Composition is nice, classic, ruly. I have a question; did you study the subject ? I am not saying, that it is a good practice to shoot 500 pictures of a subject to choose later the good ones. I am saying that to make a few approaches from different angles, consciously, to find the angle with the most impact. Your pic is nice and polite, but the impact is small. I would "extend" the left frame until the left railing of the molo meets the bottom frame and then it will be like invitation to have a stroll over the water. What do you think ?

 

[DGMPhotography]

Composition is nice, classic, ruly. I have a question; did you study the subject ? I am not saying, that it is a good practice to shoot 500 pictures of a subject to choose later the good ones. I am saying that to make a few approaches from different angles, consciously, to find the angle with the most impact. Your pic is nice and polite, but the impact is small. I would "extend" the left frame until the left railing of the molo meets the bottom frame and then it will be like invitation to have a stroll over the water. What do you think ?

Interesting idea. I did take about 50 photos of the area, and this was indeed one of the better ones. I did not really experiment with the angles though. To better show what you are talking about, is there any you you can pp this, even just cutting and rotating if necessary, just so I get the idea? I like what you said about an invitation to the water though, that's a neat thought.

 

[DGMPhotography]

Okay, here is the revised image I came up with. Not so much haloing this time. I also realize my lame watermark shouldn't be so big, in the way, and obvious, so I shrunk it and added some transparency.

 

[timor]

Interesting idea. I did take about 50 photos of the area, and this was indeed one of the better ones. I did not really experiment with the angles though. To better show what you are talking about, is there any you you can pp this, even just cutting and rotating if necessary, just so I get the idea? I like what you said about an invitation to the water though, that's a neat thought.

I am sorry, but I can not pp your image. I don't even have a tools for that, I am only film. What I do in field is study the subject before I trigger the camera. Just by looking through the viewfinder. Very often just one step to the side, lowering or rising the camera makes a difference. This exercise over the time builds ability to see, or visualise what you can get or, more important, what you can make from given situation. Simply don't document (you might off course, it is good to), make impact, think like a painter.

 

[DGMPhotography]

Interesting idea. I did take about 50 photos of the area, and this was indeed one of the better ones. I did not really experiment with the angles though. To better show what you are talking about, is there any you you can pp this, even just cutting and rotating if necessary, just so I get the idea? I like what you said about an invitation to the water though, that's a neat thought.

I am sorry, but I can not pp your image. I don't even have a tools for that, I am only film. What I do in field is study the subject before I trigger the camera. Just by looking through the viewfinder. Very often just one step to the side, lowering or rising the camera makes a difference. This exercise over the time builds ability to see, or visualise what you can get or, more important, what you can make from given situation. Simply don't document (you might off course, it is good to), make impact, think like a painter.

Oh okay, I gotcha. Thanks!

 

[zombiemann]

Just a bit of advice, and this is going to come out sounding snarky and I do NOT mean it that way... tone mapping isn't cruise control for a good shot. Unless you're shooting HDR, a lot of times tone mapping does more harm than good. I'd love to see the color version of this (if it exists).

 

[DGMPhotography]

Just a bit of advice, and this is going to come out sounding snarky and I do NOT mean it that way... tone mapping isn't cruise control for a good shot. Unless you're shooting HDR, a lot of times tone mapping does more harm than good. I'd love to see the color version of this (if it exists).

Yeah, did you see the newest version, I really toned it down, and as a matter of fact, I do have the color image! And as a special treat, I am posting it without absolutely any pp, including watermark. What do you think?

 

[zombiemann]

Mind if I play with it a bit?

 

[DGMPhotography]

Mind if I play with it a bit?

Go ahead!

 

[zombiemann]

I don't know that I "improved" anything. I changed the crop, cleaned up the sidewalk and water. I also adjusted some color levels before I made it black and white.

 

[DGMPhotography]

I don't know that I "improved" anything. I changed the crop, cleaned up the sidewalk and water. I also adjusted some color levels before I made it black and white.

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Ha, yeah, the only thing I can tell is much different is the cropping and the color a little bit. I added a little sepia-ness to mine. Originally I had not cropped it at all but then thought about the rule that the horizon should be at about the halfway point so I tried to do that, more or less.

 

[MTVision]

Ha, yeah, the only thing I can tell is much different is the cropping and the color a little bit. I added a little sepia-ness to mine. Originally I had not cropped it at all but then thought about the rule that the horizon should be at about the halfway point so I tried to do that, more or less.

I've honestly never heard of a rule that the horizon should be at the halfway point. From
What I've seen/read you'd want to follow the rule of thirds (basically). So the horizon should be placed 1/3 from the top or 1/3 from the bottom. As with all rules in photography - they can be broken.....with a purpose.

http://www.slrphotographyguide.com/tips/horizon-position.shtml