Honest opinions on this shot
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Grand Canyon, South rim. You'll probably now understand why I'd like more scenery in the shot
lovely shot.
good composure and has a lot of feeling and atmosphere.
i feel it could do with a contrast boost, maybe darken the blacks a bit to really make the couple show in silhouette
the dark blue corner, top right is distracting, i would clone it out.
over than that its a great shot!
good composure and has a lot of feeling and atmosphere.
i feel it could do with a contrast boost, maybe darken the blacks a bit to really make the couple show in silhouette
the dark blue corner, top right is distracting, i would clone it out.
over than that its a great shot!
Getting origional photos of such classic scenery is tough...
Firstly, the composure is not interesting, 50-50 sky-land makes for boring photos that feel unbalanced. The 2 people hugging also are out of place squeezed to the edge of the photo. And indeed, the hole fence and people seems to be in the way of of the natural shot. If the people are important then they should take a much more important focal point, and perhaps be larger.
I just don't know what to look at with all the sky, all the land, and yet mall silhouetted people to the side.
expsoure: tough shot shooting into the sun, an ND grad filter would have prevented the sky over exposing.
The vignetting top rght is distracting, probably caused by a polariser stacked on a UV filter, or was the FOV very wide (<18mm DX)??
IMO, focusing on he RHS of the shot would lead to a better photo. The lighting is easier with the sun, and the rock and snow layers have interesting textures with warm colours reflecting the sun. The sky is also interesting on the rhs.
The people embracing have potential but I think from that perspective it is hard to really combine the sense of scale of the GC and the the loving hugging act of the silhouettes in a single shot. No Idea how I would try to capture it.
Overall, it is nice, but just doesn't cut it as a classic for me.
Firstly, the composure is not interesting, 50-50 sky-land makes for boring photos that feel unbalanced. The 2 people hugging also are out of place squeezed to the edge of the photo. And indeed, the hole fence and people seems to be in the way of of the natural shot. If the people are important then they should take a much more important focal point, and perhaps be larger.
I just don't know what to look at with all the sky, all the land, and yet mall silhouetted people to the side.
expsoure: tough shot shooting into the sun, an ND grad filter would have prevented the sky over exposing.
The vignetting top rght is distracting, probably caused by a polariser stacked on a UV filter, or was the FOV very wide (<18mm DX)??
IMO, focusing on he RHS of the shot would lead to a better photo. The lighting is easier with the sun, and the rock and snow layers have interesting textures with warm colours reflecting the sun. The sky is also interesting on the rhs.
The people embracing have potential but I think from that perspective it is hard to really combine the sense of scale of the GC and the the loving hugging act of the silhouettes in a single shot. No Idea how I would try to capture it.
Overall, it is nice, but just doesn't cut it as a classic for me.
Thanks 
, the lighting was fantastic on the surface of the rocks, wish I had more time there but it was bloody freezing and I was sooo not prepared for the difference in climate having been in Las Vegas the day before @ 27C
, the lighting was fantastic on the surface of the rocks, wish I had more time there but it was bloody freezing and I was sooo not prepared for the difference in climate having been in Las Vegas the day before @ 27C
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I love it man 
Part of me loves it, part of me wishes I could have got more of the scenery in shot
If that person was throwing a loaf of bread into the Grand canyon then it would be perfect. Without the bread it is just a great pic. Next time use bread Nub.
As like you, part of me likes it, part of me doesn't as such.
It's a lovely shot, looks pretty epic, general win. But at the same time, part of me wonders what the scenery below the bottom of the shot looks like
All the same, awesome photo
It's a lovely shot, looks pretty epic, general win. But at the same time, part of me wonders what the scenery below the bottom of the shot looks like
All the same, awesome photo
Love the one that shows the scale of the place!
could you email me the full size one please?
I quite fancy it as a desktop
i want orignal for desktop ownage
Thanks for the request, but I don't do that any more. Pay me and you can have them
Just used Corel Paint Shop Pro X2, boosted the Contrast a little and also used the Clarify command - which when applied to maximum gives some HDR type effects. I just Clarified it a little.
It appears in your original photos that the camera has exposed for the sky, as a result the ground looks a little dark.
I'm only a dabbler with Paint shop, but is a cheap enough program and allows you to move sliders around and view changes before you apply them.
Hope you like the results
It appears in your original photos that the camera has exposed for the sky, as a result the ground looks a little dark.
I'm only a dabbler with Paint shop, but is a cheap enough program and allows you to move sliders around and view changes before you apply them.
Hope you like the results
