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Even thought the ISO is bit high and some parameters seem random, you would still get great shot with the 5D. I wouldn't be too worried about ISO on the 5D.
The photo is by no means perfect but it captures the holiday well and it gives the feeling of being there.
Nice!
The photo is by no means perfect but it captures the holiday well and it gives the feeling of being there.
Nice!
Dont know if this improves on it, but the crop seems to work taking out the other boat.
Minor tweak to the sky. Made it more blue.
tis a pity Capture NX wont take the vignetting out of jpgs
That water is sooooooooooo inviting
Minor tweak to the sky. Made it more blue.
tis a pity Capture NX wont take the vignetting out of jpgs
That water is sooooooooooo inviting
The sky looks much better, but this is where I get confused. Just how far should you go to manipulate an image? My original shot is what I saw and I quite like the purity of that, but the altered image does look "better". I guess everyone has their own limits for manipulation.
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Personally I love the shot as is, without the corner vignetting.
I like the boat at the front, I like the colour of the sky, more blue wouldnt look natural in that case I think. I previously thought that a touch less green would be good, but I've changed my mind on that one
I like the boat at the front, I like the colour of the sky, more blue wouldnt look natural in that case I think. I previously thought that a touch less green would be good, but I've changed my mind on that one
You see, having looked at it some more this morning.. and im sure im probably alone with this thought, but, i think the vignetting may possible add something to the image... its a bit Lomo-esque... and I like the original more than the one above this post...
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I need to go on holiday!
Love the photo, it really shows how nice it was out there Lots of hidden detail in the photo though.
Love the photo, it really shows how nice it was out there
Lots of hidden detail in the photo though.
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Lomo-esque?
Oh, wow Alex! Love what you've done there!
Oh, wow Alex! Love what you've done there!
As for the technical aspects of the shot, there are a few things i might suggest...
As the scene looks quite bright, IE, no cloud, good sunlight etc, you can afford to use a lower ISO. Infact I think this has already been mentioned. In turn however this will mean a longer exposure. Perhaps ISO 200 at f9? and then what ever exposure to suite, which I would imagine to be somewhere in the region of 1/60th - 1/200th, which is easily fast enough to be used hand held. The smaller aperture would give a longer depth of field, which although not noticeably necessary in this shot, in general would help.
A circular polariser would have been magic in this shot, as it would have brought out the sky and increased the overall saturation of the shot a fair amount.
As for the composition, I cant help but feel that an everso slightly higher viewpoint would have looked awsome. This would have seperated the top of the boat from the horizon, and also allowed you to loose the wood at the bottom of the shot, whilst still keeping the horizon on the top third line.
Of course these are really only small points, and a matter of personal opinion. But I do like this shot, and the location looks awsome. Very tranquil indeed.
As the scene looks quite bright, IE, no cloud, good sunlight etc, you can afford to use a lower ISO. Infact I think this has already been mentioned. In turn however this will mean a longer exposure. Perhaps ISO 200 at f9? and then what ever exposure to suite, which I would imagine to be somewhere in the region of 1/60th - 1/200th, which is easily fast enough to be used hand held. The smaller aperture would give a longer depth of field, which although not noticeably necessary in this shot, in general would help.
A circular polariser would have been magic in this shot, as it would have brought out the sky and increased the overall saturation of the shot a fair amount.
As for the composition, I cant help but feel that an everso slightly higher viewpoint would have looked awsome. This would have seperated the top of the boat from the horizon, and also allowed you to loose the wood at the bottom of the shot, whilst still keeping the horizon on the top third line.
Of course these are really only small points, and a matter of personal opinion. But I do like this shot, and the location looks awsome. Very tranquil indeed.
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My opinion is that anything's fine so long as you don't add anything that wasn't there initially. That means photoshopping fake reflections or stars into a non-starry sky would be out, but anything to bring out hidden detail in the photo or otherwise alter what's actually there is perfectly fine and in most cases desirable.
I think most people would agree, but I'm not sure
It all depends on what you want the image to say. I don't like to add things to my images as you say but it can suit some images depending on the effect required.robmiller said:My opinion is that anything's fine so long as you don't add anything that wasn't there initially. That means photoshopping fake reflections or stars into a non-starry sky would be out, but anything to bring out hidden detail in the photo or otherwise alter what's actually there is perfectly fine and in most cases desirable.
I think most people would agree, but I'm not sure
There can be a fine line between a photographer and an artist. I personally prefer to stay on the photographer side of the line.
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Very quick and dirty...teaboy5 said:
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It looks good, it's certainly an interesting edit. I wouldnt say its an improvement or otherwise - it's frankly a different picture with its own merits.