Bird Store

[snapdragon]

We had some of that nice fluffy snow here yesterday and this is one that I got , would like to hear others comments on it ,snow can be hard , I think I did ok but could use any suggestions an how to captuer it better .

[the_camera_poser]

I know it sounds really stupid, but if you flipped it so that the birdhouse was on the left, I'd like it better. For what it's worth, the wife agrees. Also, if you were closer to the birdhouse, with a wider aperture, you'd blur the background a bit more effectively, which I think would be more effective.

Enjoy your snow- we get snow once every 10 years here, and it's the middle of bloody summer!

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by the_camera_poser

I know it sounds really stupid, but if you flipped it so that the birdhouse was on the left, I'd like it better. For what it's worth, the wife agrees. Also, if you were closer to the birdhouse, with a wider aperture, you'd blur the background a bit more effectively, which I think would be more effective.

Enjoy your snow- we get snow once every 10 years here, and it's the middle of bloody summer!

Thanks for your suggestion , I will do a retake , as I can't crop that one to flip it . but this one is more like what you are suggesting . but the blur was done with soft focus ,so I know I can do better ,but like the comp better as you said . Lots of snow out there so i will be re taking these ,so can use all suggestions , Thanks again .

[clockdoc]

You handled the snow well in both show. These large ranges of contrast are, as you said, very challenging. The darker house could use a bit of lightening as it appears so much darker compared to the bright snow. All we need now is an occupant to be peering outof their house.

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by clockdoc

You handles the snow well in both show. These large ranges of contrast are, as you said, very challenging. The darker house could use a bit of lightening as it appears so much darker compared to the bright snow. All we need now is an occupant to be peering outof their house.

Thanks , that poor old bird store is dark and other than lightening it in post ,would I blow the white snow if I allowed more loght into my camera ? I am not very good on the teck side of my camera settings ,wish i knew more ,everything I do is learned the hard way ,LOL in other words I played around until i got the snow where I liked it but not sure how much more room I have to play with on my camera . IYO do you think I should be able to get it right in the camera or should i lighten in post edit ?

[clockdoc]

With a point and shoot camera it will be difficult to lighten the area with onboard flash without blowing out the snow. If you had an off-camera flash, then you could experiment with using a "snoot" to localize the effect of the flash's beam. You did well here to get both shadow and highlight detail. The other solution would be to use a reflector but with the darkness of the wood, it may not lighten it enough. I would leave it as it is. You are coming along nicely with your photos. Keep shooting!

[snapdragon]

Originally Posted by clockdoc

With a point and shoot camera it will be difficult to lighten the area with onboard flash without blowing out the snow. If you had an off-camera flash, then you could experiment with using a "snoot" to localize the effect of the flash's beam. You did well here to get both shadow and highlight detail. The other solution would be to use a reflector but with the darkness of the wood, it may not lighten it enough. I would leave it as it is. You are coming along nicely with your photos. Keep shooting!

Thanks for all of your help .slowly learning how to get the results ,but so much more to learn .I do love photography and the learning what does what and why . Thank You