Misty Sunrise

[ebeard2802]

I took these photos on a beautiful misty morning just prior to sunrise. Both photos are an HDR I performed in Photoshop Elements 7. I did the top one first, but thought it was a little dark when I saw it on my work computer, so I increased the brightness of the photo for the second one (actually, I just used an auto levels adjust). On my flickr, I've had positive comments on both photos, but I'd just like a little more feedback on which is better so I can try and replicate such work in the future.

Also, any other critiques are definitely welcome.

Thanks for your help.





Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Exposure: 1.3
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 31 mm
Exposure: +0.50
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off

[dcclark]

Very moody colors in both photos. The first one seems a bit dark to me, while the second one seems to have colors that are just a little too wild. So.... I'd like to see a combination. Given the choices, #2 is my favorite -- it's clearre, the dew on the grass shows up well, and I can see the mist better. But the colors are "out there" enough that it starts to bother me.

[ebeard2802]

Thanks dcclark,

I'll give that a shot tonight, and see if I can tame it down a bit. Thanks for your input.

Eric

[tjphoto]

The 1st Photo is a little dark for me, But it's before sunrise so the colouring is more believable,I would probably add a Gradient to the second one,the colouring is more appealing however the skyline isn't.{if you were going for real} Very nice dew drops on every blade of grass, attention to detail is tops!

[Tammster]

I like the sky in the first one and the rest of the 2nd one. I'd love to see a combo.

[ebeard2802]

Tammster,

Thanks for the input. I'll see what I can to with that tonight and repost tomorrow.

Thanks,
Eric

[ebeard2802]

Thanks Tjphoto,

By adding a gradient, do you mean to combine the two like what Tammster suggested?

Eric

[ebeard2802]

Redid this photo last night. I did an HDR using the foreground of the second photo, and the sky of the first photo from the RAW file, but then I backed off the recovery a bit in the sky, which I think makes it look a little more natural. What do you think?

[tjphoto]

Originally Posted by ebeard2802

redid this photo last night. I did an hdr using the foreground of the second photo, and the sky of the first photo from the raw file, but then i backed off the recovery a bit in the sky, which i think makes it look a little more natural. What do you think?

hit the nail on the head!

[ebeard2802]

Thanks TJ, and thanks for the help!