Sunrise 4-23-2010

[PhotoPhix]

I took a series of shots this morning.Here is one, cropped and straightened the horizon.


TIA

Armando





Orientation of image: 1
File change date and time: 2010:04:23 07:29:26
Image input equipment manufacturer: Canon
Image input equipment model: Canon EOS 40D
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS4.5 Windows
Person who created the image: Armando
Exposure time: 0.000125
F number: 2.8
Exposure program: 1
ISO speed rating: 200
Shutter speed: 12.9658
Aperture: 2.97085
Exposure bias: 0
Maximum lens aperture: 2.8
Metering mode: 3
Flash: no
Lens focal length: 200
Focal plane X resolution: 4438.36
Focal plane Y resolution: 4445.97
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[Laurenbiz]

Hello. Please see these rules:

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[KansaiGreenie]

Hi PhotoPhix,

Wow!!! Very nice shot. I love the colors.

KG

[Federico Presti]

I like the colors and the composition (well I actually love the colors), but there's a couple of things I would have done different.

I would have set my f stop to f/8 to get a sharper image, and lower the iso to 100, this image looks a little grainy... If you shot with an exposure of 1/8000, you would still be able to do it at 1/500, which is fast enough for a 200mm lens with IS.

Next time try to read the guidelines for posting, specially regarding image size and being specific about what we should critique on your image.

[LeeR]

I normally resent the people who are constantly reminding others to follow the forum rules, but this is one of the rare cases when it would have helped. The image is so large that I had to keep scrolling up an down to see it all. I finally downloaded it so a could see a smaller version, which helped a great deal. The composition is right on the money and the overhead sky is fabulous. I seriously doubt that switching to an ISO of 100 would make a significant difference, but it would be worth a try. Chances are you could go even lower than that if your camera will allow. I used to shoot Kodachrome 64 all the time; what that film could do to a sunset...

P.S. Whoever suggested stopping down for greater depth of field needs to read that chapter again.

[junglebear]

The f stop advice was to get a sharper image rather than alter the DoF, so that was actually sound advice. Also as has been said lowering ISO would improve the image quality.
Very nice colours and composition is nice.