Clouds

[shuveshek]

Hi This is my first post...

Harshest comments welcome

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 1000D
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/2500Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F4.0
ISO-200

[Chapperingo]

Ok, so it looks to me like you are taking pictures much like I first began to take. You look through your viewfinder and think wow that looks good; but then when you take the picture u end up with silhouettes, dark patches or blown out highlights. So yes you picture has a dramatic skyline and the clouds are good, yet the foreground is completely underexposed and does not lead you into the picture. If I was you I would push your exposure up a little to grab some detail from the buildings; or maybe try some HDR work. (which is what I ended up doing ;P)

Hope this is of some help and message me or reply if you have any questions

[Krusty79]

Welcome to DPS. I think this shot works as a silhouette shot, but you have some distracting elements in it. That kind of gives it a snapshot feel instead of a carefully composed feel. For example, those power wires and that vertical line extending out of the sun. You might be able to clone them out, but that will take some work. You also might crop out some of the dark building on the right.

For you next sunset, look for a spot that will not have power lines and other distracting objects in the way and maybe an interesting object or leading line you can put in the foreground.

[ellie mac]

I would look at trying to get rid of the power line that seems to be coming straight out of the sun. I would also look at cropping to remove the large black area on the right as this is swallowing up nearly 1/3 of the image.

I don't mind the other silhouettes as they are well defined - I think seeing detail in them will probably detract a bit from the image.

The colours, clouds and rays of light are lovely though. I just think you can probably make a little more of the image if you play around with some ideas.

[shuveshek]

Thanks guys for ur inputs....Appreciate that!!!

I'll keep all the stuffs u said in mind the next time....and yes as u all pointed out the power lines..... Will be more careful from next time.....

Will be posting soon....

cheers

[Michael_2010]

Typically you will want a much smaller aperture setting for landscape work. That will give you more clarity throughout the field of view. Something between f11-16 should work well in this setting.

As the others have said, power lines dissecting a frame is an immediate turn off and kind of stops viewers dead in their tracks. The only time I have seen them work to a photographer's advantage is when they create leading lines and provide a sense of perspective. Even that is pretty tricky and only works with very particular compositions.

Working with silhouettes also presents specific challenges. The hard lines of a silhouette should add visual interests to your overall frame. Just having 2-dimensional blackness in the foreground is not always a winner. Those lines should have some rhyme or reason behind them.

Keep Shooting! Every frame will be an adventure!