Wilderness in the morning

[Wimpie Swart]

Wilderness, George, Western Cape, South Africa.
Shooting Date/Time 2011/10/26 05:53:07 AM
This is my first real try at landscape photography.
I used:
Camera Model Canon EOS 550D, 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS lens
Shooting Date/Time 2011/10/26 05:53:07 AM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1
Av( Aperture Value ) 22
ISO Speed 100

[flytyer57]

Except for the slanted horizon, this is a great picture. I would also tone down the brightness just a tad.

[The LoKW]

Originally Posted by flytyer57

Except for the slanted horizon, this is a great picture.

Was thinking the same thing prior to reading your post. Beautiful colors captured. TFS

[Krusty79]

Great job for a first attempt! Nice job incorporating some foreground interest and you took the shot at the right time of day. The uneven horizon has been mentioned. To me, the focus also looks soft. I don't know if your tripod moved or what, but you could try using the self timer or a remote shutter release to help keep the camera steady on the tripod. I was also wondering why you didn't aim to the left a little more to get more of the sunset in the image. I'm guessing you wanted to show more of the water and less of the beach.

Look forward to seeing more of your shots. You seem to have a good eye.

[Infinite Monkey]

Very nice. If this is your first attempt at landscapes you've got a great future with them. Congrats on using the foreground to provide a good subject for the eye to land on instead of just making this a sunset shot. I agree with the other posters that the horizon line needs to be fixed and that the focus might be a bit soft, but you've got a very nice shot here.

[Wimpie Swart]

Originally Posted by flytyer57

Except for the slanted horizon, this is a great picture. I would also tone down the brightness just a tad.

Hi Flytyer57,
Thank you for the remarks, I never even looked at the level of the horizon! I actually picked up the brightness a bit, but can it be because I am using a Laptop for post editing?

[Wimpie Swart]

Originally Posted by Krusty79

Great job for a first attempt! Nice job incorporating some foreground interest and you took the shot at the right time of day. The uneven horizon has been mentioned. To me, the focus also looks soft. I don't know if your tripod moved or what, but you could try using the self timer or a remote shutter release to help keep the camera steady on the tripod. I was also wondering why you didn't aim to the left a little more to get more of the sunset in the image. I'm guessing you wanted to show more of the water and less of the beach.

Look forward to seeing more of your shots. You seem to have a good eye.

Hi Krusty79,

Thank you for your remarks, I am learning day by day thanks to you guys.
Now that the focusing was mentioned, I noticed it as well, I was standing on an awkward place between the rocks to be able to get the shot. Did not use the timer, will do so in future. I wanted to show more of the beach and the water, as there would have been a residential area in the shot if I showed more of the rising sun.

[Wimpie Swart]

Originally Posted by Infinite Monkey

Very nice. If this is your first attempt at landscapes you've got a great future with them. Congrats on using the foreground to provide a good subject for the eye to land on instead of just making this a sunset shot. I agree with the other posters that the horizon line needs to be fixed and that the focus might be a bit soft, but you've got a very nice shot here.

Hi Infinite Monkey,

Thank you for your remark. I think the focusing became soft because I maybe concentrated too much on the foreground's focus, if you look at this shot, where would you suggest I have had the focus point?

[Hill Country Hack]

Nice image. I won't rehash what has been said. If you plan on taking more landscapes, invest in a good tripod. Shooting during the Golden Hours with an apeture around f8 and a low ISO to reduce noise your shutter speed will be too slow to handhold. As mentioned one can use the self timer to reduce camera shake while depressing the shutter release or purchase a remote shutter release.

As for point of focus, give this a peep about hyperfocal point. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...wBWuXXWivNqthA

[Wimpie Swart]

Originally Posted by Hill Country Hack

Nice image. I won't rehash what has been said. If you plan on taking more landscapes, invest in a good tripod. Shooting during the Golden Hours with an apeture around f8 and a low ISO to reduce noise your shutter speed will be too slow to handhold. As mentioned one can use the self timer to reduce camera shake while depressing the shutter release or purchase a remote shutter release.

As for point of focus, give this a peep about hyperfocal point. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...wBWuXXWivNqthA

Thank you, will study that video tonight.