I'm baaaack. :D

[ahickman]

Hello again!

Thanks for all your comments on my first pic. I was rummaging around through my files and found this one. I was wondering if it is set up well or would it benefit from a crop...I don't believe I did anything to this pic yet but seeing as how its almost 2 yrs old I don't remember. This was taken on my Coolpix. Please let me know what would make this shot better. Thanks!

Angelique




Camera: Nikon E5400
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/181)
Aperture: f/6.0
Focal Length: 7.2 mm
ISO Speed: 50
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Did not fire

[wulf]

What would make it better? Less over exposure on the tree trunk. For a subject like this, that might mean taking your shots at a different time of day as you explore the balance of foreground light and the brightness of the sky (which comes out a wonderfully rich blue here).

Wulf

[denja]

This is a lovely image. However, I do agree with Wulf that it is overexposed. I couldn't resist playing with it, and found that there was some detail left in the tree bark. This is what I came up with doing some dodging and burning.

Jim

[ahickman]

Thanks Wulf and Jim!



Yeah I was to taken with the trees outside one day after work that I whipped out the camera and just walked along the apartment complex for about an hour or so until the sun started going down. I got a few shots that day that I just loved,...this was one of them. I didn't have any editing programs (still don't really) so I hadn't gotten to play with it much.

[wulf]

I'm impressed with how much detail Jim has clawed back. That's the kind of end result I would be aiming for although, if you can get closer to it in-camera you save a lot of painstaking post-processing time.

Wulf