8/9/2009
Big Sky, Little Stream
Happy Sunday!
I went to the beach to do some videoscoping…but who could resist this sky? Technically, not a difficult shot, at least with the H50, and Lightroom to back it up. Programed auto all the way. Apply some Recovery for the sky in Lightroom. Punch it up with Vibrance and Clarity. Sharpen a bit. That’s it. The scene itself makes the image.
Sony DSC H50 at full wide. F5.6 @ 1/800th @ ISO 100. Programed Auto.
Lightroom as above.
However…I took both a horizontal (more sky) and a vertical (more stream). I can not decide which one I like better. Different images. Same scene. I would be interested in your likes…and your reasons for them. (Both of these benefit from the largest view your monitor will allow.)
Big Sky, More than a Little Stream
Hi Steve,
I like the composition in both, for different reasons I guess. The horizontal shot really shows off the sky and that’s where my eye goes. The vertical shot seems to have a little more to look at as the sky is not so dominate. Not very technical but that’s my take.
I prefer ‘Big Sky Little Stream’ because it’s all about the sky with the land sweeping across whereas with ‘Big Sky More than a Little Stream’ the land and sky fight with each other. The river leads you into the photograph only to be dominated by the sky. Just an idea – could you superempose the sky onto another photo e.g silhouette of a statue/tree/building (taking up a third of the photograph either from the left/right/base) just large enough to balance with the sky. All in all that sky is fabulous and you’ve got to show it off! Hope this is constructive and wishing you well in your experiments.
Kind Regards, Paula.