Christmas Magic? A Christmas Decoration I drive by every day. It's one of my favorites. Simple .. elegant... Canon 6D Canon 100mm F2.8L Macro IS @2.8 using the IS ISO 400 1/25 Second...

Nightski

A Christmas Decoration I drive by every day. It's one of my favorites. Simple .. elegant...
Canon 6D
Canon 100mm F2.8L Macro IS @2.8 using the IS
ISO 400
1/25 Second Exposure ... maybe a little slow for hand held ...

Christmas Decor in the Snow

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Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

Nightski wrote:

A Christmas Decoration I drive by every day. It's one of my favorites. Simple .. elegant...
Canon 6D
Canon 100mm F2.8L Macro IS @2.8 using the IS
ISO 400
1/25 Second Exposure ... maybe a little slow for hand held ...

very pretty nightski....now being this is the photo critique section....I would have either centered the tree a little more or crop off some of the right side of the photo ..to much open space on the right.... :) :)

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

Nightski wrote:

A Christmas Decoration I drive by every day. It's one of my favorites. Simple .. elegant...
Canon 6D
Canon 100mm F2.8L Macro IS @2.8 using the IS
ISO 400
1/25 Second Exposure ... maybe a little slow for hand held ...

I tend to like it off center.

Bob1190 Loc: Hatboro, PA

Nice job. Maybe and I mean maybe, a slight crop. As it is, it's perfect. :thumbup: :thumbup:

R.G. Loc: Scotland

I think you're right in not centering the tree. To justify the large amount of empty space to the right you could lighten the ground in that area.

It needs some room up the way - I'm not sure if it needs quite that much. I'd have to try alternatives to see what worked best.

Nightski

But why do I have to justify a decorated Christmas tree in the dark? It's the way we like to view them. We wait until dark to drive around and look at the lights. Dark hides all the things around the decorated tree that detract from it. I like negative space in an image. I think I have just enough space to the right of the light on the ground.

I want to hear why it should be lightened ... what would it do for the image of the tree.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

Going by some of the previous comments, it appears that more than one person feels that the image is unbalanced by the large emptiness on the right. If you lightened the ground up to or close to the right hand side, I suspect that it would alleviate the unbalanced feeling that the empty space gives.

The lightening wouldn't have to go all the way to the edge of the frame because even lightened ground can have some space round it. A gradual falling off of brightness would work well because it enhances the impression that the tree is the source of illumination.

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

Nightski wrote:

A Christmas Decoration I drive by every day. It's one of my favorites. Simple .. elegant...
Canon 6D
Canon 100mm F2.8L Macro IS @2.8 using the IS
ISO 400
1/25 Second Exposure ... maybe a little slow for hand held ...

Do you mind if I open this and look at the adjustments? I have several ideas but need to see what is in the picture.
JIm

Nightski

Jim-Pops wrote:

Do you mind if I open this and look at the adjustments? I have several ideas but need to see what is in the picture.
JIm

Go ahead Jim.

Nightski

But remember, no edits can be posted in the Critque Section.

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

This was interesting. I had no idea this was shot in front of a house. Thought it was outside and out in the open. I would suggest rotating the photo counter clockwise. The tree look fuller on the left side. After this move the tree looks about the same on both sides, had to use the line on box just next to the centered ribbon to line up. If you open the exposure +2.85 PS you start to see more base snow and aso additional snow in the tree. Not to let the house show in background. It adds weight to the picture. I think the crop should stay as close to where it is in final cropping. The picture is nice but with these changes it merits a 8 x 10 print.

Nightski

Jim-Pops wrote:

This was interesting. I had no idea this was shot ... (show quote)

Yes, that's why I shot it in the dark. I did not want the house in the image. I had a hard time lining it up. I never was satisfied that I had it right. Do you think a little crop off the top?

Nightski

RG ... did you have a look yet? Do you see why I don't want to lighten?? :-)

Jim-Pops Loc: Granbury, Texas

Nightski wrote:

Yes, that's why I shot it in the dark. I did not want the house in the image. I had a hard time lining it up. I never was satisfied that I had it right. Do you think a little crop off the top?

Not really. After the rotation you might need to take just a bit off all around to square it up.

Nightski

Jim-Pops wrote:

Not really. After the rotation you might need to take just a bit off all around to square it up.

Oh yes ... I do like square crops.