Rural church in Deering, North Dakota
Sep 7, 2020 12:37:34 #
This is a newer rendition of this church that was submitted ages ago. The previous photo, from a different angle had a simple, boring, blue sky and was converted to black & white. This photo is a composite, having some clouds inserted from the collection in Luminar. Adjustments to the photo were the usual brightness and contrast for the most part, plus a mild selenium tone. The burnt edges were from the Nik Silver Efex and lightening of the gravel road. For those who practice zone exposure, the whites fall into zone 8 & 9 while the dark portions fall into zone 1 & 2. Comments are welcome. Good, bad, or otherwise. Ken
Sep 7, 2020 12:38:22 #
Sep 7, 2020 12:45:30 #
This is gorgeous, Ken! Great light, tonal range and a fascinating subject for the architecture and neglected condition. The clouds add interest rather than detract.
An observation: the burnt edges don't work for me in the sky area, particularly on the right side, because it looks more like a streak (mistake). The rest is fine
An observation: the burnt edges don't work for me in the sky area, particularly on the right side, because it looks more like a streak (mistake). The rest is fine
Sep 7, 2020 12:53:34 #
An observation: the burnt edges don't work for me in the sky area, particularly on the right side, because it looks more like a streak (mistake). The rest is fine [/quote]
Ok. Thank you for the observation! Thanks 🙂
[/quote]Ok. Thank you for the observation! Thanks 🙂
Sep 7, 2020 13:05:11 #
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Sep 8, 2020 08:31:05 #
I think you did a remarkable job considering the highly reflective subject. I prefer not to photograph under such difficult and challenging light conditions and I have seen that a ND filter offers some relief in helping to get a better exposure. By the way, a polarizer is a ND filter. Useless to say that spot metering is the best metering modality here IF metering is done from an important bright area. In post it is not that easy to control the bright areas so an accurate meter reading works best.
I was not there so I do not know how surrounded areas look like but I usually do my approach to this type of subject with a wide angle to show more of the surroundings. It offers a better idea of where the subject is located.
Considering the strong light and highly reflective subject I think you did a great job.
I was not there so I do not know how surrounded areas look like but I usually do my approach to this type of subject with a wide angle to show more of the surroundings. It offers a better idea of where the subject is located.
Considering the strong light and highly reflective subject I think you did a great job.
Sep 8, 2020 11:55:16 #
Photobum wrote:
This is a newer rendition of this church that was ... (show quote)
Very attractive Ken.....thanks man !
Sep 8, 2020 14:59:01 #
Jack B
Loc: Mount Pleasant, SC
Your results are very good. Old white churches are made for B&W presentations.
Jack B
Jack B
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