Two Sunset shots - 6 minutes apart
Dec 6, 2018 11:16:01 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
I like the first because it includes a lot more fore-ground and middle-ground detail.... The back lit grasses and the pier or whatever that is add a lot more interest to the image, compared to the black blob outline at the bottom of the 2nd pic.
But I like the sky in the second shot.... maybe a little better than in the first.
The colors are maybe too strong... but that's easily adjusted... and it really depends upon how the images were being used (Galen Rowell would have liked both, but especially loved the first shot! Google him if you're curious.)
Both images need their horizons straightened! (Unless the ocean is not tilted toward the right.)
But I like the sky in the second shot.... maybe a little better than in the first.
The colors are maybe too strong... but that's easily adjusted... and it really depends upon how the images were being used (Galen Rowell would have liked both, but especially loved the first shot! Google him if you're curious.)
Both images need their horizons straightened! (Unless the ocean is not tilted toward the right.)
Dec 6, 2018 11:17:22 #
Dec 6, 2018 11:50:32 #
amfoto1 wrote:
I like the first because it includes a lot more fo... (show quote)
Thanks, amfoto1;
I agree with you on horizon comment - yes they need to be straightened. As far as the colors, on my Nikon D-750 I have the preset U1 set that I normally use for places and things to AF-A, Auto-AF Area select.
LARGE BASIC optimize quality JPG.
VIVID Picture Control, 8 sharpening, +3 Saturation.
Sometimes the +3 Saturation gets a bit much sometimes, in this case maybe dropping to +2 saturation would be better for some people. I so happen to like them the way they are - I guess it's a "personal" thing.
(I knew about Galen Rowell and his wife Barbara accomplishments - thanks for mentioning)
Thanks for your comments, I appreciated them.
Dec 6, 2018 12:12:04 #
Dec 6, 2018 14:59:59 #
I prefer the sky of the second one but the foreground of the first one. I know that six minutes of time at sunset can make an enormous difference in the overall EV of a photograph, and I also see that you exposed roughly for an extra 1.5 stops of light as the darkness fell, but I think you could have given even another extra stop to the foreground of the second shot.
They're both evocative images, but losing the shadow detail (and especially losing the "eye-catching" pier silhouette) in the second photo forces me to prefer number one over two as they currently stand. Maybe you can find a way to combine the foreground of one with the sky of two.
They're both evocative images, but losing the shadow detail (and especially losing the "eye-catching" pier silhouette) in the second photo forces me to prefer number one over two as they currently stand. Maybe you can find a way to combine the foreground of one with the sky of two.
Dec 6, 2018 15:35:34 #
Both images are fine but I tend to go with the second one. Nice.
/George
/George
Dec 6, 2018 17:52:57 #
Salo wrote:
I prefer the sky of the second one but the foregro... (show quote)
Thanks for your comments, Salo. I appreciated.
Dec 6, 2018 17:53:48 #
kpmac wrote:
I like the first one. There is so much more to see because of the foreground.
Thanks, kpmac.
Dec 6, 2018 17:55:48 #
gsmith051 wrote:
Both images are fine but I tend to go with the second one. Nice.
/George
/George
Thanks George.
Dec 6, 2018 18:02:52 #
ppkwhat wrote:
Which one do you prefer and why; comments welcome
Nikon D-750
First shot:
Taken at 6:24 PM
AF-S Nikkor 70-300 mm 1:4.5-5.6G
1/500 sec. f/5.6 70mm
ISO 100
Second shot:
Taken at 6:30 PM
AF-S Nikkor 70-300 mm 1:4.5-5.6G
1/320 sec. f/4.5 70mm
ISO 100
Nikon D-750
First shot:
Taken at 6:24 PM
AF-S Nikkor 70-300 mm 1:4.5-5.6G
1/500 sec. f/5.6 70mm
ISO 100
Second shot:
Taken at 6:30 PM
AF-S Nikkor 70-300 mm 1:4.5-5.6G
1/320 sec. f/4.5 70mm
ISO 100
Very nice, ppkwhat. I like #2 best, more interesting to my eye
Dec 6, 2018 20:05:30 #
I have looked at this all day. The first one is most compelling because of the rim lighting on the foreground foulage. My eye is drawn to the furthest point the setting sun.
J. R.
J. R.
Dec 6, 2018 22:25:32 #
gregoryd45 wrote:
Very nice, ppkwhat. I like #2 best, more interesting to my eye
bregoryd45, thank you for your comments. It's interesting how the people commenting are more or less divided with their opinion and I really like that. By reading them I have gotten several valuable insights and became, I hope, a little wiser in my photo shooting. I've been doing photography since my early age and still, never ceased learning thanks to people like you guys at UHH.
Dec 6, 2018 22:43:17 #
Gifted One wrote:
I have looked at this all day. The first one is most compelling because of the rim lighting on the foreground foulage. My eye is drawn to the furthest point the setting sun.
J. R.
J. R.
Thank you, J. R., for spending the time to view and comment on the pictures, I appreciated that a lot. As I mentioned before in other replies,although I have been taking pictures since I my young age and now I'm 75 yrs young, so by listening to people like you is what keeps me improving my photo shoots. The first picture I recall someone taking of me I was 10 yrs old sitting on a Summer Camp bench and I had a Kodak box camera on my lap. B&W film 120 or 126 mm if I recall right. Thanks again. Cheers
Dec 6, 2018 23:20:02 #
ppkwhat wrote:
Thank you, J. R., for spending the time to view an... (show quote)
Thanks you for marking as a young man, I am only 74, not 75 till January 5. I can remember my Mom taking pictures with here little Kodak with a long exposure.
J. R.
Dec 6, 2018 23:47:07 #
Gifted One wrote:
Thanks you for marking as a young man, I am only 74, not 75 till January 5. I can remember my Mom taking pictures with here little Kodak with a long exposure.
J. R.
J. R.
Those were good times that passed, long gone but not forgotten pointing to new and future times to come full of exiting things to do end enjoy. cheers, J.R.
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