Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: gerafotografija on November 26, 2012, 11:37:06 pm
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I've been trying to improve my landscape photo composition, and simultaneously have been experimenting with lighting and exposures that make for dramatic monochrome conversions (http://gerafotografija.wordpress.com/2012/11/24/making-monochrome-work-with-the-omd-em5/).
I can't decide if I succeeded with this one (color and B&W versions attached).
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Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks
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As far as the composition goes, you have all the "weight" on the left hand side and so it is imbalanced.
I think you handled the exposure well and the conversion is OK. The blank sky is a big negative and provides nothing in the way of drama.
Wrong day. Go back and shoot in some stormy or threatening weather.
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Tonal range is ok and on the positive side I think you've done a good job on the classy black sand, negatives yer agree with Walt....the sky is empty and stark it offers little to the image.
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Compositionally I don't think that you have quite succeeded in your goal.
I am not sure about the light either - perhaps it was better than reflected in the image.
However the only way to improve is to be out there hitting the shutter-button so this image (and likely many others that you have shot) serves a crucial purpose in moving your photography on.
I look forward to seeing more of your images.
Tony Jay
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Thanks for the replies. I have to say it is great to have a forum like this to "recalibrate", and I will definitely keep working on it.