Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: MattBurt on July 07, 2015, 01:03:10 pm
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I'm new here but have been lurking for a bit. Lots of nice work around this site, I thought I'd join in the discussion.
I love good landscape photography and there are many fine examples here.
I especially love catching a fleeting moment in a landscape. Often it's a sunset or sunrise but even more fleeting like lightning or less frequent like a lunar eclipse are preferred.
Here's one from our 4th of July celebration in Gunnison, Co this year. While most people watched from the park or around town, I climbed the mountain on the other side of the fireworks to get a different perspective to include town and the peaks to the North in my composition. I like the shot but I also see room for improvement. The time when there was enough light for the landscape was pretty short and I feel like I should have moved left a bit to put the fireworks closer (but not in) the center.
Any thoughts on this image or what could make it better?
Pentax K-3 & Pentax DA* 60-250/4
Processed with LR6 & Nik Color Efex Pro
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3711/19430357771_cb12b2a55b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vAZEqt)IMGP4566-Edit (https://flic.kr/p/vAZEqt) by Matt Burt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbnet/), on Flickr
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Any thoughts on this image or what could make it better?
Nice collection of subject matter (mountains, fireworks, town lights) and well-composed. I like the fireworks where you've put them. My only beef, and it's a major one, is the overly saturated blue sky. I would prefer a more natural presentation of the sky.
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Thanks, and I think you are right that it's a little over-cooked. It was pretty blue but maybe not quite that blue.
But to show you where the image started here's one with only exposure raised by 1 stop in LR, no Color Efex Pro or other edits.
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Very good photo, I like it as it is.
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Welcome.
Good shot, and I think nicely framed. I would tone down the blue in the sky a bit, though.
Jeremy
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Maybe the fireworks are a tad too close to the edge, but would certainly keep them well away from centre. And the blue of course
Other than that a very nicely conceived and executed picture.
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Thanks for all the feedback! I'll probably re-do the processing before I print it paying attention to keeping those blues in check.
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I'm new here but have been lurking for a bit. Lots of nice work around this site, I thought I'd join in the discussion.
I love good landscape photography and there are many fine examples here.
I especially love catching a fleeting moment in a landscape. Often it's a sunset or sunrise but even more fleeting like lightning or less frequent like a lunar eclipse are preferred.
Here's one from our 4th of July celebration in Gunnison, Co this year. While most people watched from the park or around town, I climbed the mountain on the other side of the fireworks to get a different perspective to include town and the peaks to the North in my composition. I like the shot but I also see room for improvement. The time when there was enough light for the landscape was pretty short and I feel like I should have moved left a bit to put the fireworks closer (but not in) the center.
Any thoughts on this image or what could make it better?
Pentax K-3 & Pentax DA* 60-250/4
Processed with LR6 & Nik Color Efex Pro
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3711/19430357771_cb12b2a55b_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/vAZEqt)IMGP4566-Edit (https://flic.kr/p/vAZEqt) by Matt Burt (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattbnet/), on Flickr
As soon as I seen this image I was like "Ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!"