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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape Photography Locations => Topic started by: Respilot on January 31, 2015, 11:08:45 pm

Title: Portland Head Light
Post by: Respilot on January 31, 2015, 11:08:45 pm

Sunrise Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 01, 2015, 02:03:48 am

All is fine, except the cyan snow and shadows.

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: stamper on February 01, 2015, 03:45:39 am

Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 01, 2015, 02:03:48 am

All is fine, except the cyan snow and shadows.

Agreed. Remove the cast and you have a fine image.

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: Respilot on February 01, 2015, 08:45:46 am

Thank you I will try that next time :)

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: Respilot on February 01, 2015, 08:46:51 am

Is the shadow goes against the sun or other way?  Thank you.

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: petermfiore on February 01, 2015, 09:20:32 am

Whatever the color of the sky right above you would technically be the influence of the shadow....But for art you can do what works for you.


Peter

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 01, 2015, 12:30:39 pm

Quote from: Respilot on February 01, 2015, 08:46:51 am

Is the shadow goes against the sun or other way?  Thank you.

Sorry, didn't notice this was your first picture post. Welcome to the forum!

As Peter said, the sky above you (not in the distant horizon) would influence the shadows. Shadows, in general, are bluish, not cyan-blue, but neutral blue or slightly magenta-blue. That's what the UV filters were for in the film days, among other things.

How you should correct that is a different matter though. Sometimes it goes "against the sun" (i.e., cool tones), sometimes "the other way" (i.e., warm), and sometimes neutral works best. Worth experimenting.

In the film days, I would sometimes take off my UV filter as I wanted to accentuate the bluishness of the shadows. In digital days, I would sometimes apply different white balance to different part of the image (e.g. one for the sky, the other for the foreground).

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: Respilot on February 01, 2015, 05:52:06 pm

Thanks Pete.  I don't add any cosmetic to all of my photos.  I love to keep it natural beauty.

Title: Re: Portland Head Light
Post by: Respilot on February 01, 2015, 05:57:17 pm

Thank you very much.  Yes, I'm new to the forums.
I love to keep everything natural as I took the shot.  There are no reason to add or remove natural beauty.  Here are 2 more shot during the Sky burning and and after the Sunrise.