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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Moritz on November 29, 2017, 05:56:43 am

Title: Sunset in Poland
Post by: Moritz on November 29, 2017, 05:56:43 am
Hi, I wanted to show you this image and get some feedback please.
I took this last autumn in Poland.

Canon 5D3, 35mm f1.4
ƒ/13.0  35.0mm 1/640  ISO2000

Curious what you think.
Title: Re: Sunset in Poland
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on November 29, 2017, 07:49:37 am
It is a pastoral scene, processed to a natural feel, so, well caprtured.

Something else caught my attention:  high shutter speed and small aperture, resulting in ISO 2000. The scene could have easily been shot at ISO 100-200.
Title: Re: Sunset in Poland
Post by: Moritz on November 29, 2017, 10:42:32 am
Hi Slobodan,

many thanks. Forgot to say... it was quite windy and I wanted to freeze the movement of the crops - otherwise it would lost all those details. That's when I started increasing the shutter speed more and more. But probably too much indeed.... thanks again.
Title: Re: Sunset in Poland
Post by: farbschlurf on November 29, 2017, 12:34:43 pm
Nice view! I like it. May I ask: is the sky the actual color, more or less, or is it your processing? This warm-cold gradient is very nice, that's why I ask.
Title: Re: Sunset in Poland
Post by: Alskoj on November 29, 2017, 06:12:58 pm
Thanks for posting the nice image. Did you have a tripod?  If so you might try a lower ISO and shutter speed in addition to this one.  With digital you can try lots of different approaches without worrying about wasting film!

Title: Re: Sunset in Poland
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 30, 2017, 04:21:29 am
Very good image.
Title: Re: Sunset in Poland
Post by: Moritz on November 30, 2017, 06:51:39 am
Nice view! I like it. May I ask: is the sky the actual color, more or less, or is it your processing? This warm-cold gradient is very nice, that's why I ask.

It was indeed a very impressive colourful sky ... but yes, I have increased that in post processing quite a bit. I remember even adding a gradient of like -1stop over the sky :-) Too much cheating for your taste?
Title: Re: Sunset in Poland
Post by: farbschlurf on November 30, 2017, 08:10:28 am
It was indeed a very impressive colourful sky ... but yes, I have increased that in post processing quite a bit. I remember even adding a gradient of like -1stop over the sky :-) Too much cheating for your taste?
No, not at all, I was referring to the colors rather than exposure. I thought you might have partially toned the sky. Increasing is of course ok.