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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Roman Racela on September 28, 2013, 02:27:10 pm

Title: Desert Sunrise
Post by: Roman Racela on September 28, 2013, 02:27:10 pm
A chilly morning out in the Mojave...

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/romanwarrior/_MGL7895_square_zps514863fc.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/romanwarrior/media/_MGL7895_square_zps514863fc.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Desert Sunrise
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on October 01, 2013, 04:10:40 am
Nice colours in the sky.
Title: Re: Desert Sunrise
Post by: Tony Jay on October 01, 2013, 06:23:36 am
Hi Roman.

I like the concept of the shot but I do feel that the foreground is somewhat weak.
That wonderful sky does not make the shot on its own.
Your chosen foreground might be much more dramatic with much more detail if you had just gotten in a bit closer.
Very close to being a true winner!

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Desert Sunrise
Post by: Roman Racela on October 01, 2013, 10:41:53 am
I hear what you're saying Tony. I totally agree. I have too much ground in the foreground. lol. That's actually the challenge shooting at this location. Almost all of my shots here have about 1/4 of the frame with a whole lot of nothing going on. With that in mind, I know how to frame my comps next time I go there. :)

Here's an example taken from the same place, same day, but a bit later that morning.

(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h88/romanwarrior/trona_sunrise_04_zpse44be0fb.jpg) (http://s62.photobucket.com/user/romanwarrior/media/trona_sunrise_04_zpse44be0fb.jpg.html)


Hi Roman.

I like the concept of the shot but I do feel that the foreground is somewhat weak.
That wonderful sky does not make the shot on its own.
Your chosen foreground might be much more dramatic with much more detail if you had just gotten in a bit closer.
Very close to being a true winner!

Tony Jay
Title: Re: Desert Sunrise
Post by: PeterAit on October 01, 2013, 11:41:31 am
Very nice, and I applaud you for not over-processing the image. Still, I agree with the comment that the foreground is not that interesting, and you might want to crop out the bottom 20% of the photo and see how you like that.
Title: Re: Desert Sunrise
Post by: sdwilsonsct on October 01, 2013, 12:23:34 pm
Here's an example taken from the same place, same day, but a bit later that morning.

Much better. Crop 5-10% off the bottom to make the sunny tussocks stronger?