After storm snapshot

[availablelight]

Posting for reaction. Shot I snapped quickly when break in clouds appeared that I liked, not long after storm had blown through (I didn't place the branch btw). One of shots I took with my new Tamron 17-50.

- Shot details
Sony Alpha DSLR-A100H
Raw mode
ISO 100
Apt. 5.6
Focal 30mm effective
Auto White Balance

- Post processing
Raw -> Tiff
Noise reduction with Neat Image
Resize
Export as jpeg, quality at 95% to meet size limitation


Thanks

[MarcusK]

Hey, here's my input:

1-The branch could have used more space on the left!

2- The color distinction between the bushes and sky is not as smooth as i personally like...

3- Because of 2 and the light, i dont know what the subject is...landscape?? not so sure...

It is a nice composition and nice vision, but it remains a bit unclear to me...

Marc

[availablelight]

Hey thanks.

Yes more space on the left would probably be better.

I can see that some pp to separate bushes and sky would probably be good also. I felt it looked pretty true to the conditions so was reluctant to do any real pp, maybe I'll play with it see if I can get that effect w/o changing the look much.

thanks again.

[gahspidy]

Welcome to the forum. I agree with the photo needing to be opened up more, at the bottom and to the left. the lighting that occured here is very captivating and makes this image as it is pleasing to view. Opening up the frame more would have improved upon an already nice looking picture.

[trog100]

its extremely nice.. a little less foreground and no branch would have helped but the overall exposure and detail is spot on.. i am sure it would look better seen at a larger size.. "small" and landscape dont go together..

trog

[Overbeyond]

Lots of foreboding in that sky to be sure and lovely sight of the mountains.
The foreground has a nice contrasting colour and the branch is fine although very tight on the left.
Well done availablelight.
Tom

[GB1]

Good catch and I know what you mean about the timing. Scenes like this are gone in a flash. I like hte upper 3/5 of thee shot, but the bottom is really just "there" ya know.. I think I would have gotten closer to the bushes and used a landscape format with the bushes at the bottom of the frame.

Also - the exposure of the shot seems pretty much right on. But it is a little too soft. Should sharpen it up a bit in post-processing. Note that changing the size of an image often softens it, so you will often need to sharpen it up a little.

GB

[cgarrard]

NIce shot, I feel the scene. Conveyance is very important. I agree with your own critique.

C

[trog100]

its too small not too soft in my opinion.. do we know what we are supposed to be passing judgement on..

are we passing judgement on something simply downsized to present or intended to be the size we see it at as the finished product..

am i for example making comment on a postcard or something intended to hang on a wall and downsized purely for practical purposes..??

the intended purpose of an image is relevant to me.. am i wrong to assume the "small" factor is just a practical one for web presentation.. ??

trog

[availablelight]

are we passing judgement on something simply downsized to present or intended to be the size we see it at as the finished product..

trog

Thanks for your replies. Yes, it looks sharper and nicer in general in the larger size. I had to downsize to 640 x X to post it here, more than I would to do anything else with this one.

I appreciate your feedback very helpful.

Eric

[availablelight]

Welcome to the forum.

thank you

I agree with the photo needing to be opened up more, at the bottom and to the left. the lighting that occured here is very captivating and makes this image as it is pleasing to view. Opening up the frame more would have improved upon an already nice looking picture.

I understand, thank you.

Eric

[availablelight]

Lots of foreboding in that sky to be sure and lovely sight of the mountains.
The foreground has a nice contrasting colour and the branch is fine although very tight on the left.
Well done availablelight.
Tom

Hi, thank you

Eric

[availablelight]

Good catch and I know what you mean about the timing. Scenes like this are gone in a flash. I like hte upper 3/5 of thee shot, but the bottom is really just "there" ya know.. I think I would have gotten closer to the bushes and used a landscape format with the bushes at the bottom of the frame.

Thanks, ahh yes I'm not sure I could have personally pulled that off quite right, but I think I know what you mean.

Also - the exposure of the shot seems pretty much right on. But it is a little too soft. Should sharpen it up a bit in post-processing. Note that changing the size of an image often softens it, so you will often need to sharpen it up a little.

GB

Thanks for mentioning about softness being introduced with downsizing. I'll watch out for that and maybe sharpen a bit next time to try to ensure it's representative of the full size image.

Eric

[trog100]

"I'll watch out for that and maybe sharpen a bit next time to try to ensure it's representative of the full size image."

please dont.. all the detail lost cant be brought back by oversharpening however u try..

trog

[GB1]

"I'll watch out for that and maybe sharpen a bit next time to try to ensure it's representative of the full size image."

please dont.. all the detail lost cant be brought back by oversharpening however u try..

trog

Trog - sharpening doesn't necessarily equal oversharpening. I use Corel PhotoPaint and it lets you select the percentage of sharpening you prefer (not sure PS does this). Deciding how much is easy from that pt.