barn

[adina]

Man do I have trouble with non-people pictures....

Whatdaya think?

[Chunk]

This is a well composed and interesting scene, Adina. To catch the feeling of this time of day I think you need a bit less exposure. The camera tries to make to make the stuff in shadow too light and maybe a bit unnatural and ends up washing the color out of the sky. On this kind of shot I will often meter on the sky and also bracket by 2/3 or a full stop as well. You'll lose some of the detail in the barn and trees (pick an exposure that keeps some of it) but gain on the feel and mood of the place and have some great color in the sky.
Here's a shot that kinda shows what I mean
Wisconsin Winter Sunset

[Old Timer]

Man do I have trouble with non-people pictures....

Whatdaya think?

Beautiful scene, but a very tough lighting situation. Barns are one of my favorite subject matters, just love to find a great barn to photograph. They can pose some problems howerver as you have seen. This image though well composed needs a bit more zip the colors are somewhat flat and the contrast needs a boast. I think you have found a great subject but perhaps the time of day that you shot the image has caused more problems than can be easily corrected. I would think that a trip back to this location with the sun on the barn and not causing problems behind it could be most profitable. I certainly didn't mean this to be a negitive evaluation of your photography you have been posting some of the nices b&w images I've seen on PR, however this photograph doesn't measure up to the quality of your other work. (Just read Chunk's remarks and I think he has some excellent ideas for improvement when shoting at this time of day. Great example!)

[adina]

That's why I posted in critique!

Thanks guys, for the suggestions. I'm going to try it again when we have a more interesting sky. I'm hoping to wait for a pretty blue with puffy clouds.

adina

[Dzerzhinski46]

Dear Adina,

I would suggest too, that you get more sky in this one if you could next time. Chunk made some excellent suggestions. I would get more sky, underexpose the ground portion, and look for some interesting clouds, like you said. Hope all works out.

Dzerzhinski