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"I hope we will never see the day when photo shops sell little schema grills to clamp onto our viewfinders; and the Golden Rule will never be found etched on our ground glass."from The mind's eye by Henri Cartier-Bresson
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I think these types of pictures are difficult to plan and execute with the sun angle changing, clouds moving, rays growing/diminishing, etc. Something about this one seems off balanced. I think it's how there's just a little more rays pointing to the right than the left. I think if the rays are more "decisive" (center balanced, mostly angled to the right, mostly angled to the left), it might better achieve your goal.
I think these types of pictures are difficult to plan and execute with the sun angle changing, clouds moving, rays growing/diminishing, etc. Something about this one seems off balanced. I think it's how there's just a little more rays pointing to the right than the left. I think if the rays are more "decisive" (center balanced, mostly angled to the right, mostly angled to the left), it might better achieve your goal.
Hope you don't mind, I wanted to see what this would look like as a Pano and I like the results......I think you had too much sky with nothing happening.........
I like it!! The rays angled here and there are in keeping with the clouds. I imagine them scuttling across the sky speedily and the sun taking whatever chance it can to punch through. But the pano takes away the menacing look of the clouds.
The shot in itself works well. I love those rays and how well you've captured them. As far as threatening goes, I don't think it captures that.
In fact to me it says a ray of hope. Where the threat is almost over and the sun'll break through any minute.
Liban
"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have." Nelson Mandela
It is a beautiful shot, but I don't get threatening out of it. You might try overlaying a "vivid light" layer at about 20-35% opacity, that might bump up the threat level from yellow to orange. (NOOOO Homland security puns.... STOP ME!!!)
Marty in Central Illinois - The Land of Corn and Flatness!
This was a spur of the moment shot - Clouds moving very rapidly with black clouds coming in fast from behind, which is why I tried for threatning.
Chow I do like the pano and your right about the bottom. However I like the shades of grey in the clouds at the top of the picture.
Paul, Leels, D
I guess rays of hope would be better title for this, but as stated above the threat was happening behind me.
Marty,
Never used that techinique - my PS skills aren't that well established but I am learning. I will give it a go and see what happens.
Loupey,
I wish I had control over the weather but with these shots it pot luck.
Roger
"I hope we will never see the day when photo shops sell little schema grills to clamp onto our viewfinders; and the Golden Rule will never be found etched on our ground glass."from The mind's eye by Henri Cartier-Bresson
My Web Site: www.readingr.com DSLR
Canon 5D; EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM; EF24-70 F2.8L USM 50mm F1.8 II; EF 100 F2.8 Macro Digital
Canon Powershot Pro 1; Canon Ixus 100
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