Peace Valley

[kiley9806]

I went for a drive on the weekend, and got lost in the valley. Thank goodness I did, because I found myself on a very beautiful road, heading towards the river. Here are just a couple photos I took of the valley hills. :) I upped the detail and saturation a tiny bit on both in post-processing, and removed a few telephone poles along the horizon.

[AcadieLibre]

I like the photos but both seem to lack sharpness. Also I would have (not that it matters what I would have done lol) but on the first photo the road would have been more central to the photo. You have the info from the photos? The second photo might look good also as a B&W, it may not but worth playing with. I hope you don't mind but I did a quick what I think fix to one, I am sure much more can be done, this was a very quick change. Also I should have asked before I did anything to your photo, very sorry and will ask before I do it again.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2467402009_69cf23ae42_o.jpg

[kiley9806]

youre, right - i shouldve gotten more out into the middle of the road to take a shot with it directly in the centre as well. thats a good excuse to go get lost on that road again! :p

since its just barely spring here - practically no color or new growth at all, the scene was naturally very brown. in your edit, it seems too over processed for my eye. maybe just because i was able to view the picture in real life too. and the hills are very gentle and rolling, so i was kind of trying to keep that in mind with the softness of the picture. maybe its not the best outcome though.

[kiley9806]

the picture info is as follows:

shot 1 with road -
exposure time 1/1000 second
F/7.1
ISO 200

shot 2 of hills -
1/800
F/8.0
ISO 200

[cdanddvdpublisher]

I like the photos but both seem to lack sharpness. Also I would have (not that it matters what I would have done lol) but on the first photo the road would have been more central to the photo. You have the info from the photos? The second photo might look good also as a B&W, it may not but worth playing with.


I'd agree with the lack of sharpness issue, there doesn't seem to be a clear focus in either shot. But, that said, sure doesn't look like a place I'd mind getting lost.

[AcadieLibre]

Just a suggestion, to get a more clear shot your Aperture should be 9 to 11. I personally would go with a smaller aperture if I could, I think that would make your shots much clearer. If your shutter speed is that fast your aperture I think is far to open. Others might correct me on this but your aperture should be a fall smaller opening than your using. In daylight I shoot a smaller aperture of f/12 to f/16. No reason to be shooting that high of shutter speed. I try and keep my aperture as small as possible, the wider the less detail you get in your photos. My edit was just to show you can bring out the colours and get more clarity with some work. That was a 2 second edit just to show you what is possible with what you have, I would spend some time in post processing and clean the image up a bit.

[tegan]

You have the diagonals and the two thirds foreground and texture and layers which makes good composition in a landscape but what you are missing is a strong centre of interest which draws the eye and makes the photo complete.

Tegan

[Travis]

Just a suggestion, to get a more clear shot your Aperture should be 9 to 11. I personally would go with a smaller aperture if I could, I think that would make your shots much clearer. If your shutter speed is that fast your aperture I think is far to open. Others might correct me on this but your aperture should be a fall smaller opening than your using. In daylight I shoot a smaller aperture of f/12 to f/16. No reason to be shooting that high of shutter speed. I try and keep my aperture as small as possible, the wider the less detail you get in your photos. My edit was just to show you can bring out the colours and get more clarity with some work. That was a 2 second edit just to show you what is possible with what you have, I would spend some time in post processing and clean the image up a bit.

+1 on f9 - 11

I kinda like Acadie's remix of the shot... it kinda spices up the rather flat image by making it look like a painting...

I know you are driving and taking pictures as you go along... but shooting these scapes in the first and last couple of hours in the morning/even sun will afford you much richer tones.... i have learned this being up every few hours with my infant son :)

[Travis]

btw... i hear ya on the everything is brown front.... things are like that as well in Muskoka...

[kiley9806]

thank you all for the comments and critiques...

sadly, my dinky little h5 has a max ap of 8.0. once i upgrade, i will take a trip to get more landscape shots for sure!

[tegan]

Just a suggestion, to get a more clear shot your Aperture should be 9 to 11. I personally would go with a smaller aperture if I could, I think that would make your shots much clearer. If your shutter speed is that fast your aperture I think is far to open. Others might correct me on this but your aperture should be a fall smaller opening than your using. In daylight I shoot a smaller aperture of f/12 to f/16. No reason to be shooting that high of shutter speed. I try and keep my aperture as small as possible, the wider the less detail you get in your photos. My edit was just to show you can bring out the colours and get more clarity with some work. That was a 2 second edit just to show you what is possible with what you have, I would spend some time in post processing and clean the image up a bit.

Actually, an ISO of 100 and a polarizing filter would have improved the punch and contrast of the original to produce a result somewhat like your edit with a better sky. As far as aperture is concerned detail stays the same.

In terms of technology and glass, quality weaknesses tend to be at both ends of the zoom. The fastest zooms have special glass elements which improve sharpness and reduce aberrations. At the widest aperture, quality weaknesses in the lens show up in the image. As you stop down, these disappear, and then reappear at the smallest apertures. The result is that the sharpest, highest quality image appears on many lenses at f8 to f11 when the lens is not fully extended.

Hope this info. is helpful.

Tegan

[kiley9806]

i actually did get myself a polarizing filter last weekend, so i will have to go try that out! thanks for the suggestion...