panorama

[reijo]

I had trouble with this shot. I love the complementary colours and the interplay of light and shadow.
So, I cropped it to make a panorama.
Comments are welcome.
Reijo

[reijo]

I redid it realizing shadows/highlights/midtones were not well done
reijo

[tirediron]

Strictly speaking if it is only one image, regardless of the aspect, it isn't actually a panorama. That aside, to be honest, this image isn't really exciting me. I think it would have greatly benefitted from the use of a CPOL and/or graduated ND to boost the overall saturation and contrast as well as to really punch up the skies. The chief issue though is that it lacks a main subject. The exposure and composition are good, but there isn't a lot to hold the eye. I think including more of the area image right with the house/building might have helped.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

[Marko]

The tones in your second image are much improved...but overall I agree with T.I's critique.

Thx
Marko

[reijo]

Strictly speaking if it is only one image, regardless of the aspect, it isn't actually a panorama. That aside, to be honest, this image isn't really exciting me. I think it would have greatly benefitted from the use of a CPOL and/or graduated ND to boost the overall saturation and contrast as well as to really punch up the skies. The chief issue though is that it lacks a main subject. The exposure and composition are good, but there isn't a lot to hold the eye. I think including more of the area image right with the house/building might have helped.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

What do you mean by cpol and graduated ND?
I agree I need a entry to the scene- perhaps the house or very close to that bush on the right!
Reijo

[jjeling]

They are filters that can be attached to the end of your lens to boost the contrast and saturation of the sky. They can be used for a wide range of other things but are used 90% of the time for that reason. They are must haves for any photographer wanting to take a step forward in their photography.

[reijo]

Can you not just use photoshop and some of the Nik add ons to accomplish the same thing?
I am just learning so it is not a rhetorical question
Reijo

[Mad Aussie]

Can you not just use photoshop and some of the Nik add ons to accomplish the same thing?
I am just learning so it is not a rhetorical question
Reijo

Yes ... and no depending on the scene. In this case ... you can probably achieved similar results in PS.

My opinion is similar to the guys above but also see a yellow cast over the scene and it's helping to give it a washed out effect.

What I would do with this photo is this ...

I'd use curves to darken the blacks a tad and add some more contrast.

I'd use Colour Balance and add some more blue and then some more red. Not too much but enough to kill the yellow hue a bit more.

Saturation ... I'd bring the blues and Cyans up a little.

Then I'd grab the Burn brush and I'd start working on that sky and make it far more dramatic. Then I reckon you'd have yourself a photo!

What you'll do is up to you

[Greg_Nuspel]

Polarizers and panoramas don't mix well, the sky can go real funky on you. Most will tell you don't do it.

[Mad Aussie]

Polarizers and panoramas don't mix well, the sky can go real funky on you. Most will tell you don't do it.

In this case it would have been ok because he didn't actually take a series of shot and stitch them ... it's a panaramic crop of a single image.

But your point is very good and we should make that clear. As you pan across your scene taking a series of photos, the light changes with each new photo and having a filter like a polarizer on that enhances the colours and contrasts etc only serves to make a larger difference between the photos in the series I've found and that makes stitching them together more difficult.