Please help...printing for our wall...

Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon

10/22/2005 11:05:48 PM · #1

My wife and I are having a hard time picking between these pictures...we are going to have one of them printed and framed on our

There is little difference in all of them...but we still can't decide...we just want some opinions from the best..!!!Thanks..!!

longlivenyhc

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

10/22/2005 11:08:56 PM · #2

i'd go with the second one. i like the 3rd one but the shadows in the middle of the photo pull my eyes from the trees.

mandyturner

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

10/22/2005 11:17:41 PM · #3

I like the first one the best, but I would straighten it first.

ggbudge

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II

10/22/2005 11:40:09 PM · #4

I like the third best, but there's a problem, IMO, with #'s 2 and 3.

The first tree on the right has a glow around it, possibly from over-sharpening?? Does anyone else see that? If it's there in the first one it's hard for me to see it.

George

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

10/22/2005 11:42:26 PM · #5

Originally posted by mandyturner:

I like the first one the best, but I would straighten it first.

Agree.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

10/22/2005 11:47:55 PM · #6

thanks for the comments... Mandyturner, A1275..what do you mean by straighten it first...I'm really new to photography...straighten it first is new to me...is it pulling to the left?? It is on a downhill to the left..is that it??

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downtherabbithole

Canon EOS-30D

10/22/2005 11:50:38 PM · #7

I like the second

wavelength

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

10/22/2005 11:58:30 PM · #8

Originally posted by philup:

Yep, it's leaning to the left, need to make your hoirzon horizontal :o)

I also agree that the tree to the right has a noticeable halo in versions 2/3 and somewhat even in version 1.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

10/23/2005 12:07:07 AM · #9

I will agree with everybody, not sure where the halo is coming from...the first picture is just b/w...the 2,3rd are justed burn, dogde, sharpen...can't figure out why the halo is so bad on the tree...

thanks wavelength for the comments....

Nikon D200

10/23/2005 12:14:08 AM · #10

Originally posted by philup:

Yes, that's right. I use Microsoft Digital Image 10 which has a "Straighten Picture" tool built right in. If you don't have a similar tool in your editing software, try manually rotating the picture until the horizon line is straight. You may have to crop the edges after you've fixed the horizon.

Generally, a horizon line that is tilted less than 10 degrees is considered a mistake. Another general rule is that the horizon line should not split the frame through the center.

Although in this shot the horizon line is through the center, the symmetry of the trees is the strongest visual and so IMO it's OK here. As long as you like it, that's what matters!

I did a quick edit to show you what it looks like as a straight line:

If you use Photoshop, there is a good tutorial on straightening horizon lines here.

Edit: typo.

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Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Minolta

10/23/2005 12:18:35 AM · #11

WOW, that does look a lot better..!!
yes, I do use photoshop. Thanks for the link...and all the tips.. I've learned so much from this one picture..!! Good stuff..!! And I'm sure my wife will enjoy a nice straight picture on the wall..lol

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MrEd

Sony DSLR-A100

10/23/2005 12:28:29 AM · #12

Originally posted by A1275:

Originally posted by mandyturner:
I like the first one the best, but I would straighten it first.

Agree.

Is the horizon a downhill? #'s 1, 2 and 3 are all angled the same. The one A1275 'fixed' now looks like the trees are leaning right. Just IMO.

P.S. I like #2

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Minolta

10/23/2005 12:32:17 AM · #13

Thanks..MrEd..I'm trying my best to figure out what IMO stands for...I've been thinking for ahwile what it means...HELP.!

MrEd

Sony DSLR-A100

10/23/2005 12:33:01 AM · #14

Originally posted by philup:

Thanks..MrEd..I'm trying my best to figure out what IMO stands for...I've been thinking for ahwile what it means...HELP.!

HaHa.....IMO=In My Opinion

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

10/23/2005 12:33:37 AM · #15

Glad to help. As a side note, if you look closely at the winning images on the home page right now, you'll see that most of the ribboners placed their horizon lines in the top third or lower third of the frame. The sole exception is the one by ursula, and she has a very strong foreground element in hers.

I took an extra minute to place your horizon line in the lower third, and was surprised at how much better the tops of the trees stand out while preserving the canopy effect. This was accomplished by cropping out some of the trees, solving the halo problem from sharpening as well.

10/23/2005 12:34:09 AM · #16

lol on me...that was so easy..now I can sleep tonight....

10/23/2005 12:38:02 AM · #17

wow, what a difference the horizon line makes...I would have never thought of that...I will look next time before I snap a photo...THANKS a1275 again for all help..!!

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Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Minolta

10/23/2005 01:52:06 PM · #18

I went back and took some more shots...what do you think about these?
4,5,6

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MrEd

Sony DSLR-A100

10/23/2005 02:13:13 PM · #19

I like the middle one best, or this for the bottom one? Rotated left 0.5 degrees and cropped the bottom.

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