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02/19/2005 10:42:34 PM · #1 |
I took these shots today at my wife's Grandmother's house. The house was built around 1900. She is getting it ready to sell and I wanted some good photos of it. Sorry about the Christmas lights still being up. This is a lot of house for one lady to take care of. Also took some shots from a peach orchard behind her house. My favorite is the last one. These are all around her house. I must go out there this summer and get some good greenery shots. Any comment on how I can improve is much appreciated.
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02/19/2005 10:51:40 PM · #2 |
| Beautiful house, did you get one of it straight on? |
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02/19/2005 10:55:32 PM · #3 |
The first one I like a lot, the exposrue looks good the angle on the house is good as well and I like the way the top branch frames the house.
The second one looks like it may be just a bit over exposed and I do not like the angle of the house as much. The tree is a distract too.
The next two I wish more of the barn was in the photo. This may not have been possible put it looks like a very interseting subject
The last one I do not care for the subject that much but I really like the light. The bright spot in the forground works very well. The composition is good also.
Message edited by author 2005-02-19 22:55:54.
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02/19/2005 10:56:12 PM · #4 |
A beautiful house and a barn full of character, both worth re-visiting.
Problem as I see it is the nice bright sun. Seems you took those photos somewhere near the middle of the day, because you have very strong shadows. When you expose correctly for the brightly lit walls, you underexpose the dark areas, leaving us to wonder what we're missing out on.
An overcast day may not give you a pretty blue sky, but it creates less problems with strong shadows.
Taking the photos earlier or later in the day could make the world of difference, too.
About the orchard photo:
I can see why you like it. A strong subject would help to complete this photo, something my eyes can "sink their teeth into", so to speak. Perhaps you could make one of the trees the center of attention, or another barn, or some machinery etc.
Nice photos.
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02/19/2005 10:57:26 PM · #5 |
I think you are talking about one like this.
Yeah and she has taken real good care of it. But it is just her and her husband there. Like a six bedroom house not including the maids quarters and the attic. They don't build em like this anymore.
Message edited by author 2005-02-19 22:59:18.
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02/19/2005 11:05:56 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
A beautiful house and a barn full of character, both worth re-visiting.
Problem as I see it is the nice bright sun. Seems you took those photos somewhere near the middle of the day, because you have very strong shadows. When you expose correctly for the brightly lit walls, you underexpose the dark areas, leaving us to wonder what we're missing out on.
An overcast day may not give you a pretty blue sky, but it creates less problems with strong shadows.
Taking the photos earlier or later in the day could make the world of difference, too.
About the orchard photo:
I can see why you like it. A strong subject would help to complete this photo, something my eyes can "sink their teeth into", so to speak. Perhaps you could make one of the trees the center of attention, or another barn, or some machinery etc.
Nice photos. |
Took them around 2 this afternoon. I am planning on going back this spring for a full day to get a lot more of those peach orchards around there. The barn has a big hole in it with a lot of junk stacked up there so I cropped it out. Thanks for the comments.
Message edited by author 2005-02-19 23:06:38.
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02/19/2005 11:17:18 PM · #7 |
You definately wanna get this house either early in the moring or later in the evening, whichever is best for the direction the house faces. This will soften the lighting considerably and allow you to expose to get more depth and detail. It will also give a much warmer feeling light that will make the shot feel more homey... The barn shots I would like to see with the hole and junk not cropped out. There is no interest to those shots at all as is. They look very flat. A big hole and junk as you put it are character! ;-) The last shot does nothing for me personally. There is no where for your eye to land. Get closer to one of the trees and grab the character of that and use the rest of the orchard for background. Also the sky looks kinda funny. You got aqua green skys and red clay in Georgia? :-P If I were you I would stop using autolevels. The computer doesn't always know what looks best. Try playing around with the settings your self. Move the sliders around a bit. This is the best way to learn. Don't just notice what looks better, pay attention to what looks bad or funny. It's just as important in your processing. Oh and don't forget that there is a drop down thingy in levels so you can adjust the levels of the three color channels seperatly to fine tune the colors.
Message edited by author 2005-02-19 23:17:59.
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02/19/2005 11:31:47 PM · #8 |
Too Cool thanks for the suggestions. I uploaded the picture above. Another shot I took of the orchard. I am definately going back there in the summer to get some early morning and later afternoon shots.
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02/19/2005 11:38:03 PM · #9 |
You're getting much closer with this one. You have something to look at/land on so to speak. How much controll do you have with your camera? Can you change the aperture setting? If so you want the biggest opening possible (smallest number) so that your object will be in focus and your background will blur out a bit. You can also do this in photoshop, but it never looks as good...
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02/19/2005 11:40:34 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by TooCool:
You're getting much closer with this one. You have something to look at/land on so to speak. How much controll do you have with your camera? Can you change the aperture setting? If so you want the biggest opening possible (smallest number) so that your object will be in focus and your background will blur out a bit. You can also do this in photoshop, but it never looks as good... |
2.8 is the smallest I can go on this camera. Hopefully I will have the 300D Canon next time I go down there.
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02/19/2005 11:46:35 PM · #11 |
I think they look good but the first one seemed to be to dark. I hope you didn't mind but I did a quick CM/vL on it to bring out some details in the shadows and a slight left side perspective crop to even out the view. Hope you like, and let me know what you think. Thanks, SDW.
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02/19/2005 11:49:15 PM · #12 |
2.8 is the smallest I can go on this camera. Hopefully I will have the 300D Canon next time I go down there. [/quote]
Now your talkin' :-P
Not sure how shallow a dof you can get with your current camera. Point and shoots are notorious for being all in focus even with small apertures...
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02/19/2005 11:50:53 PM · #13 |
Two words. Distracting trees.
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02/19/2005 11:55:15 PM · #14 |
New one of the first orchard. I didn't use auto levels on this one just brought out the blues a little and change the contrast.
Does it look better to you. It does to me.
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02/20/2005 08:38:00 AM · #15 |
Bumping for the morning people.
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02/20/2005 08:51:44 AM · #16 |
hey rex
hope you dont mind if i messed with it a bit :)
edit: cropped it to match the house dimensions and used gradient map to get a b&w image.
Message edited by author 2005-02-20 08:53:07.
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02/20/2005 10:35:36 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by the-O-ster:
hey rex
hope you dont mind if i messed with it a bit :)
edit: cropped it to match the house dimensions and used gradient map to get a b&w image. |
Don't mind thats why I post it here. Looks good. I never thought about the BW. I have saved it thanks.
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02/20/2005 01:25:20 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by SDW65:
I think they look good but the first one seemed to be to dark. I hope you didn't mind but I did a quick CM/vL on it to bring out some details in the shadows and a slight left side perspective crop to even out the view. Hope you like, and let me know what you think. Thanks, SDW.
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Looks good. Thanks. I saved it.
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02/20/2005 06:17:53 PM · #19 |
Another bump for some more ideas and comments.
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02/20/2005 06:20:23 PM · #20 |
| Rex, I like the version that the-O-ster came up with. I think either cropping a little bit of the left would be a good idea or can you just clone out the little part of the tree that is sticking out? looks good though! |
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02/20/2005 07:13:45 PM · #21 |
Thanks nidan I will give it a shot and post later.
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02/20/2005 07:31:12 PM · #22 |
| Wow nice house with so much character ! The first two I really like the angles, works well. A bit too dark because of the shady areas which distracts a bit. Different times of the day may improve that. But I like what 0-ster did going B/W with it, gives it more character even a "haunted" look ! Thanks for sharing ! :-) |
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