Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I sure would appreciate opinions on which of these two variations of a > recent > Big Sur photo you like best. If you want to share why, that would be very > helpful too. > > http://rgaphoto.com/2010-05-07-Big-Sur/index.html > > Thanks very much in advance, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > Me I'd not shoot at f11 with an ultrawide unless I had a little daisy in the foreground 3 feet away from me and also wanted the clouds. A thing I'm very often wanting with ultrawide use. 125th of a second you're getting you'll turn the waves into ice with a faster speed but they're far enough away anyway. The sky is unusual and almost too interesting. How much of the point of the picture do we want it to be? They really are amazing. I love clouds. If you were like me you were tempted to select the sky for the most clarity through contrast and density controls. Curves and levels. And bring out the pattern and texture of the clouds to the upmost. And see what you didn't even see when you were clicking the shot. Very Ansel Adams. I'm all for it. But this looks like maybe it could be cranked back a step. And that's the first shot with the horizon in the middle. The second shot with the Horizon dipped it really is both too much plus you get a curvature of the earth which know is not flat but round and this shot proves it. Its nice to see the west coast. An enviable image. [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner