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Dan_1981 said:
I like it over all, but too much going on. Crop out the second peak on the top right and the reeds bottom right.
singlecoil said:
There's a local horticultural show next month and one of the competition categories is "Photo taken in the countryside". I wanted to do something recognisably local and fancied getting a sunset shot over the landmark church with the bales in the foreground. The first evening I went down there was no sunset due to clouds and the next evening (which is when I got this shot) there still wasn't much sun getting through and most of the bales had been removed.
So I did what I could, set up on a tripod and took some pictures for a Lightroom HDR. Always difficult to know how other people will see things so thought I would post it here from some reactions.
St Mary's Church by Elliott and Nolan, on Flickr
Far too much sky, a little less stubble in foreground.So I did what I could, set up on a tripod and took some pictures for a Lightroom HDR. Always difficult to know how other people will see things so thought I would post it here from some reactions.
St Mary's Church by Elliott and Nolan, on FlickrThe two bales in the middle are leading the eye to the barn, they could be leading the eye to the church.
Resolutionary said:
GetCarter said:
DibblyDobbler said:
I like it - might have been tempted to crop the dark area off the bottom but it's a very minor thing. Good work 
My thoughts exactly. Distracting. Lovely capture.
I'm not bothered by the lower shadow, it kind of frames the whole thing and gives a sense being inside looking out for me.
singlecoil said:
St Mary the Virgin by Elliott and Nolan, on FlickrSame church, different view and different time of day (about 8.30 am).
Canon 5DSR 70-200 with 2X extender giving 260mm at f8, 1/250 sec and ISO125. Little bit of dehaze etc and a lot of spot healing brush. I took the shot to use as sketching material (it's a well know view from my village) but decided I liked it as a photo as well.
Could it have been possible to position to hide the modern style farm build top left?
Edited by 4x4Tyke on Wednesday 1st August 21:28
singlecoil said:
St Mary the Virgin by Elliott and Nolan, on FlickrSame church, different view and different time of day (about 8.30 am).
Canon 5DSR 70-200 with 2X extender giving 260mm at f8, 1/250 sec and ISO125. Little bit of dehaze etc and a lot of spot healing brush. I took the shot to use as sketching material (it's a well know view from my village) but decided I liked it as a photo as well.
4x4Tyke said:
I like the composition, but there seems to a pretty abrupt transition from the sharpness of the foreground to the less so background.
Could it have been possible to position to hide the modern style farm build top left?
Point one, it's the geography of the situation, the blurry stuff is quite a long way back from the church surroundings, there's half a village in between.Could it have been possible to position to hide the modern style farm build top left?
Point two, geography of the shooting position, any more to the left and I would have been going down quite a steep slope which would make the awkward trees in front of the church relatively higher. Moving to the right wouldn't have got me the angle I was looking for.
Avantime said:
This photo has a nice painterly quality - lots of texture for the eye. Good to see another 5DSR user - loads of detail. Is it a Canon extender you're using?
It is indeed, all my lenses are. I love my 5DSR, it suits me perfectly. Looking forward to what Canon come up with FF mirrorless-wise though (as a second body, the 5DSR is a keeper 
).PeterGadsby said:
It was just a snap on an iPhone no processing
As a snap it's good (I'm referring to the first picture you posted, the second is blurred). But the scene is a bit untidy and busy for my taste.If you want your photos to look as good as they can be here then I suggest you get a Flickr account.
singlecoil said:
It is indeed, all my lenses are. I love my 5DSR, it suits me perfectly. Looking forward to what Canon come up with FF mirrorless-wise though (as a second body, the 5DSR is a keeper ).
They are rather good - I let my GCSE students use mine (under careful supervision!). The quality of photos makes such a difference.).4x4Tyke said:
singlecoil said:
St Mary the Virgin by Elliott and Nolan, on FlickrSame church, different view and different time of day (about 8.30 am).
Canon 5DSR 70-200 with 2X extender giving 260mm at f8, 1/250 sec and ISO125. Little bit of dehaze etc and a lot of spot healing brush. I took the shot to use as sketching material (it's a well know view from my village) but decided I liked it as a photo as well.
Could it have been possible to position to hide the modern style farm build top left?
Edited by 4x4Tyke on Wednesday 1st August 21:28
singlecoil said:
Point two, geography of the shooting position, any more to the left and I would have been going down quite a steep slope which would make the awkward trees in front of the church relatively higher. Moving to the right wouldn't have got me the angle I was looking for.
To lose the barn in the top left (I presume that's the one being discussed), wouldn't a slightly lower viewpoint have put it behind the trees, without altering the general view too much? Obviously you know the location, and you might already be lying on the ground. Also that would merge the taller trees in the foreground more with the hedge, which might not look right.noell35 said:
I think as the subject is the church and it's in the middle of the frame anyway then you could remove some of the surrounding trees and bushes as they're not really adding anything.
Thanks for taking the trouble to do that, but the view is one that anyone heading north out of our village will be familiar with, and your crop-in doesn't really work for the village show photography competition that I need a picture for.droopsnoot said:
To lose the barn in the top left (I presume that's the one being discussed), wouldn't a slightly lower viewpoint have put it behind the trees, without altering the general view too much? Obviously you know the location, and you might already be lying on the ground. Also that would merge the taller trees in the foreground more with the hedge, which might not look right.
The building doesn't really bother me, I hadn't even noticed it, but as some of the posters here aren't too keen on it I will spend a couple of minutes in Photoshop to remove it before I print it.Thanks for the feedback chaps
Not sure why this thread died, may I resurrect it?
Why do I have a dark halo on the horizon?
Moon over water by Dave King, on Flickr
Why do I have a dark halo on the horizon?
Moon over water by Dave King, on FlickrDibblyDobbler said:
Dave - it's a very nicely composed shot IMHO. The halo may be the result of the way you processed it - this can happen on high contrast edges (typically the top of a dark mountain against a bright sky).
+1. Noise suggests either a result of ISO while shooting (unlikely but I have seen it happen on JPEGS) or post sharpening/clarity.
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