Sunrise

Originally Posted by chris-p

Thanks Andy. I prefer the second one as well but I've never quite been able to decide why!

I think its a more balanced composition all round (artisticly if you know what I mean)

Regards
Andy

[chris-p]

Lol. I know what you mean. I think the other one would work better if the lead in was left to right. Stupid people for building their barns the wrong way round!

Originally Posted by chris-p

Lol. I know what you mean. I think the other one would work better if the lead in was left to right. Stupid people for building their barns the wrong way round!

Well you could remedy that with a horizontal mirrored image - but I think the building itself appears as it is; as a solid block with rather flat surfaces (without much to break it up adding more interesting light and shadow areas) - I think some buildings are less photogenic than others - But it is still a good photograph capturing the scene as it was that morning

Regards
Andy

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by beauxreflets

I think its a more balanced composition all round (artisticly if you know what I mean)

Regards
Andy

It's because it's full of colours and tones with a cracking sky reflected in the water. The other one only has the red light above the barns and no clouds in the sky.

[chris-p]

Cheers OB. It's an 11 exposure HDR so that accounts for the tones!

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by chris-p

Cheers OB. It's an 11 exposure HDR so that accounts for the tones!

That's pretty good then, as I didn't know it was HDR.

[chris-p]

For me, thats the point. I don't like HDR that shouts at people. It usually looks awful with horrible halos and artefacts all over the place. Lots of my work is HDR and people don't usually notice!

For me, a lot of the HDR shots do not capture the sparkle of moving water - And the same can apply to long exposure shots where the water elements take on a polythene wrap or milky effect - I must have a go at HDR one day to see whether I can get any results I like.

Though I still like your work Chris

Andy

[chris-p]

Andy, I know what you mean. You're only ever going to get the sparkle of water with fast shutter speeds (or video!). As it turns out the day I took that shot the water was like a mirror anyway!

Originally Posted by chris-p

Andy, I know what you mean. You're only ever going to get the sparkle of water with fast shutter speeds (or video!). As it turns out the day I took that shot the water was like a mirror anyway!

That is probably why I like it - No fuzzy wuzzy bits that distract the eye

Andy