Lyme regis sunrise attempt 2..

[dan123]

hi all, had another go at the lyme sunrise,

didnt go all that well a large bank of cloud moved in as the sun was about to rise, so blocked any colour there was going to be with grey clouds, so heres some more B+W shots, lol, oh and once again they seem to look better before i upload them...lol





cheers

dan

[Stars]

Hi Dan

Nice shots

Prefer the first one as it's a bit moodier, second one the skys to bright for me.

Also, there a small object; light, beacon; just near the end of the peir that seems to distract me. Might just be me

Rog

[ianpinion]

Hi Dan,

I like the sky in the first shot, but think the cob is too dark and you've lost too much detail from the right-hand side of it. It might help if you just increased the contrast a bit to give it a bit more power.

[AndyStevens]

Much better composition this time Dan. Ŵell done - and that's for getting up so early twice!!

Do you use ND Grads? If you do, you might want to use a slightly stronger one as the Cobb is a little dark compared to the sky - if you don't, then time to invest in some

[dan123]

thanks guys, yep used a 0.9 grad, ive just over done the contast thats all, honestly ian the contast is high as itl go without losing detail and adding a huge amount of noise, hence the dark cobb, lightening it as we speak, Yep andy and im going to keep getting up early till im 100 % happy with the shots that i get...... might be a while,

dan

[dan123]

i now the cobbs not a lot brighter but i like a bit of darkenss, but regained some of the detail on the right,


dan

[ianpinion]

Yes Dan, you need to use a bit of light and shade to guide peoples eyes around an image. We tend to concentrate more on the lighter areas and neglect the shadowy areas. If you remember this whilst you're dodging and burning you should hopefully get the balance right. I must say I do prefer this third version to the others!

[wotcars]

nice shot dan 3rd image is really nice

when you say they look better on your screen before you upload them how do you mean are they brighter, darker , more contrasty?

[dan123]

Cheers ian, i now what i need to do, its just my photoshopping that lets me down, least this is giving me lots of practice,

Not sure they just look a bit different, cant really explain what, its happened before though,

cheers guys, im gunna have a got at pp now and see what i can produce, oh and ian cheers for the comment you left on my page, apreciate it, should help

dan

[dan123]

right then.... heres this, had a go at improving, burned the top of the cobb on the right, but lightened the sea and wall underneath that, then on the left dogded the top of the wall, and doged secelted bricks to add a variety of light, then had a quick go in nik silver pro 2, added a vingete to draw the eye in,



dan