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Slow Shutter Experts – Part Deux
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Revisited where I took some shots yesterday, on the advice of others . . .
Hope these are better?
I’m in with the ‘move to exclude the pipes’ crowd.
Another thought that i have on your previous critique request is that i think you could benefit from using a grad ND filter to reduce sky exposure.
the Lee filters site has some good tips in the ‘how the experts created their shots’ section that justifies why we should all buy Lee equipment.
Regards,
Puckpics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/puckpics/Cheers Puckpics, I’ll check out the Lee Filters site . . . I did use a grad filter yesterday too but I wasnt happy with the results. The filter was “cutting” across the rocks I was shooting in the top third of the shots . . .
cheers
aaww what this ugly pipe is doing here :p
i think i know what you are up to… B&W 3.0 NDx1000 10stop filter, seriously if you are going to chase longer exposures this is £60 well spentHi again Martin,
I’m gonna price one of those filters for sure, seeing as I dont have the patience to wait till Dusk or Dawn for better lighting :)
Glad you still like the pipe :)
I must try a similar shot this weekend with no pipes or anything ugly in it . . . check out my swan pics in the wildlife section
I still don’t like sewers!
The horizon in #2 is not only curved, but tilted down to the right..barrel distortion at the 18mm end of the lens.
And curved in #3Sorry, it seems to be inherited in our family – I keep having to straighten pictures in pubs, other peoples houses…
A couple of useful programs are
PTLens includes a barrel distortion filter, and does wonky verticals and horizontals etc, and isn’t too expensive:
http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/
ShiftN corrects perspectives and is free:
http://www.marcus-hebel.de/foto/links.html
The main problem in your picture is : composition.You have too many elements in frame and it`s hard to find balance. A simple frame, with very few elements, it`s the key !
Sorry, for my english !
Regards
Dorelcastaway wrote:
The main problem in your picture is : composition.You have too many elements in frame and it`s hard to find balance. A simple frame, with very few elements, it`s the key !
Quite so; what exactly are you trying to portray in these pix? While I’m not into sewers, you could make this the main element – the texture/rust etc – with the pipe going off into the distance.
Less is more!rc53,my answer is a crop with less elements in composition.You can see if I am right or not !From my point of view ;I am right.
looks good castaway
I wasnt really aiming to portray anything in these pics, I just was looking for some critque in relation to shooting with slow shutter speeds . . .
thanks anyway
fishjam45 wrote:
I wasnt really aiming to portray anything in these pics, I
“Think in adjectives” – use of the rusty sewer as a metaphor for decay; stretching out into the distance for infiniteness of things,
everything is transient and so on.The idea is good… But photographs are filled with elements and hard to find what exactly is the point of interest. With these kind of shots, keep the composition simple and the elements low. But you’ve done well with these and you can only improve on them.. I’m not a fan of Grad ND filters at all, but with these shots, unless your shooting in low/decent light and good sky, you need them.. I don’t know the location, so i don’t know how well you can work those pipes into the shot
keep up the good work and keep practicing these shots…
Alan
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