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A church just outside Silkstone. I took another shot several hours later which produced better light on the stonework but compositionally I thought this worked better.
Does the shadow succeed here or is it too dominant?
Any other thoughts and mods welcome
Phil
| Brand: | OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. |
| Camera: | Olympus E-510  Check out Olympus Image Space! |
| Lens: | 14.0-42.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 17 Mar 2011 - 1:18 PM |
| Focal Length: | 14mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/3.5 |
| Aperture: | f/11.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/60sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Auto, Did not fire |
| Title: | Out Of The Shadow |
| Username: | 
Philo |
| Uploaded: | 21 Mar 2011 - 6:28 PM |
| Tags: | Architecture, Landscape / travel |
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I think it works, i feel the shadows lead in very nicely to the building...forming a nice centering point with the branches on the two sides on the top. Its also been nicely exposed and composed 
. I feel though a mono look could also work, have uploaded a mod with some toning to give it a dramatic look. I hope you like it
Cheers
Prabh
I have to agree with everything Prabh has said here and I also thought of mono as soon as I saw it.
I like the use of the shadows to draw you into the image but I think I'd crop a little from the bottom.
Cheers,
Bren.
Brilliant Phil!
That's precisely how I envisaged it.
I have to say that I'm really getting into this mono lark. After months in the doldrums, wondering what to do next, what started out as a bit of a personal challenge has turned out to be a breath iof fresh air.
I'm walkng around now "seeing" things in black and white which I'd never considered before. It's a whole new experience.
Bren.
I agree with the other comments.Both colour and mono versions work for me. However the colour of the gritstone (I believe it is) which has been cleaned make this a pleasing image for me personally (memories etc). The mono makes for a rather grimmer picture. I like it cropped . The shadows certainly work very well and you managed not to have your own shadow in the scene.
Thanks Ian, perhaps I should have uploaded the cropped colour version also.
Quote: The shadows certainly work very well and you managed not to have your own shadow in the scene.
I actually tried the shot from further to the right but had the problem with my shadow. From this pov the large tree masks my shadow.
Thanks again Bren, I do agree that it is a nice challenge working with mono.
Cheers,
Phil
I think it's amazing how much difference that little crop makes. Perhaps it's because the tree trunk shadows are quite large and heavy-looking at the bottom. Whatever it is, I still like the colour, and the crop works just as well on that one.
Pamela.
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