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REFLECTIONS ON THE WHEEL
| Brand: | Nikon CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D80  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 5 Mar 2010 - 6:43 PM |
| Focal Length: | 18mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/3.5 |
| Aperture: | f/8.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/750sec |
| Exposure Comp: | -2.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Center-weighted average |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR |
| Username: | 
youmightlikethis |
| Uploaded: | 28 Jan 2011 - 6:20 PM |
| Tags: | Specialist / abstract |
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This looks really gloomy and shooting into what sun there was has caused the machinery to become slightly underexposed.
I've uploaded a mod. in which I've increased the exposure, adjusted levels, shadows/highlights and cloned out the branches etc. at the bottom.
I've tried to draw out some detail whilst retaining the overall sombreness.
Given more time, I could also have cloned out the blown part of the sky (which I've made worse!), especially as it looks OK in the reflection.
Hope it's OK.
Bren.
I really don't get this Ian - IMHO this is way below your usual standard and looks as if you just made a jpeg of the raw file, with none of your trademark post-work. As Willie suggests, maybe you were trying for Orwell-esque (or Jester suggests "sombre" ) , but I don't think the subject matter suits that at all.
A boost in contrast and exposure is essential IMO. I'm surprised nobody's mentioned that the verticals are off -plumb. Any point in the reflection is slightly to the right of its matching "real" point, showing an anticlockwise rotation of a degree or so...nitpicking maybe but IMO essential in reflection studies.
I haven't bothered re the "variations" cos they're not variations on this shot, they're different shots taken in the same place.
Just my honest opinion here - I'm sure you can pull a much better image out of this
Stephen
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