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Focus_Man

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15 Jun 2011 - 4:23 PM

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Well you have done well but forgot to deal with the building itself. I have uploaded a mod where I have brightened up the stonework for you. Hope you like it.

Frank

pamelajean (Critique Team)

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15 Jun 2011 - 5:57 PM

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Hello, Pradyoth. This is an interesting scene with good perspective, shapes and textures. The work you have done on the light in the doorway is good. However, there is a lot of noise/grain in your picture, probably due to the high ISO setting that you chose to use because of the darkness of the scene. Ideally, in a scene like this, where nothing is moving, you need a long exposure, a slow shutter speed, and a tripod. Then you can choose a lower ISO in order to avoid noise. Your aperture depends on the depth of field you require, of course. The noise is more noticeable in the shadow areas of the image. You could use flash to get some light on the inside of the building, but it won't be much use with a slow shutter speed. I have done a modification where I used Perspective Correction to get the lines straight, cropped, used the highlights/shadow option to lift the shadows, brightened the image and adjusted the contrast. I did nothing about the noise, and it may well be that you find it acceptable, adding to the atmosphere of the scene. This article on low light photography may be of interest to you.
Pamela.

paulbroad

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16 Jun 2011 - 1:00 PM

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There you are, you see. You have stopped, thought, gone back and produced a first class exposure with a full range of tones.

Well done. Trim the brighter area, mid right and selectively lighten some of the stonework nearer the back, but this is good.

Paul