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I uploaded this yesterday and am uploading it again today as i meant to click critique but forgot! and once id realised my mistake someone had commented and made a mod so i thought it would be rude to delete it after they had made the effort.
I made one small change which was to lighten the grass/headstones a bit.
F11 shutter 1/125 ISO 200
Faffed a little in photoshop raw then adjusted slightly in photoshop itself.I like the effect ive achieved and would like to know how to improve my view/landscapes( i already had some tips from cameracat and put them into use,this is the result).We keep going out on day trips on saturdays where i see stunning views and kick myself for taking really crappy photos of them 
a new lense is out of the question,i swore on my camera i wouldnt whinge for one till next year so id like to make the best of what i have until jan 1st 
Thanks in advance
| Title: | There By The Grace Of God v2 |
| Username: | 
Michelle_S |
| Uploaded: | 18 Jun 2008 - 10:03 AM |
| Camera: | Nikon D40  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 18-55mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Tags: | Cemetery, General, Landscape / travel |
| Votes: | Voting Disabled |
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This is a very bold and moody shot. Fits the scene very well, but it is a bit too under exposed. The ground anyway. The exposure is perfect for the sky though. If you have a tripod, I would have personally locked the camera off and taken two shots, one for the sky (this one) and a longer exposure for the graves/ground. You can then blend them in post.
This shot is not wasted though... I am loving the sky! I would save the sky incase you want to get creative and use it in other shots!
Great idea ill have to go again with the tripod,never attempted to combine two images like that but definetly worth me having a go thanks
its a good image altho its a bit dark, not sure whether you was trying to get maximum exposure/deatil in the sky, but alot of that can be done in ps as you have taken ity raw. another thing you could try for these shots is a half grad filter, ive just got one off ebay for about 15 quid and its a filter thats dark on one side and allows the sky to be made a little darker while keeping the exposure on the land/ground, G
I was not too sure about the presentation of this image. I asked myself what it would mean to the impartial observer... without the title to point them to the context with which you wanted the image to be considered. Think about what you would think about this scene, if you saw the image for the first time and it had no title to influence your perceptions.
It would not be overstating the case if one were to say that this image is too dark. The white point was too far from the edge of the histogram. If the histogram of every element but the sky was taken, then extreme tonal compression was present with the white point being 110 points too far from the edge of the histogram. (see modification)
I selected the sky and saved the selection. I dragged the darker sky from your image into my lightened one (making the sky a little lighter) and increased the saturation to get some colour into the grass. All of the shadow detail in the trees and among the headstones has been opened in the image modification that I have posted.
I hope that you will revisit this cemetery and find another way to express the thought that you have embodied in the title of this scene. You have an intriguing portfolio. I really liked image '9 going on 16' (the 1st variation) which shows you have a really keen eye for a good image and some excellent skills. You can do so much better than this image, which is little more than a scene with the highlights removed.
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1. Its too dark, BUT that may be what you wanted?
2. Theres no focal point in the shot, - did you want us to look at the headstones, the whole graveyard, or the sky, - they take equal space in the shot.
3. It grainy, - did you add this for an effect?
4. You used f/11 and 1/125, - did the camera choose this on auto or programme mode, - or which setting did you choose (Speed or Aperture)
Loaded 2 mods as suggestions, both B&W if you were after spooky effects?
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Amazing feedback grainge,zarquon and willie thank you i appreciate it
Loved the mods and also the histogram mod which helped me alot,Zarqs mod was how i saw the image in my head but didnt manage to pull it off,to be moody without being depressing.I stupidly deleted the original after uploading here next time i put a photo up for crit i must remember to include the original,which was nicely exposed overall but didnt have the mood if you will...sky was a lovely blue etc.Ive never used the histogram in photoshop but will now ty.
I did like it a bit grainy i cant say why i just did
The focal point was supposed to be the urn with flowers in but i didnt want to make it really obvious i see now it didnt work lol will have to rethink that bit.
I used aperture setting and let the camera pick shutter( i thought id said so in my indrotuction but have realised that was in my previous upload sorry!)
I did try black and white but wasnt keen on it and im not a fan of IR.
Again thank you for the fantastic advice/critique
Im going again over the weekend and will try lots of things including what you guys have said
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