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Saw this fantastic sky and used the viaduct to be the forgroud
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 500D |
| Lens: | EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 26 Sep 2012 - 3:23 PM |
| Focal Length: | 50mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.7 |
| Aperture: | f/11.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/400sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Spot |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Ribblehead Viaduct |
| Username: | 
ErictheViking |
| Uploaded: | 11 Nov 2012 - 10:49 PM |
| Tags: | Black & white, Bridge, Trains, West yorkshire |
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Comments
I'm only seeing this on my phone, but it looks like the sky's an addition. It doesn't look like it "goes" with the viaduct. The lighting looks different.
The viaduct is incidental here.... It doesn't stand out from the hills behind as its all similarly toned, and if you crop it out there is little difference in the picture. It might have been better to use channel mixer to bring the viaduct out and tone the sky down a little. You need a stronger shape that has more impact on the scene to balance the exaggerated drama of the sky. I think it would also be better in colour, to contrast the dark sky against green hills.
I'd like to see the colour version.
Nick
Zooming in close up one can see that the sky is imported. When this situation arises I usually apply the 'blur' brush to the dividing line as it does add another sort of blending feature. Like Nick I would love to see this in colour given what appears to be a superb sky.
I have been 'knocked' for skies that don't look quite right and what I have started to do for this kind of think is to as well as saving nice skies, I save horizon skies. ie using seascapes where the sky blends to the horizon often gives a nice self blending mode so I also save some of those as they often fit better.
Some people seem to be able to discern the direction of the sun on clouds and I often can't and so get the wrong one inserted, worthwhile looking out for.
That viaduct on its own could make a nice picture, here I find it a little too low within the frame, a bit higher would, I feel, balance better.
Frank
Interesting comments from you both. The sky is not imported that's the sky as it was, however as an experiment to lighten the surrounding dark land area as the original raw file was corrupted and not recoverable, when transferring to my main computer. I used a solarising technique to lighten the moorland, this left the bridge in negative so I used layers to restore the bridge from the original black and white. Ultimately this is a sky picture and I wanted more than the hilltops as a foreground.
Eric
I think its a pity you had file problems, - looks like potentially a great image. Its the technique used that makes it appear to be a composite image, as if either the sky, or the foreground come from different shots Theres a very hard edge along the hilltops, which is whats pointing towards composite. If this line want so sharp it would appear more realistic.
Willie
Quote: This is a fine image and an imaginative conversion bordering on UV. I like it. One thing missing, a steamer and train billowing steam clouds. Did you not have one with you?
Sorry Paul just couldn't get them in the camera bag that day only thing on offer was an old diesel loc which was best left out of the shot
Eric
Paul
I have uploaded 2 modifications - the much requested colour version and a true black and white conversion
Eric 
In my view either the colour or the true BW are far better photographs. The first one posted had little tonal division between the sky and the hills. This makes it a confusing picture to view. Also not believable as seen from some of the comments.
As Paul said a steam train crossing would be excellent. They are run on certain occasions the dates of which are published.
Ian
Thanks for your thoughts Ian, I agree and since the original shot was created my skill in processing the images has improved. As for the train none running at the times I could get to the viaduct, but it would finish it off really nicely
Eric
Hi Erik , just spotted this one and interesting regarding the other comments. I like the original colour shot and prefer the mod B/W as the commented B/W sky looks a tad on the dark side for me. My grab shot is somewhat different in my portfolio, but a great structure worth taking. Like you, no train in sight! James.
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