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This is one of the very famous Hill Station call "Matheran" in India (Maharashtra)
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-1DS Mark III |
| Lens: | EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 15 Nov 2010 - 11:03 AM |
| Focal Length: | 15mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Aperture: | f/4.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposure Mode: | Manual |
| Metering Mode: | Spot |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Hill Station |
| Username: | 
hasu |
| Uploaded: | 17 Mar 2011 - 12:24 AM |
| Tags: | Landscape / travel, Nature, Photo journalism |
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A strong composition due to the angle of view. I think it is a bit over exposed and the tonal range has beaten you a bit. I would have given at least half to one stop less exposure to record the highlights better. The shadows would then have darkened giving a more balanced tonal range.
You have used spot metering and manual, but you must spot on the correct tone - preferably several tones, then average the results. The gear suggests you know what you are doing, but I'm not sure your metering was correct here.
Paul
Really like the fisheye effect. I also like the figures sat on the bench to the right. I agree with Paul about the over-exposure and I understand the compromise you made when taking the shot. If you took this picture as a record of your visit then perhaps the over-exposure is not overly important. However, as you loaded this to the critique gallery I am guessing that your photograph was more than a record shot and therefore the over-exposure is a real limiting factor in the success of this image. Steve.
I guess that is the issue. Over exposure does not record any detail so a mod can't really address it - all you can do in a mod is turn white to grey which will not improve it or fiddle with cloning etc. Worry not though - I have some images that have blown highlights which I personally still enjoy and I would say this is an enjoyable image due to the fisheye effect. Steve.
Hi Steve, Guess what!! at least I now got the point of the issue! let me ask you one question in this case if I may! say if the image is under exposed, can we solve the problem of loosing details? (please see the image I have uploaded) though I have doubt because then purhaps we will have problem of everything getting white/too bright and noisy up on correction! or rather when we try to make it correct. Regards. Harry.
Handling the dynamic range in a scene is always tough. It may not always be possible in one shot to exposure for both highlights and shadows. The photograph you have loaded is a good example of this. If you expose for the highlights the people will be under exposed. When you correct this you are likely to increase the noise. If you expose for the interior you will burn out the highlights. So what is the solution? For the shot you have uploaded the people need to be moved away from the window so you are shooting against an interior background. The natural light may be enough to gain a shot or you may need to employ a flash. But I get the sense that this is candid shot rather than a posed shot and in these circumstances you have to do the best you can in the conditions.
When taking other types of shot many photographers will use graduated filters to reduce the dynamic range. They may also bracket their shots. Bracketing means taking more than one shot - normally three with different exposures. Your camera can be set to do this automatically. Software is then used to combine the three shots. I think if I had taken your Hill Station shot I would have taken three exposures to capture the highlight and shadow detail. The only issue is the people in the shot - bracketing is best done when there is no movement in the scene.
Hope that helps. Steve.
Very right! Anyways, while I was waiting for the reply, I was also working on this perticular image if I can make it any better!! which I think I have managed to do some improvements! not 100% of course but I would say better then before!
It definitely helps Steve! I thank you for your in put. Regards. Harry.
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