Feb 28, 2015, 01:46
There's nothing extra special about this picture, but something about it really appeals to me. I touched it up a bit in Lightroom, but not a lot. Can I improve it?
Feb 28, 2015, 01:46
Feb 28, 2015, 09:03
I like it as it is, but have you tried cropping it into a panorama format, just a wide narrow picture... might not work ut worth trying!
Feb 28, 2015, 10:48
Before I scrolled down to Craig's reply, envisaged it as a Panoramic shot, not really much more you can do to it. Really needs to be seen as a Large print, A3 plus. Ed.
Feb 28, 2015, 14:23
Agreed, it looks great like this! I thought the negative space gave something special to the photo, but it's actually better like this.
Feb 28, 2015, 17:14
It is still my opinion that the Auto White Balance setting on your camera is not serving you well for shooting outside, as this is another photo with a blue cast. So, to improve it, I would try experimenting with other settings (e.g. Daylight White Balance), in the camera and/or in PP software.
Ed's edit has changed the colours a bit, but if it were mine, I would go further until the colours looked more natural to me, particularly for the trees. I also think you were right about having the negative space, but perhaps you had too much in the image of Post #1.
E.g.
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But, of course, the colour balance of your photos might be exactly what you want.
Cheers.
Philip
Ed's edit has changed the colours a bit, but if it were mine, I would go further until the colours looked more natural to me, particularly for the trees. I also think you were right about having the negative space, but perhaps you had too much in the image of Post #1.
E.g.
[attachment=4344]
But, of course, the colour balance of your photos might be exactly what you want.
Cheers.
Philip
Mar 6, 2015, 05:34
You're right, seeing your take on the picture does make me feel like I've got the white balance wrong. What I love though is what you did with the fort's walls!