HDR form 5 exp.
Shutter speed on original image: 1/15
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I like the drama in the sky.
Skyes like that is for me created to be shoot in HDR.
The sun to the left of the car is perhaps a bit to bright but i like the shot anyway.
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Place: 296 out of 445 Avg (all users): 5.5141 Avg (commenters): 6.1250 Avg (participants): 5.4433 Avg (non-participants): 5.7636 Views since voting: 925 Views during voting: 385 Votes: 249 Comments: 17 Favorites: 0
Thank you for participating in the Best of 2009 challenge.
First of all, don't be disencouraged by your placing, you still received a 5,5 in a photo, and this challenge had a lot of good photos to look at.
Regarding your photo:
Lighting
The most well processed parts of this picture are the sky and the truck. They have been very improved by the HDR treatment.
The mixture between yellow of the sky and blue of the truck make for a pleasing balance.
The rest of the picture is a bit dark, and probably some users had problems with some displays, some notebooks do display it very dark, and it could have worked against you.
Composition
There's one thing that probably kept your shot from scoring higher, and that is the branches in front.
I'm not a supporter of damaging the scene when you shoot, but by the looks of the surroundings if you would have taken out the branches in front, the truck would be clearly visible, making it the central point. This way, it's just something more in the landscape. Also, a shot from a lower perspective could have got you more sky, it's very beautiful. Still, the overall composition is correct.
Processing
As said before, a bit brighter would have made it more acessible to most users. Anyway, good exposure at Photomatix.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Looks slightly apocalyptic, with the dead branches, the beat up vandalized vehicle and the burning red sky in the background! The heavy processing, something I usually wouldn't like, actually works here to enhance the mood.
Composition is fine , subject matter is fine , the problem here is that I can't quite get used to the color tones in the shot , just does not blend well, 6
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