* Wednesday C&C "No Theme" Thread #863 / Revived #083 on 2024 10 30 *

To catch a sky like that is one thing but to get the location and industrial aspects with it is another. Well done.

I like it, whether I may or may not be a customer of Fat Joes. The artwork stands out but there is also the bold oranges and yellows. I like the sometimes bold but mostly pastel colours of California.

Thanks Chris. I tried a touch of sharpening but the bright reflections on the feathers didn't like it. I was happy with the soft leaf blur.

Thanks minniev,

Soon I hope to have some pp up to the task of raising shadows and masking etc.

I never thought of the photo as a political statement but you are right about native forest versus re-forested areas. We don't even notice the hollows until we see the wildlife utilising them.

Thank you Roel,

Maybe a "smidge" more might help but it just comes down to personal taste.

<deleted> too confrontational

In Chris' photo the same exposure, as defined earlier, using f/8 as in my photo is f/8, 1/1600s.

I used a slightly smaller exposure of f/8, 1/2000s and the sky looks ok.

The point I was making is that the sky was not underexposed (according to the definition of exposure I use) as you claimed because the exposure I used in my example was the same or smaller than the exposures Chris used in his 3 photos and my sky is just fine.

I suggested the sky in Chris' photos might be due to post processing of the raw data.

Whether it was done in camera or manually I don't lnow.

Gentleman, the weather dictates the conditions under which shot is taken. Camera is set for AV, which is an industry standard which governs the camera settings and ultimately metering. I do absolutely minimal pp - levels and sharpness. That's it, that's all. Result is wyswyg.
What I do recall is fairly dramatic changes in weather conditions that day - sun, clouds, wind which resulted in very challenging light. Camera records the nature's elements at the instant picture is taken. That's all I know. I hope this helps.

Wyswyg is not necessarily always the case depending on the lighting and metering mode and whether you even use the camera's metering.

No problem.

The point I was making is that with the same or slightly smaller exposures than what you used my sky looks natural given a similar sunny day you described for your photos.

Do you recall if the sky was blue, overcast or something else when you took your photos?

<deteted> TMI

The thing that looks like Santa traveling across the sky? He is getting in some practice before the big day.
Just kidding, it is the lights on an airplane. This was a 3 second exposure.

Thanks - interesting

ExpatUSA - you deserve a medal for persistance and drilling for details. Take a break today...

If my memory serves me well, at the instance the shot was taken there was a sudden lull in the weather and the sky behind the surfer dude became grey, but the beam of light was enough for me to capture his action...He was really reading the wind correctly. I was attracted by the whole scene - man against nature at it's best.

If the sky was grey as Chris says it might have been then it wasn't underexposed as you originally claimed.