we are at the point in the year when sunrise happens AFTER the end of early morning hockey practice... this was taken during blue hour (ignore the time in the EXIF data, i never changed it when we "fell back" in October...
trying to pull off a "@soren" shot here, but i can't seem to get the same effect of grandeur...
(i think this may look a bit better large, if you feel so inclined)
alternate view of this scene for those curious about a comp with the tree stump on the right, is here: http://365project.org/northy/somebody-stop-m/2013-12-15
tx for the continued views and comments on my inception shot, and on my snow shot from yesterday...
Wow Northy! What I see is that it's cold, dramatic, and stunning. I was taking photos of the lake last night and what's intriguing to me is the way the lighting gives such a different feel to a similar POV of a city skyline over the lake. The snowy branch adds interest. Would you've gotten a soren shot with longer exposure?
Brava, for getting out there and doing it. Lovely colours in the sky and I can instantly see what you were drawn to here.
May I be bold enough to suggest a different composition of this scene? Place the log on the right of frame in the darkness and the lights of the city on the left. Just taking a few steps to the left will allow that easily.
Does the edge of the water continue around the left and join with the city? If so, I'd get that in frame too.
You could even focus stack this one, if you wanted the palaver of assembling it later on with layers. One capture focused on the log and the next focused on the city.
This would definitely be one I would revisit and play with, it has great bones!
Oh, and don't be scared to move the log around to get it on just the right angle for your composition. If you were to make it on the right of frame, I think it would need spinning a little clockise to keep the angle of view you currently have of it. I'd move it and if necessary, come back a day later for it to look natural again with snow cover.
@quixoticneophyte tx Alexander... yeah... the focus stack thing only occurred to me when i got home... i have a couple shots with the log on the right, but didn't like the comp as much (probably cause i didn't turn the log ;p - j/k - i think it was because i wasn't as low to the ground and so didn't quite like the resulting pov)... i'll process it later when i have a minute and post to see if you think it still has potential... (i always appreciate this kind of feedback btw!!!)
hah! this is nice, but my first thought was that the driftwood should have been to the right as a counter-balance. but that's just the audience's eye, not a critique. you know i love your work ;-)
May I be bold enough to suggest a different composition of this scene? Place the log on the right of frame in the darkness and the lights of the city on the left. Just taking a few steps to the left will allow that easily.
Does the edge of the water continue around the left and join with the city? If so, I'd get that in frame too.
You could even focus stack this one, if you wanted the palaver of assembling it later on with layers. One capture focused on the log and the next focused on the city.
This would definitely be one I would revisit and play with, it has great bones!