Originally posted by roentarre I like the shadow. The cottage is beautiful itself. Good eye for the framing!
Thanks, James!
Originally posted by mel I wouldn't lighten it as I think the rest of it is perfect in its tones and and contrast. What I was thinking of harkens back to my old B&W darkroom days when I'd take a little edge or corner that I thought was too bright and burn it in a little.
I have no idea what is the digitial equivalent of burning-in. I haven't been able to figure out yet how to get that same effect with a computer on a digital image.
Thanks Mel, I think i know what you mean, I would love to learn how to do partial manipulations in PP.
Originally posted by SouthShoreRob I too love such richness in colour and texture. This may be too radical a suggestion given the "view" you're trying to produce, but perhaps a tighter crop of just the left window (void of the bright right side and tree branches) would be better? If such a crop brings us closer to the window, we may also see more detail in the wood...just a thought since you asked...thanks for sharing.
Rob
Thanks Rob, I laready cropped a little to get a clean two window framing, I think I'll try with another day to take just the one window.
Originally posted by Peter Zack I like this shot quite a bit and do agree with Mel on the light. This is a spot where exposing to the bright areas is very important. I would have spot metered one of the brighter areas of the wood on the lower right side and allow the rest to be a bit darker. You can always lighten the darker areas afterwards but bright or overexposed areas can't be easily recovered.
If the place isn't too far from home, plan a visit at sunrise or sunset and get some shots in the warmer light during that time of day. I bet the results would be stunning.
This is actually quite near and I often walk by it! Thanks for the tip, Peter, little planning ahead surely might help.
Here is still another try and a new one for you, thank you all for advice..