[sgtkashim]

Brand new used DA 12-24mm f4 arrived in the mail yesterday... Been itching to use it, and on the way home the sunset was perfect.

Photos, though... always need critiquing. Love to hear em. *ETA* Added a second shot from the same time, edited a bit brighter... which works better? I think it might be too bright, or too contrasty...

PS: Note about this lens... watch your hood. If it's off by even a little bit....

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Last edited by sgtkashim; 05-13-2011 at 11:05 PM.

[Myn.pheos]

The white fence is very dominant, it literally blocks the view and the sun itself. It would be better if shot from another point, if possible from a higher one. Or try making a B/W conversion.

The second picture is too overdone for my taste, so the original version is maybe better (with little foreground cropping?).

[axl]

The 2nd is way too bright IMO. The first is spot on for sunset I think, but as user above, I find the white fence distracting. And I agree with the suggestion to rise the camera up and shoot slightly downwards. In that way the fence would lead the eye instead of captivating it. But all in all good effort

[Parallax]

The fence doesn't bother me at all.
If you see a picture of a sunset, with a fence in the foreground it might be distracting.
I see a very well done picture of a fenced pasture at sunset. It all depends on what you perceive the subject to be.
The color contrast is wonderful, BTW.

[sgtkashim]

The white fence is very dominant, it literally blocks the view and the sun itself. It would be better if shot from another point, if possible from a higher one. Or try making a B/W conversion.

The second picture is too overdone for my taste, so the original version is maybe better (with little foreground cropping?).

hm... I'll have to try that. I think that could work pretty well.

The 2nd is way too bright IMO. The first is spot on for sunset I think, but as user above, I find the white fence distracting. And I agree with the suggestion to rise the camera up and shoot slightly downwards. In that way the fence would lead the eye instead of captivating it. But all in all good effort

Yeah... I went back and stared at them a bit, and decided the second was way overdone. Reprocessed it to be less... radioactive.

The fence doesn't bother me at all.
If you see a picture of a sunset, with a fence in the foreground it might be distracting.
I see a very well done picture of a fenced pasture at sunset. It all depends on what you perceive the subject to be.
The color contrast is wonderful, BTW.

Thanks!