Landscape Three's company, four's a crowd

Myoptimism · 12-09-2009, 07:22 PM

I don't think I mind the perspective distortion here, but what do you guys and girls think? I appreciate all comments. Thanks.

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Damn Brit · 12-09-2009, 07:51 PM

For goodness sake clean your sensor.

I'm not keen on the distortion on this one. I'm assuming you used the 10-17 FE. I think you could have taken this shot with the opposite end of the zoom range. There's too much sky and too much on the right hand side of the frame compositionally and the cows are too small. It would also have reduced the distortion drastically.

**Ash** · 12-12-2009, 02:19 PM

This one doesn't look fished to me Gary. At 10mm on the 10-17, the distortion would be a lot more obvious. But in any case, I agree that the wide angle was overkill. The dramatic B&W conversion is bold but I'm not sure about the subject matter. I'm looking for a central focal point and seem to be tracking between the tree, the outhouse and the cows.

Damn Brit · 12-12-2009, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by Ash

This one doesn't look fished to me Gary. At 10mm on the 10-17, the distortion would be a lot more obvious. But in any case, I agree that the wide angle was overkill. The dramatic B&W conversion is bold but I'm not sure about the subject matter. I'm looking for a central focal point and seem to be tracking between the tree, the outhouse and the cows.

You may be right Ash but on the other hand, you may be wrong

Edit: I just checked his profile and he has the Sigma 10-20. I have both lenses, but I always forget about the 10-20.

Last edited by Damn Brit; 12-12-2009 at 03:52 PM.

Myoptimism · 12-12-2009, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

For goodness sake clean your sensor.

lol

Quote:

I'm not keen on the distortion on this one. I'm assuming you used the 10-17 FE. I think you could have taken this shot with the opposite end of the zoom range. There's too much sky and too much on the right hand side of the frame compositionally and the cows are too small. It would also have reduced the distortion drastically.

I actually kind of like the distortion, but I have tried a crop somewhat following your suggestions on composition. Of course, if I would have zoomed in a little (and angled my lens less, it was the Sigma 10-20), the distortion would have been less, but I DO kind of like it.

**Ash** · 12-12-2009, 09:53 PM

Originally posted by Damn Brit

You may be right Ash but on the other hand, you may be wrong

Odds are I am as you say I am

Myoptimism · 12-12-2009, 09:56 PM

Btw, thanks Gary and Ash for taking the time to look and critique.

Damn Brit · 12-13-2009, 03:12 AM

The crop looks much better, it makes the cows truly become the subject.

Fixcinater · 12-20-2009, 11:02 AM

Agreed, although I think adding so much global contrast makes the sky/tree/building pull away from the cows pretty hard. I'd like to see a bit softer contrast on those areas with the same (original) contrast applied to the cows. Should help them "pop" a bit more and with the crop, you'd have a very nice shot.

Originally posted by Damn Brit

The crop looks much better, it makes the cows truly become the subject.

12-09-2009, 07:22 PM	#1
Myoptimism Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Utah Photos: Gallery Posts: 94	Three's company, four's a crowd Lens: 10mm Camera: Pentax K10D ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/250s Aperture: F9.5 I don't think I mind the perspective distortion here, but what do you guys and girls think? I appreciate all comments. Thanks. Attached Images

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12-09-2009, 07:51 PM	#2
Damn Brit Guest	For goodness sake clean your sensor. I'm not keen on the distortion on this one. I'm assuming you used the 10-17 FE. I think you could have taken this shot with the opposite end of the zoom range. There's too much sky and too much on the right hand side of the frame compositionally and the cows are too small. It would also have reduced the distortion drastically.

12-12-2009, 02:19 PM	#3
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	This one doesn't look fished to me Gary. At 10mm on the 10-17, the distortion would be a lot more obvious. But in any case, I agree that the wide angle was overkill. The dramatic B&W conversion is bold but I'm not sure about the subject matter. I'm looking for a central focal point and seem to be tracking between the tree, the outhouse and the cows.

12-12-2009, 03:47 PM	#4
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by Ash This one doesn't look fished to me Gary. At 10mm on the 10-17, the distortion would be a lot more obvious. But in any case, I agree that the wide angle was overkill. The dramatic B&W conversion is bold but I'm not sure about the subject matter. I'm looking for a central focal point and seem to be tracking between the tree, the outhouse and the cows. You may be right Ash but on the other hand, you may be wrong Edit: I just checked his profile and he has the Sigma 10-20. I have both lenses, but I always forget about the 10-20. Last edited by Damn Brit; 12-12-2009 at 03:52 PM.

12-12-2009, 09:53 PM	#5
Myoptimism Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Utah Photos: Gallery Posts: 94 Original Poster	Originally posted by Damn Brit For goodness sake clean your sensor. lol Quote: I'm not keen on the distortion on this one. I'm assuming you used the 10-17 FE. I think you could have taken this shot with the opposite end of the zoom range. There's too much sky and too much on the right hand side of the frame compositionally and the cows are too small. It would also have reduced the distortion drastically. I actually kind of like the distortion, but I have tried a crop somewhat following your suggestions on composition. Of course, if I would have zoomed in a little (and angled my lens less, it was the Sigma 10-20), the distortion would have been less, but I DO kind of like it.

12-12-2009, 09:53 PM	#6
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by Damn Brit You may be right Ash but on the other hand, you may be wrong Odds are I am as you say I am

12-12-2009, 09:56 PM	#7
Myoptimism Forum Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Utah Photos: Gallery Posts: 94 Original Poster	Btw, thanks Gary and Ash for taking the time to look and critique.

12-13-2009, 03:12 AM	#8
Damn Brit Guest	The crop looks much better, it makes the cows truly become the subject.

12-20-2009, 11:02 AM	#9
Fixcinater Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 409	Agreed, although I think adding so much global contrast makes the sky/tree/building pull away from the cows pretty hard. I'd like to see a bit softer contrast on those areas with the same (original) contrast applied to the cows. Should help them "pop" a bit more and with the crop, you'd have a very nice shot. Originally posted by Damn Brit The crop looks much better, it makes the cows truly become the subject.