Abandoned Barn

[thebeginning]

took this a while ago, decided to finally edit and post it. thanks for any comments or critique


Thought I'd drop a photo by for critique (i can always use some good tips!!)

here's one i shot a while ago, but never edited and posted and just decided to:




I might post a critique up later that has something to do with this shot.

[LoungeLizard]

I like it...it's a bit dark, but I really like it. It has a great "mood" to it - partly because of the darker tone!

Very nicely done.

[Elsaspet]

I love it. The colors are superb.

[thebeginning]

thanks guys :-)

[jeffkohn]

I like the shot. The yellow flowers are a nice touch.

I'm guessing you used a soft light layer? Did you use a blank gray layer for dodge/burn, or a duplicate layer with some gaussian blur? I think maybe I see some signs of this along the upper and left side of the barn, where it seems a bit lighter than it should be.

[aharding]

Great composition! I love the yellow flowers. Thanks for sharing.

Aileen

[Justin]

Very nice. Do you remember how you metered for this picture by any chance? I'm still learning how to get good exposures....

J

[Steelsun]

Looks like it has a neat etheral "glow" to it.

I can just picture faeries running around in the flowers.

Nice shot!

[Texas Sadie]

I like it too!

[CaptainTom]

How about a look at the original?? It would be insightful to see the original juxtaposed with the final product...

[Will Raybourn]

I like this shot...the mood is set well, but I agree that the yellow flowers add a nice impact to the picture.

[adcastillo]

Great shot, love the colors.

I just noticed you're in Magnolia. I grew up there.

[thebeginning]

yeah, i live in good ol' magnolia :)

that's so neat that you lived here, i'm used to forums where people live across the world.


i didnt use any layers for this one, just some slight levels bumping and burning. the barn is purposefully lighter than the rest of the image. It's merely a matter of burning in areas and not in others. I'll post the original when i can (i'm not at my computer) .

I always slightly underexpose my shots slightly, unless i'm shooting film. I underexpose it just enough to get a slightly greater contrast without losing detail in the shadows (I usually do that in PS :) ). I metered it at -0.3 eq instead of 0. sometimes i do 0.7 with black and white. it's easier to get detail out of a slightly (although you can't usually tell) dark image than it is to get out of a blown out overexposed one.