{"id":75166,"date":"2016-07-06T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T06:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=75166"},"modified":"2016-05-31T16:55:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-31T15:55:27","slug":"photo-appraisal-pier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/photo_appraisals\/photo-appraisal-pier\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo appraisal: On the pier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo: On the pier<\/h3>\n

Taken by: Elisa Bortolotti<\/h3>\n

Nikon D40,18-55mm, 1\/80sec at f\/3.5, ISO 200<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Before:\t\t\t

Before: The Nikon D40’s toning modes are much too warm<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

This is a wonderfully atmospheric scene, and one that Elisa has shot with great sensitivity. The exposure is perfect for creating silhouettes of the figures on the pier, while still allowing us to see the differences in tones of the snow and the trees on the distant shore. I am very fond of the way she has framed the scene as well, by stepping back from the water\u2019s edge to include some foreground detail.<\/p>\n

The pier juts into the shot and draws our eye with its harshly angled corner. Its hard edges contrast well with the natural forms that occupy the rest of the image area.<\/p>\n

This is a cold winter\u2019s tale, so the warmth of the toning goes against the grain. I have a Nikon D40, too, and am aware that the colours its internal toning modes apply are not ideal. I suspect this is the source of the reddy\/yellow.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"After:\t\t\t

After: Cooler tones alter the atmosphere of the image<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

To emphasise the cold we need that tone to be a blue or cyan. I\u2019ve done an alternative to show how those shades alter the image\u2019s feel.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also fixed some over-sharpened edges that left white halos around the figures, and added a layer of grain to give our eyes something to grip. The Nikon D40\u2019s in-camera processing was a little basic but this is a lovely shot, so well done, Elisa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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