{"id":87191,"date":"2016-07-13T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=87191"},"modified":"2016-07-13T11:01:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T10:01:24","slug":"photo-appraisal-mostar-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/photo_appraisals\/photo-appraisal-mostar-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo appraisal: Mostar Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo: Mostar Bridge<\/h2>\n

Taken by: Dejan Vikusic<\/h2>\n

Nikon D610, 24-70mm, 1\/80sec at f\/7.1, ISO 100<\/h3>\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\"Before:\t\t\t

Before: Overhead light is never ideal for photography<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

This is a nicely composed shot of the famous Mostar Bridge in Stari Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Thankfully it\u2019s in one piece here, but Dejan still isn\u2019t entirely happy with the way his picture has turned out. He says it looks flat and that perhaps the reason is that it was taken at lunchtime. He is correct on both counts.<\/p>\n

We can see from the hazy sky that the light on that day was slightly diffused, while the shadows tell us that the light was high in the sky. Overhead light is not always best for this kind of shot. It\u2019s flat because there are few proper shadows and the image is very slightly too bright. What we are really missing is some midtone contrast to add weight to the scene.<\/p>\n\t\t

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

After: Contrast has been added within the midtones, and the image is darkened a little<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

I\u2019ve created a version that is a little darker \u2013 probably by less than 1\u20442 stop \u2013 and which has had a curve applied to the midtones to make the tones below the middle a bit darker and those above a touch lighter. This gives it a kick, and to some extent compensates for the atmospheric haze. The curve also adds a little more colour saturation, which again adds body to the elements of the composition.<\/p>\n

It is actually a nice shot, but suffers from the placement of light at the time of day it was taken. Dejan was on holiday when he shot this and probably didn\u2019t have a chance to go back to photograph it at a more friendly time of day. The river is in a valley and travels north\/south, so there is no classic sunset\/sunrise shot to be had. Maybe a non-hazy midday would actually be the best time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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