{"id":93995,"date":"2016-09-13T07:14:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T06:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=93995"},"modified":"2016-08-30T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T15:19:05","slug":"photo-appraisal-light-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/technique\/photo_appraisals\/photo-appraisal-light-shade\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo appraisal: Light and shade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo: Light and shade<\/h2>\n

Taken by: Eric Begbie<\/h2>\n

Nikon D810, 28-300mm, 1\/640sec at f\/13, ISO 400<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"Before\"<\/a>\t\t\t

Before<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

What a lovely tree Eric has spotted. It has a beautiful shape that he\u2019s done well to emphasise by placing it in an area with a nice clean background. There is a good space above the top of the tree and the base is about as visible as we could hope, but there is also \u2028a lot of space to the left and the right that I\u2019m not sure adds a great deal. I quite like the bookend effect of the tall trees at the right and left of the frame, but they are cut off enough that we can\u2019t be absolutely certain that Eric intended them to be in the picture.<\/p>\n

The most interesting part of the picture is the central tree and the beam of sunlight that\u2019s picked out in the atmospheric haze, so that is what I have concentrated on with my upright version of the shot. I\u2019d have liked to have more of the bookend trees, but in their current state I feel it is better to lose them entirely and to add some local contrast to the midtones to bring out the sunbeam a little more.<\/p>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\"After:<\/a>\t\t\t

After: The cropped version brings attention to the tree<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

This is a wonderful view, and while there isn\u2019t too much wrong with the way Eric has composed it, I think we all need a level of \u2028visual certainty to make us feel relaxed and comfortable enough to enjoy the scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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