Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
Thoughts from Ecce, with his critique club hat on

Composition
I think you have the composition spot on here (following the rule of thirds) with the rays of light occupying about 2/3rds of the image.

Technique
There is quite a bit of noise and more than I'd have thought from a 350D, 200ISO is pretty slow for that sensor (makes me think this might be a crop from the original?) The light does look bright but did you need 1/1000sec and F/11? This might have been a good candidate for a tripod and ND filters but for all I know you might have used them? I'm with Tlemetry and would maybe have made it more of a 'pastel' image in photoshop. Running though NeatImage or similar to remove most of the noise would have helped.

Aesthetics, Challenge effectiveness
The image is nice so, why did it score so poorly? Because 'pastel' is not the dominant colour. For me the first thing I see is a big black cloud covering the sun and then my eyes see the rays of light lighting up the sky. Some time in photoshop could really make the colours pastel and some dodging/burning could make the rays more prominent (maybe even a contrasty B&W image). I bet it was an awesome sight to view :)

Andi

Message edited by author 2006-09-17 14:45:09.

Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by Ecce_Signum:
see above (dbl post)

Message edited by author 2006-09-17 14:44:40.

Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by tjbel05:
Beautiful

Morning Glory
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Comment by aleahjustice:
Oh this is heavanly...

Morning Glory
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Comment by GeneralE:
Nice -- I'm always on the lookout for clouds/rays like this.

Bolivar Ferry
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Comment by baco99:
interesting angle.

Bolivar Ferry
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Comment by freakin_hilarious:
Good use of the rule, but I find the bird more interesting than the ferry. I think a more dramatic sky would help this shot, but not much you could do about that, eh?

Bolivar Ferry
by newtune3

Comment by iceMan71:
Nice composition!

Morning Glory
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Comment by piaffe529:
Doesn't look pastel to me.

Morning Glory
by newtune3

Comment by cuspie:
Very pretty. I love the sun rays shooting across the sky. I don't see the colors as pastel since these are rich tones but still, I like it. Good luck in the challenge.