Caught a wee sunrise the other morning

[alexbrownmp]

Pylons were in the scene. I don't photoshop stuff out. Blown out areas? you mean the sun? No camera in the planet can expose for the sun and give an even histogram across the shot. It's been processed in Lightroom CC then in photoshop CC for final touches. This was the before and after in Lightroom before I exported it to photoshop for some localised sharpening and some other lighting effects. I don't want anyone to think that this is an out of the camera shot. No chance of that being possible with shooting right into the sun.

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I never suggested you did or should. It's all about knowing what makes a good picture regardless of PP

 

[Paul77]

I never suggested you did or should. It's all about knowing what makes a good picture regardless of PP

Of course. Good picture to some but not to others. That's the way it goes with photography

 

[davidy233]

I used to change skies, add water and all that stuff but it gets very demanding on your time.

It also looks rubbish 99% of the time - get it right in camera and you don't have to do any of that. Sadly a large part of the public think photographers do half their job adding and taking away stuff in Photoshop

BTW good on you for not taking out pylons

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

A lot of folk think you need skills with a camera. YOu just need to know what makes a good picture. The skills with the camera just require that you do right by the type of shot you're taking. Landscapes, need sharpenss front to back, and portraits and wildlife need no background distractions with a nice background blur and seperation. All done with the camera and lens combo.

The true test is being able to realise the shot in post processing. I could pretty much do anything I wanted to a picture as long as I keep my histogram in camera from touching the extreme edges of dark (left) and lights (right) If you can manage that, you've captured all the data you need to be able to do anything with the shot (providing it's shot in RAW of course)

I used to change skies, add water and all that stuff but it gets very demanding on your time.

Just had my brother explain RAW to me. He's just bought himself a Nikon D750 with the Nikkor 24mm-120mm lens (pretty awesome looking combi) . Mind you he admits himself that he's 'got all the gear but no idea' as the guy in the camera shop said to him - so bought some beginners guides today - one being about RAW

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Great picture