Rain forest near Sitka, AK

[jhill]

Please offer criticism, I would like to improve my technique, so any pointers will be taken to heart.
I bought the 10d in June for this trip and took a bunch of pictures. This one was taken while walking through the totem pole park just outside Sitka.
Thanks.

10d
1/45 sec
F/4.0 +1.5
iso 100
28mm

The second one was in Juneau, converted to sepia
1/125
F/5.6
200mm
iso 100

[Merlin Driver]

I like them, well done. Is Sitka near Wasilla? I have family up there...

Lynn

[MetalRain]

sitka is in southeast alaska, wasilla is just north of anchorage.

they both seem soft to me..

wider is better for harbor shots, unless you can single out a single boat ;)

[troyer16]

i like them too, ive been to alaska twice and love it there!

[Anke]

Those trees in the background look purple to me!? Definitely need some sharpening too.

Have another go at the PP and resubmit :D

[superdiver]

Here is another view from Sitka...


http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/117023323-L.jpg

[Anke]

Wow, someone really did some major grafitti on that mountain. Must've taken ages!!

[kenyc]

Those trees in the background look purple to me!? Definitely need some sharpening too.

Have another go at the PP and resubmit :D


Agree, is/was that intentional?

KAC

[jhill]

Saturation was pushed which popped the ferns.....and the trees in the background. Why they turned purple? You might know. At the time the shot was taken, there was a column of light that was coming through the trees that lit only the fern area....

A previous post suggested the that both photos were soft.
I agree.
How would you prevent this? Tripod? Faster shutter? Better glass? (obviously).

Here is one more to critique...

[xpsentity]

Hey hey, a Creeker! I grew up there.. still live just down the road. ;)

You should drop by the AZ thread in Member Activities, there's always something going on around the valley - very active group.