My second post - Weathervane

[fadetoblack22]

This is my 2nd photo post on this forum, so be nice ;)

Its of a weathervane near my house.

Cropped, edges darkened and border added.

Comments please... :)

[fadetoblack22]

No one have any comments?

[mjvincent]

How about flipping it so that W and E are correct? I would like it look a bit more dark or rustic feel.

[stathunter]

Sorry but not enough umph for me.

[fadetoblack22]

How about flipping it so that W and E are correct? I would like it look a bit more dark or rustic feel.

I thought it looked a bit odd flipped (see this version). I don't know how my monitor is calibrated, but it looks pretty dark to me. The roof is dark grey, approaching black.

[fadetoblack22]

Sorry but not enough umph for me.

Don't be sorry...what can I do to improve it?

[tupper]

Don't be sorry...what can I do to improve it?

Weathervanes are hard to shoot because they are not very interesting.
If your going to shoot them make sure you have something else of interest in the photo.

[weka2000]

Ok I will jump in ............. lets face it its not a bad photo. Great exposure, and it has potential.
So let me just check something first .....ok doyou have any objections to me editing your photo.
I will not take offence if you say no.

[fadetoblack22]

Ok I will jump in ............. lets face it its not a bad photo. Great exposure, and it has potential.
So let me just check something first .....ok doyou have any objections to me editing your photo.
I will not take offence if you say no.

Go for it. Edit all you want.

[weka2000]

Not the best. I had though of adding a bit more drama to the sky (stormy) but skills not at that level yet.
I liked this direction much better but did agree about the E/W been the right way.

Thoughts

[fadetoblack22]

Ok thanks, so overall I needed the photo to be lighter?

I always like my photos to be more "photo" than "photoshop" so I didn't contemplate putting a different sky.

When the other poster said about the E & W being reversed, I thought he meant the whole photo rather than the letters only. It looks good like that except the arrow that is pointing north between them (can't see it very well because its pointing at the camera) is now pointing south.

[weka2000]

yes I too have had the internal fight about post prosessing my landscapes.
Seems a trend to have them oversaturated :rolleyes:

I think more contrast than lighter.

[fadetoblack22]

Thanks for the help :)

[Q-bert]

I saw one just like that the other day I was going to take a picture of but couldn't get an interesting angle on, so I let it be.
What this one needs is a nasty lightning storm behind it.

[fadetoblack22]

I saw one just like that the other day I was going to take a picture of but couldn't get an interesting angle on, so I let it be.
What this one needs is a nasty lightning storm behind it.

I wasn't prepared to wait for a lightning storm ;)