Clouds M b XXI Photo

Photographer’s Note

This picture taken yesterday afternoon, end of May temperature 10° Celsius not extraordinarily but not pleasant for life middle in summer!
Maybe lovely for photographers always spectacular clouds to the sky.
This is a experimental picture with a 5D camera of Canon, together with a 55 - 200 lens.
Who will you comment and advice gives for the next photo !

I use a pole as tripod.

I hope you like it.

Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time
30/05/2006 14:18:23
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/160
Av( Aperture Value )
20
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
250
Lens
55.0 - 200.0mm
Focal Length
55.0mm
Image Size
4368x2912

jafadabret, weswang, pierrefonds, PixelTerror, josepmarin, lukas, Xalkida, rafelito, singuanti, berek, papagolf21, imrek, Jeppe, turkamerikali has marked this note useful

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carper (66056) 2006-05-31 2:16

Hier had een molen niet misstaan John.
Een hele mooi view, de verdeling is ook goed, indrukwekkende lucht. Had wel mooi geweest als hier een hek of zoiets had gestaan om het perspectief te leiden naar de achtergrond. Mooi werk in ieder geval.
gr. jaap

jjbach (9111) 2006-05-31 2:18

Hi John,
Excellent composition with beautiful colours and lighting. The sky with the white clouds looks wonderfully and makes a lovely contrst with the green land. Splendid work!

Regards John

Templis (168) 2006-05-31 2:23

Hi John!
...wery interesting... Beautifull clouds...
and great colors... Have you ever used Polarization Filter? I believe the clouds could be more detailed...
Regards, Janis.

marianita (3356) 2006-05-31 2:42

john
great colours, what beautiful landscape. the clouds look so fluffy!
well done
marianna

Graal (59046) 2006-05-31 2:46

Hi John,
beautiful sky and clouds, very nice landscape. I like the contrast and play of shadows and light also. Good job.
Rgs, Aleksander

giannispap (263) 2006-05-31 3:07 [Comment]

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donluicu (23983) 2006-05-31 3:30

well John, i don't wanna get rude, but i think you've made better pictures..
even if the sky is great for pictures, i don't think it saves the compo (or may be is it the optimization web..)
For somebody like you (which has made so many excellent pictures) i'm not satisfied..
sorry..
have a nice day

loic

Philippe (11789) 2006-05-31 5:08

Dag, John. Een mooi landelijk beeld met een goede verdeling tussen lucht en aarde. De wolken zorgen voor een spectaculaire hemel. Goed idee een deel van de boom in de hoek gezet te hebben om alles in perspectief te zetten. Misschien had u dichter bij de koeien kunnen gaan staan om het beeld een beetje levendiger te maken.

oochappan (22032) 2006-05-31 5:25

Hallo John
even op een rijtje, kleuren zijn diep en correct, het licht mooi in de diepte met een goede zachte scherpte, iets in het voorste plan meenemen als extra zou leuk zijn maar met dit weer moet je nemen wat je kunt pakken tussen de regen door. Het wit in de wolken ken je makkelijk herwinnen door te gommen naar de originele layer, das een kwestie van techniek. De algemene indruk oogt wel duidelijk voller en nogmaals de kleuren en lichtschakeringen zijn hier pico-bello, de wolkenmassa indrukwekkend. Nu nog iets meer laten gebeuren in de scene op het voorste plan, tussen de regenvlagen door hé.
groeten van Henk

lukie (0) 2006-05-31 5:46

Dag John,

mooie zachte kleuren (vooral het groen) in deze foto. Teruggegrepen naar een vorig toestel ? Zou wel een mooie weerfoto kunnen worden morgen op AVS.

groeten,

Luc.

Angshu (34177) 2006-05-31 5:47

Hello John
I like the setting & the contrasts...the clouds & the sky are good. But this is certainly not one of your better pictures..not compared to the superb ones you have shown us. This is my opinion though...& I sincerely hope that you don't mind. I would be proud of this picture though, had I taken it.
regards
Angshu

dkeus31 (26487) 2006-05-31 6:46

Hello John
A nice overall landscape, with a good cloudy sky.
I miss here some interesting foreground.

Aha, a 5D, so you just have to upgrade the 55-200 ;o)
Regards,
didier

nwoehnl (120) 2006-05-31 8:26

Congratulations on the 5D, John, an impressive hardware upgrade :) I think in general it is not bad for the first attempt, but I have two remarks which are quite independent from which camera you used:
(a) I think compositionally this is one of your weaker pieces - it is rather flat and the bunch of branches sticking in at the top does not help to get much depth either
(b) in situations like this with strong sunlight hitting an array of clouds, you might be interested to tame down the brightness and level the contrasts by using a graduated gray filter. I have often used such a filter in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, with some very satisfying results (here is an example).

Good luck and have fun learning and shooting with the 5D!

josepmarin (34223) 2006-05-31 14:28

Hi John,
Precious landscape, with a perfect frame of the meadow down and the sky in both third rest of the image. The sky is impressive and very beautiful, with the clouds that dress it in elegance, and the branch to a side of the picture is a pretty detail.
Good exposure, good lighting, and great sharpness, 5D has worked wonderfully, and also the photographer, of course!
Regards,
Josep

lukas (2027) 2006-05-31 15:35

Dag John
Koud en regenachtig maar af en toe prachtige wolken,
De nadruk van deze foto licht ook volledig op de lucht, maar ze mag gezien zijn!
Uitstekend afgewerkt, vind ik, mooi natuurlijk gekleurd en haarscherp.
Groeten
Luc

Xalkida (11740) 2006-05-31 16:40

Hi John

A simple landscape shot with great depth and very fine vivid colors. The sky is fantastic. Great work.

izmirli (3325) 2006-05-31 18:25

bonjour dear john
beautiful landscape.very good pasture and trees.beautiful sky.
best regards dear john.
gürkan akçakır.

rafelito (3645) 2006-05-31 19:38

Hi John, I like to much this sky, white clouds and green shotr grass,nice composition and focus.Many regards, Rafael

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-05-31 20:48

nice shot of this park, I miss green grass, in Japan it is difficult to find such land apart from the golf green, well done

singuanti (15240) 2006-05-31 22:05

Hi John. If you hadn't included the tree in the upper-left it would have felt much less complete. A grad ND would be perfect in this situation or a polarizer might give nice results too. tfs John.

PixelTerror (87137) 2006-06-01 4:06

Dag John,
Ah ah do I see here a new camera ? Did you buy it already or do you have it just for testing ? I agree with others the compo is below your usual level, but the clouds patterns are nice. A point to mention is that the 5D will require top lenses to deliver its best photos. Also I notice you shot this one at f/20, which may produce diffraction that reduces the picture quality, in daylight I would not shoot beyond f/13, closer apertures are convenient for special situations like night shots.
Have a nice day, groeten,
Jean-Yves

berek (29093) 2006-06-01 8:16

Hi John,
wovvv wovv. incredible clouds with a magnificent green. congratulations. colors , composition ,sharpness all the things are very good. TFS
B.Erek
Meaning Sense :-)))
Framing :-)))
Idea :-)))

papagolf21 (56977) 2006-06-01 8:36

Bonjour mon ami John,
Vous faites parler la nature d'une bien jolie façon. L'image pastorale avec cette part réservée au magnifique ciel qui s'amuse à créer des nuages de toutes formes et gonflés de pluie est une pure merveille.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Floydian (30970) 2006-06-01 9:15

Hallo John,
Kijk eens aan.....een ECHTE camera ;-)
Dat wordt nu serieus he, dat ding is geweldig, maar vergt wel enige kennis.
Je bent in ieder geval goed op weg hiermee.
Lucht kan wat dieper, een polarisatiefilter zou uitkomst bieden.
Groet, Henk

imrek (4) 2006-06-01 10:42

Hi John,
very nice one... 5D is good full frame camera, it's one of the best, better than is onely mark II 1Ds, the old mark II is too with crop sensor, i think it's best choice from this money!!! but that 55-200 lens i don't know, maybe you most try canon EF 70-200 L f4 or f2,8?!
regards,
imre

weswang (18223) 2006-06-01 14:13

Hi John, A beautiful view of the open green field under the lovely blue sky. An impressive countryside scenery with the grand view. Nice framing and good depth. Well done.

jafadabret (40601) 2006-06-01 14:29

John, c'est un paysage qui est bien traité comme une peinture. Le ciel est la vedette mais le sol lui sert de faire-valoir. J'aime la présence des vaches qui animent cet espace vert.
Jacques

Jeppe (18623) 2006-06-01 17:23

Hi John - very lovely indeed - and I can fully relate to this - I just had to take some similar photo around here today.
Congratulation with your new camera - I had the chance to study Henks D5 - great camera :-)

Jeppe

turkamerikali (4772) 2006-06-01 17:25

Hi John,
Excellent landscape and cows composition.
Excellent pov,dof,focus,sharpness,colors,note and framing.Well Done.TFS
Cheers,
Tolga

danyy (69837) 2006-06-06 6:19

Hello John,
une photo où un cokin A121 aurait joué un rôle parfait d'atténateur de clarté au niveau du ciel, en rehaussant l'exposition sur le dessous de l'image.
Un cadrage parfait et un ciel superbe.
Friendly regards.
Daniel.

pierrefonds (26779) 2006-06-24 9:08

Hi John,

A good POV of this farm field and of the cloud formation, the photo is sharp and clear. It has a good DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre