Silver Light Photo

Photographer’s Note

I was in Italy for a very short holiday. Unfortunately, it was rainy, but the light was beautiful though. It gave the colons of the building by the Saint Peter's a silver glow.

This photo was taken at the same time and place as the photo, I posted yesterday, it is only two steps more to the right on the Saint Peter's square.

I changed the lines of the perspective, I increased the saturation, used the auto contrast, level and colour function, cropped the photo by the top and gave it a frame. The photo is not sharpened.

Did I boost up the contrasts too much? I tried an alternative and posted it as a Worskhop.

Tue, weswang, papagolf21, jhm, singuanti, berek, Fixfocus, carper, ravish has marked this note useful

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alvaraalto (5303) 2006-01-21 8:05

Hallo Stef,
Uitstekende POV. De pilaren mooi de de lengte gegeven waardoor de wandelaar nietig huns weegs gaan. De kleuren van de jassen zijn leuk en de paraplu's zorgen voor een speciaal effect.
groet Rob

jhm (83352) 2006-01-21 11:56

Hoi Steft,
De vele kolommen geven inderdaad een zilver kleur, maar gelukkig heeft u de mensen er bij geplaats waardoor de kleuren wat milder worden. En toch zag u de mogelijkheid om een diepte foto te maken, goed gedaan.
Goed weekend,
John.

Graal (58732) 2006-01-21 12:08

Hi Stef,
good image, I like the contrast of big columnes and a small peoples, good composition. Nice colours.
Rgs, Aleksander

papagolf21 (56749) 2006-01-21 17:06

Bonsoir Stef,
C'est bien dommage d'aller en Italie pour découvrir ces fabuleux monuments sous la pluie ! Bonne idée de photographier cette galerie aux colonnes doriques reposant sur tambours.
Ce qui est amusant, c'est de voir certaines personnes équipées encore de leurs parapluies alors qu'elles sont à l'abri sous cette galerie !
Amitiés.
Philippe

weswang (18223) 2006-01-21 17:25

Hi Stef, A good experimental result to this picture. Nice to see he reverse highlight of the people along the walkway with all the environment well lighted up. Good effect; well done.

Tue (25608) 2006-01-21 18:12

Hej Stefan,
Mooi plaatje van deze zuilengalerij, de pilaren hebben inderdaad een erg mooie kleur en de mensen geven bovendien nog wat extra kleuren aan de foto. Mooi werk!
Hyggeligt als je in februari naar Kbh komt! :-D
Hilsner,
Lars

singuanti (15240) 2006-01-21 22:50

Hi Stef. Well at least it seems dry in here. The columns do seem nice and straight. I see you didn't sharpen it. I might have run it through noise removal then sharpened it. Nice catch Stef.

Stepan (27175) 2006-01-22 4:28

Impressive mood thanks to your dof. A good choice !
The perspective drive the eye "against" the people...
Very well composed.
Stéphane

berek (29029) 2006-01-22 4:30

Hi Stef,
Good moment and point of view.thanks for your very active daily life picture.
B.Erek
Meaning(Sense) :8
Framing:9
Idea :9

Fixfocus (9377) 2006-01-22 6:10

Hi Stef,
Strong contrast between the people and the huge columns.Indeed a beautiful and soft light here,it makes the heavy columns almost look transparent.
Greetings,
Hermann

feather (50154) 2006-01-22 8:21

I think the contrast is about right.
From the thumbnail I thought this was some kind of water fountain. I love the perspective and the texture on the columns.
Funny to see some people still have their umbrellas up despite being under cover.
Kath

lukie (0) 2006-01-22 9:16

Dag Stef,

mooi zicht op deze zuilenrij. Het lijken wel boomstammen als je de foto zou croppen.

groeten,

Luc.

john_c (24635) 2006-01-22 12:25

Hi Stef,
A well composed shot that truly captures the beauty and proportions of these magnificent columns. The POV is well chosen, as one can see the slight curve of the walkway, while the hanging lamp balances and enhances. The people in the scene warmify the photo. Very well seen and captured. Great lighting.
John

carper (65696) 2006-01-22 12:54

hele mooie foto,
the contrast is heel mooi, goede pov en een uitstekende compositie en zeer goed gezien. goed werk.
gr. jaap

gebala (0) 2006-01-23 6:18

hello, I dream about Italy right now:) I would like to go there as soon as it is possible:) I like this capture, nice light, great point of view, well taken
rgs

later;)

Kenny10pin (19301) 2006-01-26 9:46

The pillars are great here, I like the capture, very good patterns, great clear shot too, well done

alimo3 (6826) 2006-01-27 19:37

Hi Stef,
i like very much the idea of this image ,
the tittle is perfect,those column got a real silver light aspect,and makes a graphical and impressive scene.
well done.

Tom

ravish (140) 2006-01-27 23:15

Hi Stef,
Nice to see ur posts again as I dont get time to visit this site often.Its a great composition u have here,the pillars really stand out in this snap giving a great contrast.Nice work.
Goodbye and Take care.
Regards,
RAVISH.

dcawker (5691) 2006-10-30 10:27

The light IS really strong here. I love it - it's as though the pillars are lit-up or something.. Really well conceived photo! Regards, Doug

calimex (1029) 2007-01-03 17:25

Hi Stef,
Beautiful shot. I enjoyed both versions -- original and workshop. I think that there are merits to both. The two aspects you captured so well here are the light and the colums blending together. If I had to pick one, I would go with the one with less contrast. In that one, you lose some of the special light, but you gain a great effect with greater blurring of the columns. Thanks for posting!
Jose

banyanman (7739) 2007-07-19 6:16

I agree with Jose, Stef - there are merits to both shots and I also personally prefer the one with the boosted contrast as it does enhance that lovely light. However, you have lost a little detail in the colums in the main post, so maybe a touch of extra sharpening in PP would have worked to compensate for that. Cheers . . . David