A hug through time

[KingshukChatterjee]

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Kingshuk,

I notice this image has had 50 views and no-one has commented.

There are a couple of things you could do to improve your chances of getting feedback and I cannot underestimate how important these are.

For one thing; please tell us if you are seeking Comment and Critique (C&C), I assume, based on your response to my feedback on your first image, that you are, but our other members don't know that. I appreciate English is probably not your first language, but you don't need to worry on that score.

Please read the first post in this thread:
How to Get Effective Feedback for your Posted Images
Following the advice in that post will help enormously.

Otherwise, without knowing you, what you expect or your skill level, if there are several problems with an image, we don't know whether to 'say it like it is', to help you improve, or if pointing out a series of issues might offend.


The second thing is that you are uploading very large images to TinyPic and these are being downsized and softened as a consequence. Please see the "Here is a recommended method" section in this post for a much better way to prepare and upload images, so that we see them at their best.

Thanks, Dave

[KingshukChatterjee]

really thanking you, Dave...I will try my best to keep in mind the suggestions I read on the first post next time. and also about the photo-size problem. and I would like to get your response to this very pic also...

[Dave Humphries]

Hi again Kingshuk,

This looks like a very challenging situation, I am guessing that the side of the building/tree we are viewing was lit by blue sky and that the sunlit branches are bathed in late evening (red) sunlight.

The exposure and white balance has been chosen (by you or the camera) for the shadow side of the building, which has led to the sky peeking between the many branches being vastly over exposed, which has led to some problems with colour fringing, although some of this (particularly in lower left corner) may also be caused by uncorrected lateral Chromatic Aberration (CA).

I really cannot say more without knowing; what camera you shot this with, what settings were used and what image editor you have available to edit pictures with.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Kingshuk It is a nice image. In addition to Dave's comment, I would clone the blue thing as it is a bit distracting.

[FootLoose]

Kingshuk, your title suggests that the vine clinging to the building is the subject of the image. But the eye is drawn to the brightest parts of the image which in this instance are the tree branches above the building and the bright sky in the lower left of frame. I think this is a good subject but the lighting has let you down. Perhaps revisit it at a different time of day?

[TonyW]

I like that image. Is the colour what you actually saw?

It looks like a strangler fig that has bitten off more than it can chew - instead of wrapping itself around another tree it has attacked a building.

[Dave A]

What a great subject matter. If you can it's worth going back and taking images from various angles and exposures.

Dave

[John 2]

Kingshuk, that is almost creepy and a great title. In terms of comments, I can only agree with the comments already made.

[KingshukChatterjee]

Dave, I use canon 1100D, and about editing I am more or less novice. I did a bit of contrast and brightness in Photoshop, thats all....I would like to know what kind of white balance and aperture would be best in this kind of situation. is merging two photos of different exposure the only alternative?
thanks...

[KingshukChatterjee]

Tony, well said...
I found a bit of love and you saw enmity...and yes, that is more or less the exact colour.

[Dave Humphries]

I would like to know what kind of white balance and aperture would be best in this kind of situation.

Well, I still don't know the conditions you were shooting under, I made some guesses, but I don't know if I was correct.

I see the EXIF data is Canon 1100D with 18-55mm lens at 18mm, f/16, 1/100s and ISO 1600.

WB was "manual (1)", but I don't know what it was, so cannot say whether anything else might have been better.

You might have got away with a bit wider aperture at that focal length and subject distance, but I wouldn't worry about it.

Is merging two photos of different exposure the only alternative?

Well, that's only of benefit if there's anything worth seeing in the brighter parts of the image - and looking at this, I'd say there probably wasn't, all we'd possibly see is sky - although less blown highlights would help I guess.

You need to investigate the Lens Profile corrections panel and CA (in ACR) to fix some other issues I mentioned before.

HTH, Dave

[JohnRostron]

It looks like a strangler fig that has bitten off more than it can chew - instead of wrapping itself around another tree it has attacked a building.

My thoughts exactly when I saw it. It really is an intriguing image.

John

[IzzieK]

Intriguing but interesting. I am not keen on the colour but the idea of photographing this is very good.