Forth Bridge

[thecraig]

So living in the Central belt of Scotland and being a new member of the forum; it would be rude of me not to post photos of the Forth Bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Fife to Edinburgh.



24mm/5secs/f9/ISO400 - Taken with my Nikon 3200 using 18-55mm/3.5-5.6



18mm/8secs/f9/ISO400 - Taken with my Nikon 3200 using 18-55mm/3.5-5.6

Any comments or criticisms are welcome.

[gregj1763]

The second image works best for me Craig?,( correct me if I'm wrong)
The reflection in the water gives the image some balance. Maybe clone out the odd black dots in the water. Not sure if that's in the water or dust bunnies on your lens

[Donald]

Good ones, Craig.

The 'problem' with this particular lump of metal is in getting a shot that hasn't been done a thousand times before. Everyone who has ever owned a camera seems to have photographed it.

One of my own efforts is here. Opposite side of the river from you.

[Kodiak]

Hey Craig, both takes are splendid, vivid and crisp!
I would prefer #1 if some keystone adjustment was applied.

[thecraig]

Cheers guys for the feedback. Thought I would announce my arrival with some of my favourite shots.

Greg - It was taken at low tide with some rocks exposed. The wet sand gives that really clear reflection rather than the water. But I'll go back and edit them out. I'm learning something new.

Donald - I really see where you are coming from. Sadly the Kelpies in Falkirk have suffered the same fate. Wonderful sculptures where the possiblility of a shot is reduced due to sheer saturation. Your photo was fantastic. The softened B&W really makes it pop. I was planning on catching the ISS flying overhead but the weather took a turn and a thick blanket of cloud followed me up the road.

Kodiak - Please excuse my lack of knowledge but what is keystone adjustment? I use Lightroom to process my shots and still a novice with it. any help is appreciated.

[Kodiak]

Hey Craig, this adjustment will try to re-establish the parallaxes in a scene.
When one is using a wide angle for such takes, the backward projection always
occur. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_effect

[csa mt]

Craig, Welcome to the forums! Glad to have you join us here, especially with your beautiful opening shots! I really like both, but #2 is my favorite, it's absolutely beautiful!! The ISS would indeed have been quite an added bonus!

I was fortunate enough many years ago to visit your beautiful country with amazingly friendly people that made our trip even more enjoyable!

[Donald]

Craig

What Daniel (Kodiak) is saying about keystoning is something you can correct in post-processing. It's one of those things that you'll get to on the learning curve as you develop your knowledge and skills and get more and more into post processing.

The classic example of keystoning is if you point your camera upwards to shoot a tall building. It makes the building look as if it's falling backwards. Unless you're doing so for artistic effect and really emphasise the effect, it can look a bit odd. Otherwise you can correct it with a number of post-processing software packages that are out there (so long as the effect is not too extreme).

Of course, if you're filthy rich you can buy a tilt and shift lens and that can do the job for you right there on location. And if you're that rich, just remember that you've got a new best mate in Glenfarg!!

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Wavelength]

Fine images; second one looks more neat

[deetheturk]

Nice images Craig, and welcome to C in C!

David

[bnnrcn]

Welcome Craig, I like both of them

[thecraig]

Thank you very much for the explanation Kodiak - I will have a mess around with the lens correction settings with that shot.

And thank you very much with the positive comments. 'Better lucky than good' is my mantra when taking photos - for every good shot, there's around 10 that got binned.