2016 Project 52, First Quarter by Joe/ Joebranko

[joebranko]

An ND filter is a good idea for the next time, I like the image, I prefer the cropped version

Thank you Binnur.

[joebranko]

For this composition the focal point is the statement painted on the embankment of the Grand River. I chose mono as the writing was white and the concrete grey so to keep the focus, I subdued the bright colours of the fence, houses and the man's clothing by going mono. I kept the man in the frame to suggest it was he who had the curfew, .

[joebranko]

Another attempt at the winery in Beamsville ON. This time with a little snow on the ground ( very little coverage considering the large winter storm we experienced earlier this week!). Anyway I decided to take a shot anyway for who knows if we will get any more snow this winter?
The sun was trying to break through and the light was very diffuse, and there was no help, from a colour viewpoint, from the overcast sky.
f8; 1/320"; 55mm; ISO 100



I had taken some other angles of this but had had some trouble keeping the building and the vines both in focus. This shot was the sharpest of the lot. Still studying hyperfocal distance!

[IzzieK]

It could have been 'I have a few cars'...sorry Joe -- my mind is in the blink today. Too many little men with no cars.

For this composition the focal point is the statement painted on the embankment of the Grand River. I chose mono as the writing was white and the concrete grey so to keep the focus, I subdued the bright colours of the fence, houses and the man's clothing by going mono. I kept the man in the frame to suggest it was he who had the curfew, .

[IzzieK]

I still like this one though....that space leads the eyes to that house, pity the other building is there too.

Another attempt at the winery in Beamsville ON. This time with a little snow on the ground ( very little coverage considering the large winter storm we experienced earlier this week!). Anyway I decided to take a shot anyway for who knows if we will get any more snow this winter?
The sun was trying to break through and the light was very diffuse, and there was no help, from a colour viewpoint, from the overcast sky.
f8; 1/320"; 55mm; ISO 100

[bnnrcn]

Hi Joe, I think I still like your second uploaded image of the same scene as the composition was better. Cropping this one from the left a bit might help the composition as the house looks a bit too centred in the image. Anyway the vineyard looks so nice with those yellow-brown colors in all images of the same scene

Another attempt at the winery in Beamsville ON. This time with a little snow on the ground ( very little coverage considering the large winter storm we experienced earlier this week!). Anyway I decided to take a shot anyway for who knows if we will get any more snow this winter?
The sun was trying to break through and the light was very diffuse, and there was no help, from a colour viewpoint, from the overcast sky.
f8; 1/320"; 55mm; ISO 100



I had taken some other angles of this but had had some trouble keeping the building and the vines both in focus. This shot was the sharpest of the lot. Still studying hyperfocal distance!

[joebranko]

This is one of the piers in Hamilton Harbour. In Summer this is normally filled with pleasure boats, but not yet. It was late in the afternoon and the light was quite pleasant. There is a film of ice on the water in most areas which reduced the reflection. I would like to revisit this area in a few days and repeat this shot after the ice has gone. I also plan to pull back and get the reflection of the iron gate in the shot.

[Wavelength]

Excellent set of images; i got really engaged in watching them

[IzzieK]

This is a beautiful shot, Joe. It will be nice to see the comparison. I like the light too. You have a bit of reflection there. Couldn't you have moved a little to catch that if that was what you want? I like this now as it is a strong composition. Does that gate allow people in? There seem to be some benches on the other side of the gate...

[Shadowman]

Another attempt at the winery in Beamsville ON. This time with a little snow on the ground ( very little coverage considering the large winter storm we experienced earlier this week!). Anyway I decided to take a shot anyway for who knows if we will get any more snow this winter?
The sun was trying to break through and the light was very diffuse, and there was no help, from a colour viewpoint, from the overcast sky.
f8; 1/320"; 55mm; ISO 100



I had taken some other angles of this but had had some trouble keeping the building and the vines both in focus. This shot was the sharpest of the lot. Still studying hyperfocal distance!

Nicely composed.

[Shadowman]

This is one of the piers in Hamilton Harbour. In Summer this is normally filled with pleasure boats, but not yet. It was late in the afternoon and the light was quite pleasant. There is a film of ice on the water in most areas which reduced the reflection. I would like to revisit this area in a few days and repeat this shot after the ice has gone. I also plan to pull back and get the reflection of the iron gate in the shot.

Nicely done.

[joebranko]

This is a beautiful shot, Joe. It will be nice to see the comparison. I like the light too. You have a bit of reflection there. Couldn't you have moved a little to catch that if that was what you want? I like this now as it is a strong composition. Does that gate allow people in? There seem to be some benches on the other side of the gate...

The sign on the gate says 'Private Property' and it is locked! The benches are for members of the sailing club. When I return I will try for better reflections.

[bnnrcn]

Already a nice image Joe, but your next trial without ice and with more reflections might look even nicer

This is one of the piers in Hamilton Harbour. In Summer this is normally filled with pleasure boats, but not yet. It was late in the afternoon and the light was quite pleasant. There is a film of ice on the water in most areas which reduced the reflection. I would like to revisit this area in a few days and repeat this shot after the ice has gone. I also plan to pull back and get the reflection of the iron gate in the shot.

[joebranko]

Went back to see if I could improve on my previous exposure of this scene. The ice is gone but a slight breeze was causing a ripple. I thought of changing my filter for an ND 10. But the light was fading fast when I got there so I kept the set up on my camera. This was shot with my Canon 18-55mm, my previous one was with my Sigma 17mm. Not sure why I can not get the verticals vertical!!
This is my fourth and last attempt!

[joebranko]

This was shot across part of the bay of Hamilton Harbour. The sun was setting behind and to the left of this scene. There was a slight haze in the background.
f 5.6, ISO 400, 46mm, 1/25"

[bnnrcn]

Certainly better

Went back to see if I could improve on my previous exposure of this scene. The ice is gone but a slight breeze was causing a ripple. I thought of changing my filter for an ND 10. But the light was fading fast when I got there so I kept the set up on my camera. This was shot with my Canon 18-55mm, my previous one was with my Sigma 17mm. Not sure why I can not get the verticals vertical!!
This is my fourth and last attempt!

[bnnrcn]

You have some soft red colors in the sky and in the water. Why don't you bring them out to show the sunset effect more It is unlucky of you that some lamp posts are spoiling your image but I don't think you can do much about them.Do you have some more space at the top ? The image might look better with some more sky and a centered waterline would suit the image

This was shot across part of the bay of Hamilton Harbour. The sun was setting behind and to the left of this scene. There was a slight haze in the background.
f 5.6, ISO 400, 46mm, 1/25"

[joebranko]

You have some soft red colors in the sky and in the water. Why don't you bring them out to show the sunset effect more It is unlucky of you that some lamp posts are spoiling your image but I don't think you can do much about them.Do you have some more space at the top ? The image might look better with some more sky and a centered waterline would suit the image

Thanjs Binnur: I like your suggestion of centering the waterline. I will defineytry it. With regards the colours; I had the opposite idea: I was thinking of desaturating everything to see if that would capture the mood that I experienced.

[joebranko]

Waterline centered and colours de saturated, and clarity reduced:

[Geoff F]

The second shot of the pier with those excellent reflections looks good. The right side verticals seem correct so maybe the top left corner needs a bit of an inwards 'push' until the lamp posts are upright then a slight crop to keep everything square.

I tend to find that I get better results by pushing in to condense a few pixels rather than by pulling out and 'stretching' them.

With the last scene. Having a halfway horizon is usually something to be avoided but sometimes, like this case, it does actually produce a better result and the sky possibly seems fractionally cramped in the original.

I'm not sure about that post but I tend to think that I would prefer to see all of it, as in the second version, or clone it out? But cloning could be tricky amongst the trees.