2016 Project 52, Third Quarter by Joe/ Joebranko

[joebranko]

Another shot from PortDalhousie

[joebranko]

Early morning at Confederation Park.



f8, ISO 200,100mm, 1/640"

[IzzieK]

This is a good one, Joe...I love it...waiting has its rewards...and this one is just about it. Good job.

Early morning at Confederation Park.



f8, ISO 200,100mm, 1/640"

[joebranko]

Sailboat at anchor.

Dawn at the lake shore, Confederation Park

ISO 400, f 11, 1/160, 96mm.

[joebranko]

Toronto Skyline backlit by the sunrise.
f8, 250mm, 1/320", 400iso

[IzzieK]

Unusual shots, Joe...I much prefer #1 between the two of these...

[joebranko]

Unusual shots, Joe...I much prefer #1 between the two of these...

Thanks Izzie. My 250mm lens was not quite up to the task
of capturing this skyline about 30km away. But I thought I'd give it a shot anyway🤔

[Urbanflyer]

#2 has some artistic potential to be explored! A good challenge--Looks more like a middle eastern site than Toronto for those of us not steeped in the profile of specific buildings!

[joebranko]

#2 has some artistic potential to be explored! A good challenge-

Thanks Judith. I'll have to give this more thought.

[joebranko]

Canada Goose: Backlit by Sunrise

[Geoff F]

All good and some potentially tricky exposures have come out well.

[bnnrcn]

Lovely shot Joe The yellow color cast adds to the look of the water but I think the color of the goose needs correcting a bit selectively

[joebranko]

Another sunrise:



and some shots before the sunrise:

[Urbanflyer]

Beautiful colors! Are you still focusing on composition as your goal for improvement for the year?

I liked the abstract quality of the second one. The improvements in composition that would attract me as a viewer are these:

1. cropping in just a little from both sides and possibly a small amount off the top
2. increasing saturation just a smidgen except in the very top of the sky.
3. increasing clarity in the orange water to provide just a little more textural interest.

Clearly, once again, this is all personal preference. You have wonderful colors as a starting place!

[Wavelength]

Enjoying your new set of images; all have something special about them

[Geoff F]

Some more tricky scenes which have been well handled.

[bnnrcn]

I like #2 and #3 Joe IMO the setting sun in the first image deserves a better composition. Nice colors and I like the calmness but the big tree doesn't work well.

[joebranko]

Beautiful colors! Are you still focusing on composition as your goal for improvement for the year?

I liked the abstract quality of the second one. The improvements in composition that would attract me as a viewer are these:

1. cropping in just a little from both sides and possibly a small amount off the top
2. increasing saturation just a smidgen except in the very top of the sky.
3. increasing clarity in the orange water to provide just a little more textural interest.

Thanks Judith. Yes still working on improving composition. Your suggestions are welcome. Here are the changes I have made based on your suggestions:

[joebranko]

I like #2 and #3 Joe IMO the setting sun in the first image deserves a better composition. Nice colors and I like the calmness but the big tree doesn't work well.

I will try an alternate composition:



This has removed half of the offending tree and ( hopefully) makes the sunrise more prominent.

[bnnrcn]

It looks better than the original Joe. I shot something like this in the past ( setting sun through a big tree) too and I had the same problem with the composition. So, I usually don't prefer to shoot those kind of scenes now unless I'm sure it is a great composition