Seems to be the day for Sunrises and Sunsets..

PreachermanPreacherman Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
edited December 15, 2008 in Landscapes
So I pulled a nice sunrise from last year off my Smugmug to share. Was really early on the way to work near Durham, England. Temp was about -3 degrees C

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John
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2008
    -3 is cool ! nice colors in the sky. Trees seems to be a little soft headscratch.gif
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  • PixNWPixNW Registered Users Posts: 141 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2008
    I really like the overall feel of this, especially the colors. Cold temps can usually provide crystal clearness, and this feels a little soft to me.
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  • PreachermanPreacherman Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited December 14, 2008
    Thanks for feedback.

    What do you mean "soft"? I remember it was barely light and sort of a misty/frosty morning. I was concentrating on trying to capture the colours accurately. That orange was exactly what it was like!

    How could I have "hardened" the trees?

    Cheers

    John
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2008
    Preacherman wrote:
    Thanks for feedback.

    What do you mean "soft"? I remember it was barely light and sort of a misty/frosty morning. I was concentrating on trying to capture the colours accurately. That orange was exactly what it was like!

    How could I have "hardened" the trees?

    Cheers

    John

    Soft generally implied just a little bit out of focus. It's possible that this was a little dark so your shutter speed was a little low. Other times it could mean your subject was moving a bit, like if there was wind. There are a lot of factors that could help you make it a bit sharper, such as using a tripod, upping the ISO (so you can use a faster shutter speed), etc.
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2008
    Preacherman wrote:
    Thanks for feedback.

    What do you mean "soft"? I remember it was barely light and sort of a misty/frosty morning. I was concentrating on trying to capture the colours accurately. That orange was exactly what it was like!

    How could I have "hardened" the trees?

    Cheers

    John

    Did you focus on the sky or the trees?

    I had a similar problem with a moonrise over city lights at night. The shots where I focused on the moon the city lights were soft.
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2008
    It is soft, but I like it in this image thumb.gif
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  • PreachermanPreacherman Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited December 15, 2008
    ahhh right!! Soft means out of focus :D gotcha.

    I cant remember what I focussed on to be honest. I didnt have time for my tripod - I was on way to work so as I said jumped out of car and took about 5 shots. It would have been a slowish speed to be honest.

    But thanks for the comments and feedback. Much appreciated.

    Cheers

    John
    www.johnjobling.smugmug.com
  • spechtalspechtal Registered Users Posts: 344 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2008
    The colours are lovely.
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