Christmas Lights

bgarland

Here are a couple shots I took last night. I like the angle and framing of the first shot but with at F8 and a 30 sec exposure the clouds are a little fuzzed out.

The second shot I opened up to F5 and dropped the exposure to about 13 seconds. I like the clouds better but the angle of the shot is not as good IMO.

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Jack'll do

I much prefer the second shot. There is more detail in the stonewall on the right, the colors seem a bit more vibrant, and the sky is much improved compared to #1. There's lots to see in this image and it presents a very pleasant mood.

bgarland

Jack'll do wrote:

I much prefer the second shot. There is more detail in the stonewall on the right, the colors seem a bit more vibrant, and the sky is much improved compared to #1. There's lots to see in this image and it presents a very pleasant mood.

Thanks for the feedback.

Good point on the rock wall detail. I was thinking about the missed left end of the house in that shot but after reading your input, I agree the second angle does bring a lot more detail into the forground.