Rainstorm

Cornflake · November 22, 2011

Criticism is appreciated.

TreyHoff · November 22, 2011

This is a nice shot. I like how you placed the horizon low in the frame to emphasize the rain and clouds. It's great as is, but I wonder if the photo would have a more dramatic impact if the clouds were darker, yet maintaining the graytone of the rain and the highlights in the clouds? How is the color version?

rpavich · November 23, 2011

that is pretty darn dramatic....nicely done.

Cornflake · November 23, 2011

rpavich, thanks very much.

TreyHoff, I appreciate the comments. I tried it with more dramatic clouds but it began to look unreal to me. This version is closer to what I saw. I don't think images always have to be anchored to what we saw, but here I preferred it.

The color version looked like this, although I didn't work it up completely because I knew I didn't like it:

I shot with daylight white balance and the storm had a very blue light.

kdog · November 24, 2011

Call me crazy, but I actually like the color version better. That's a great little storm you captured.

TreyHoff · November 24, 2011

Cornflake wrote: »

rpavich, thanks very much.

TreyHoff, I appreciate the comments. I tried it with more dramatic clouds but it began to look unreal to me. This version is closer to what I saw. I don't think images always have to be anchored to what we saw, but here I preferred it.

You know it! Stay true to your vision.

Doug Solis · November 25, 2011

I really love the second version. It almost looks like the eye of a hurricane dumping rain.

Cornflake · November 25, 2011

kdog, TreyHoff, Doug, thanks very much for commenting. You have me wondering if I rejected the color version too quickly. Maybe I'll work it up and see what I think.