From: Larry Colen
On my way home from what I'll euphemistically call lunch, it was
lunch, perhaps food is the euphemism, I noticed an old trailer parked
in the back of what used to be an RV lot in Scotts Valley. It may be
older than I, was probably quite the item when new, but now seems
even more decrepit than I. In other words, a photo opportunity that
I couldn't resist. There is something that I find strangely
compelling about photographing things that have decayed from their
past glory.
Now that I've had a chance to look at the photos, I'm a bit
disappointed. I got a few nice ones, but none as nice as they looked
through the viewfinder. So, I'm actively soliciting feedback on what
I should have done. Six photos, two of the trailer, four detail
shots.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157628213959037/ or
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157628213959037/
As an aside, due to a complete brainfart, the first photo I took was,
according to the camera, five stops underexposed at ISO 80. I hit
auto tone on the nearly black image in lightroom, and a surprisingly
clean photo appeared. Artistically, it was dreck, but for a photo
shot at 1/4000 sec rather than 1/60, it was very sharp and noise free
dreck.
The black and white rendition doesn't really work for me, although I
understand the circumstances that produced it. I just don't see a
successful image rescue there.
Two things I would try are:
1. Back off so that you can use a longer lens and still get the whole
scene. It looks really distorted to me in the manner of taking close-ups
of people's noses with an extreme WA lens. It's just not a technique
that has great appeal.
2. Try to shoot it when it isn't in full, specular daylight - maybe come
back around sunset to get skylight. Also gives you the opportunity to
get the exposure right this time around.
To me a good, properly exposed image is worth more than a good rescued
image.
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