tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post1640508724127055806..comments2023-09-13T06:18:46.686-05:00Comments on Points of Light: Cornfield sunsetJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270153414386269152noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-23715866996356621622007-08-10T23:06:00.000-05:002007-08-10T23:06:00.000-05:00This is a beautiful shot - very well done James!This is a beautiful shot - very well done James!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343964177122976894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-58624558904418910832007-08-09T12:22:00.000-05:002007-08-09T12:22:00.000-05:00http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/dpol/winner.cf...http://www.pointsoflight.org/awards/dpol/winner.cfm?AwardNum=2186Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-73226678159945928772007-08-09T00:34:00.000-05:002007-08-09T00:34:00.000-05:00aah, i'm fairly new to photography so haven't come...aah, i'm fairly new to photography so haven't come across those filters. i'll have to check around and play. <BR/><BR/>i'm not a fan of the HDR stuff myself. too much all over grey for my liking.jayfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372082787429678347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-85264615157011521352007-08-07T07:24:00.000-05:002007-08-07T07:24:00.000-05:00Thanks, everyone for the comments. Because I'm vis...Thanks, everyone for the comments. <BR/><BR/>Because I'm visualizing the scene in my mind's eye while adjusting the exposure settings and camera position between shots, the process can literally be a shot in the dark (or two shots in this case).<BR/><BR/>No corn stalks were harmed in the making of this picture and I wasn't terribly tempted to grab an ear or two - it's field corn, which is nowhere near as good as sweet corn. I also learned after packing up and driving off that the road was marked "private." If I had to, I could explain the honest mistake of missing the sign at the road's entrance (it was pretty small), but I'm not sure how I'd explain the ears of corn on the car seat (they followed me in?).<BR/><BR/>jayfish, good observation. Because of the thin stalks and tassels above the horizon, I was left with two choices - have a sharply contrasting, hard edge on the cornstalks, which I thought would screm "fake" louder than the darker transition area, which to me is very similar to the look of using graduated neutral density filters, which is another technique for shooting in this type of situation. I've also seen computer-generated high density range shots, but I'm not a big fan of that look, either.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270153414386269152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-70543448266888209222007-08-07T05:33:00.000-05:002007-08-07T05:33:00.000-05:00I was up your way this weekend and the cornfields ...I was up your way this weekend and the cornfields were lovely. Didn't happen to catch the sunset, though.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482567840321600439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-15113428274717675792007-08-06T23:28:00.000-05:002007-08-06T23:28:00.000-05:00nice dramatic colors but too bad about the black e...nice dramatic colors but too bad about the black edge between the sky and cornfield. i guess that's the main problem with trying to blend different exposures...jayfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372082787429678347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-32942607451243845062007-08-06T21:31:00.000-05:002007-08-06T21:31:00.000-05:00Very nice. Love those waving cornstalks in late s...Very nice. Love those waving cornstalks in late summer. The big question is: were you tempted to grab a couple of ears on your way out?SJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980679204206291548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-8652913005383322732007-08-06T20:35:00.000-05:002007-08-06T20:35:00.000-05:00Sorry I misstype and deleted the comment. You can ...Sorry I misstype and deleted the comment. You can deleted that comment.<BR/><BR/>Here it is again:<BR/><BR/>I'm amazed by all your photographs. I like how you manage to put such lovely colors in all your photos.<BR/><BR/>This one's gorgeous!lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706027242022517570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-18544003966200382292007-08-06T20:33:00.000-05:002007-08-06T20:33:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706027242022517570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-68341866384047743072007-08-06T13:02:00.000-05:002007-08-06T13:02:00.000-05:00BeautifulTake CareMichaelBeautiful<BR/><BR/>Take Care<BR/>MichaelMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502248241093670156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12298345.post-53143879659098442302007-08-05T23:52:00.000-05:002007-08-05T23:52:00.000-05:00Well James, thats just the most clever camera work...Well James, thats just the most clever camera work I've ever seen. You are an amazing photographer....I stand amazed at that beauty, those rich colors.<BR/>Love it...thanks for telling us how you accomplished it.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.com