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SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3232 posts, RR: 24
Posted (5 years 9 months 5 days 9 hours ago) and read 1049 times:

Here's a shot I like: shortly after take off from LGA, with Manhattan in the background (click for the larger version).

Is it going to get dark? Is the inclusion of Manhattan, albeit in the distance, enough to balance out the dark wing?

Tony

Nikon: we don't want more pixels, we want better pixels.

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Lanas From Argentina, joined Aug 2006, 977 posts, RR: 15
Reply 1, posted (5 years 9 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 1040 times:

Hi Tony

I don´t know the criteria for such almost-night wing shots, but I believe you´ve got a pretty sharp image there. However, I think there´s not too much detail of the landscape you´re trying to show. That might play against its chances.
What I would try to do is boost the contrast up a bit, if possible, and also I believe it needs a bit of CCW rotation. I´m not sure about that though.

Nice shot. Good luck with it. bigthumbsup

Cheers

Lanas.-

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." J.R.R. Tolkien

SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3232 posts, RR: 24
Reply 2, posted (5 years 9 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 1019 times:

Quoting Lanas (Reply 1):

I don´t know the criteria for such almost-night wing shots,

I don't know either! All my night shots have been rejected for dark!!!

Quoting Lanas (Reply 1):
I think there´s not too much detail of the landscape you´re trying to show.

That's my worry too.

Quoting Lanas (Reply 1):
What I would try to do is boost the contrast up a bit,

I've already increased it compared to the original. Any more and it looks a bit too contrasty in my eyes...

Quoting Lanas (Reply 1):
and also I believe it needs a bit of CCW rotation. I´m not sure about that though.

I played around with ration and I think this is what I'm happy with. We'll see...

Tony

Nikon: we don't want more pixels, we want better pixels.

SNATH From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 3232 posts, RR: 24
Reply 3, posted (5 years 9 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 937 times:

Third time lucky on my recent "dark" uploads.

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