Went to France recently and also just purchased Adobe Elements.
Photo was taken in Reims, Champagne region. Weather was very bad that day with a lot of rain and took the short break from the wet to take this shot.
Wanted to use the front Vines to frame this shot to show the beautiful grape vines and the open hilly country side in Reims.
Camera setting is as follow :
Focal Length : 18mm
Exp Time : 1/1000
F/ 3.5
Added Vig to pull viewers focus towards the centre vines and through the vines, the beautiful countryside.I feel that I should have increased the contrast a bit more. Would actually love to darken the sides much more as I feel that it is still pulling viewers towards the side though it has already been darken.
Opinion appreciated on :
1. Framing and cropping of photos
Am I correct to frame photos using the 2 standing vines ? Did it help pull view focus towards the centre ?
Have I observed the 1/3 rules ?
2. Post processing
What do I need to do in terms of colour satuation and contrast ? What else should I manipulate to achieve a decent photo ?
3. Shooting techniques
I was using the biggest appeture as it felt dark and that I wanted stability in the very windy conditions. Some of the vines were blowing and I needed a fast shutter speed to keep it still.
All comments are warmly appreciated.
Photo was taken in Reims, Champagne region. Weather was very bad that day with a lot of rain and took the short break from the wet to take this shot.
Wanted to use the front Vines to frame this shot to show the beautiful grape vines and the open hilly country side in Reims.
Camera setting is as follow :
Focal Length : 18mm
Exp Time : 1/1000
F/ 3.5
Added Vig to pull viewers focus towards the centre vines and through the vines, the beautiful countryside.I feel that I should have increased the contrast a bit more. Would actually love to darken the sides much more as I feel that it is still pulling viewers towards the side though it has already been darken.
Opinion appreciated on :
1. Framing and cropping of photos
Am I correct to frame photos using the 2 standing vines ? Did it help pull view focus towards the centre ?
Have I observed the 1/3 rules ?
2. Post processing
What do I need to do in terms of colour satuation and contrast ? What else should I manipulate to achieve a decent photo ?
3. Shooting techniques
I was using the biggest appeture as it felt dark and that I wanted stability in the very windy conditions. Some of the vines were blowing and I needed a fast shutter speed to keep it still.
All comments are warmly appreciated.