Cathedral Rape

Fangman · 21-04-2007, 22:30

After a couple of attempts earlier in the week hand holding - managed to go back with tripod and waded into the field of oilseed rape - worth the sneezes - and used f40 to try and get more depth of field. NW side of Ely Cathedral lit by late afternoon sun (most of the day in shadow) about a 1.5miles away. Still like mid-summer and this is about 3-4 weeks early flowering.

Charlotte · 22-04-2007, 00:40

TBH Fangman I can't see where the focal point is ... cathedral is not in sharp focus, nor is the rape field ... your lens seems to have focused on the clouds + your nice long DoF got lost

You've got nice bright colour in the flowers, but it loses its impact against such a pale sky. Not sure I like seeing a half-obliterated cathedral either. Sorry I couldn't be kinder with my comment, as it sounds like you worked really hard to get this, but it's hard to tell from the image what you were trying to portray

Fangman · 22-04-2007, 21:19

Thanks - there was a haze about all week - this was about as good as it got here in the Fens. As you travel down from the village to Ely the "ship of the Fens" grows out of the ground - further on you get the sprawl of new build - hundreds of them! I know it is an emotive view - I get a better one for the garden but no rape field - next year I
will have to persuade the farmer to plant the right field!

j sotelo · 22-04-2007, 23:28

Very nice shot, but the colors are a bit to pale I wrote a tutorial about 2 days ago. How to color boost your images, I tried it with your image, I also did some shapening to the cathedral, and some lens blurr to the Fens, and this is what I came out with...

Hope you like it...

Maybe a frame would have been nice but I just wanted to try the color boost on it to see what it would look like..

**Markulous** · 23-04-2007, 07:48

Couldn't resist!

Gave it a 'circular polariser' treatment and adjusted curves

Fangman · 23-04-2007, 09:11

Thanks guys - they both make a much more dramatic image - I must have a play before I do any printing of the image.

Liam O'Neill · 24-04-2007, 23:56

The issue with the sharpness might be down to the F40 aperture. Even full frame stuff is going to suffer from diffraction at that level, and diffraction leads to softish images.

21-04-2007, 22:30	#1 (permalink)
Fangman Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ely Posts: 1,091	Cathedral Rape After a couple of attempts earlier in the week hand holding - managed to go back with tripod and waded into the field of oilseed rape - worth the sneezes - and used f40 to try and get more depth of field. NW side of Ely Cathedral lit by late afternoon sun (most of the day in shadow) about a 1.5miles away. Still like mid-summer and this is about 3-4 weeks early flowering.

22-04-2007, 00:40	#2 (permalink)
Charlotte Loves the place Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Romsey, Hampshire Posts: 6,319	Re: Cathedral Rape TBH Fangman I can't see where the focal point is ... cathedral is not in sharp focus, nor is the rape field ... your lens seems to have focused on the clouds + your nice long DoF got lost You've got nice bright colour in the flowers, but it loses its impact against such a pale sky. Not sure I like seeing a half-obliterated cathedral either. Sorry I couldn't be kinder with my comment, as it sounds like you worked really hard to get this, but it's hard to tell from the image what you were trying to portray __________________ What you do todayis important because you exchanged a day of your life for it You only ever get one chance to make a good first impression Work Smarter, Not Harder

22-04-2007, 21:19	#3 (permalink)
Fangman Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ely Posts: 1,091	Re: Cathedral Rape Thanks - there was a haze about all week - this was about as good as it got here in the Fens. As you travel down from the village to Ely the "ship of the Fens" grows out of the ground - further on you get the sprawl of new build - hundreds of them! I know it is an emotive view - I get a better one for the garden but no rape field - next year I will have to persuade the farmer to plant the right field!

22-04-2007, 23:28	#4 (permalink)
j sotelo Feet under the table Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Diego, Ca. Where the Surf meets the Turf Posts: 1,949	Re: Cathedral Rape Very nice shot, but the colors are a bit to pale I wrote a tutorial about 2 days ago. How to color boost your images, I tried it with your image, I also did some shapening to the cathedral, and some lens blurr to the Fens, and this is what I came out with... Hope you like it... Maybe a frame would have been nice but I just wanted to try the color boost on it to see what it would look like.. __________________ "A Wise Man can see more from the bottom of a well than a Fool can see from the top of a mountain. "

23-04-2007, 07:48	#5 (permalink)
Markulous Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peak District Posts: 10,144	Re: Cathedral Rape Couldn't resist! Gave it a 'circular polariser' treatment and adjusted curves

23-04-2007, 09:11	#6 (permalink)
Fangman Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ely Posts: 1,091	Re: Cathedral Rape Thanks guys - they both make a much more dramatic image - I must have a play before I do any printing of the image.

24-04-2007, 23:56	#7 (permalink)
Liam O'Neill Getting Comfy Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 138	Re: Cathedral Rape The issue with the sharpness might be down to the F40 aperture. Even full frame stuff is going to suffer from diffraction at that level, and diffraction leads to softish images.

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