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<blockquote data-quote="lorenbrothers" data-source="post: 542915" data-attributes="member: 41042">1st photograph:&nbsp; This was taken at one of the most photographed sites in the temple (boyfriend snaps pic of girlfriend in front of tree) so to start with I had to work around 1,000 tourists to even get a shot.&nbsp; I wanted to get a different type of photograph though.&nbsp; So I used my 24-70mm lens to grab the whole tree from 70' away.&nbsp; Of course the very bright sky blew the rest of the detail out.&nbsp; Cropped, sharpened, and converted to B/W. Adjusted the contrast heavily. From there I was able lighten the whole frame without blowing out the sky even more.&nbsp; It is dark and moody ... but that is the effect I was looking for.&nbsp; Not an average tourist snap at Ta Phrom!&nbsp; Ansel Adams would have loved it.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />2nd Photograph:&nbsp; Taken from 50' away (no flash work from that distance <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) and cropped down. Sharpened slightly and converted to B/W.&nbsp; WYSIWYG.&nbsp; True to life.&nbsp; It is what I saw.&nbsp; (The difference between an artist and a technician in my opinion)I do see your observations but it isn't what I look to achieve in my photographs.&nbsp; I do appreciate your comments though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="lorenbrothers, post: 542915, member: 41042"] 1st photograph: This was taken at one of the most photographed sites in the temple (boyfriend snaps pic of girlfriend in front of tree) so to start with I had to work around 1,000 tourists to even get a shot. I wanted to get a different type of photograph though. So I used my 24-70mm lens to grab the whole tree from 70' away. Of course the very bright sky blew the rest of the detail out. Cropped, sharpened, and converted to B/W. Adjusted the contrast heavily. From there I was able lighten the whole frame without blowing out the sky even more. It is dark and moody ... but that is the effect I was looking for. Not an average tourist snap at Ta Phrom! Ansel Adams would have loved it. ;) 2nd Photograph: Taken from 50' away (no flash work from that distance ;) ) and cropped down. Sharpened slightly and converted to B/W. WYSIWYG. True to life. It is what I saw. (The difference between an artist and a technician in my opinion) I do see your observations but it isn't what I look to achieve in my photographs. I do appreciate your comments though. [/QUOTE]

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