November Storm

Does it gives an impression of a cold weather storm? or does the warm

light prevent that? Thanks!

Un instante unico muy bien mostrado.

Saludos.

An excellent depiction of an impending storm... the light of day being overtaken by the clouds and rain denotes a sense of urgency and drama... very well captured... Mike

 

Also, an elegantly designed dock and headwall... beautifully simple.

 

Beautiful light and colors, a full of serenity, congrats.

Una hermosa, casi misteriosa, me gusta desde donde lo has tomado, y que muestra, me lleva directamente a ver el hermoso reflejo del agua, Realmente la muestra de la belleza de las cosas simples. Saludso

This is a beautiful image. I like the contrast of the wood and stone against the grey/blue of the storm. Very well composed and presented.

 

Regards,

 

Dick

I like it as it is, but to answer your question: the cool weather is better tangible after a 82 cooling filter, IMO (20%, in CS3).

 

 

An excellent image with a dramatic background and a simple but effective foreground.In Carsten's version the cold weather is definitely better depicted but the impact of the glow in the background is reduced. Best regards.

What I like the most in this image is the contrast between dramatic sky and silent, calm waters from near plan. very beautiful and interesting image, indeed!

Well, Sumon. With PS magic you can make a composite of warm light and blue shade in a second - but it looks like PS...

Perfect compositon and a great light, regards

Carsten, I just wanted to express what I felt looking at your version. I wanted to say that the drama in the glow on the sky was lost in your version. Atle was eager to know whether the cold stormy weather was clearly expressed in his version or not. In that respect your version was definitely better. But, to me, on the whole, Atle’s presentation was better than your first version. In PS, should we try to make an image (not in a second) with the blue tone of the sky of your version and the glow of defused light of Atle’s version? Best regards.

I'm not so sure about Carsten's second image looking like a PS job. My first reaction was that the wharf was too light and cheery for the rest of the image. Toning it down strengthens the feeling of the impending storm. There is an interesting contrast too with the ordered sea wall and dock and the uncontrollable force of nature which is approaching.

Jeff, I hesitate to cool down parts of an image because it can feel implausible. A warm light source with cool looking parts screams "PS", IMO. Maybe thats too puristic, but one of my principles is to use consistent color temperature (the other is, never do a sky photomontage).

Thank you all for commentating and discussing this photo. Have not made up my mind wich is the best of the versions. In terms of pure astetics, Carsten's last version would be most appealing for the majority of viewers i think, due to the punch in the red light, but the first one empahizes coldness way better, The original seems to be too warm to give an impression of northeren climates. I like the idea of toning the wharf down to get a colder look...i dont know if its possible and still maintain the tonal flow, or if a break of that would look unreal... and regarding the "ps" feel, judging it on a monitor is difficult, but having big prints (wich i have not) of the versions would make it a lot easier to judge it. I took several shot here and have a version wich is wide (horisontal), and brighter, and include some mountain with snow that might help the "northern" feel that im looking for in a shot like this. Cheers!

I personally would not alter this picture. Even with the warm colours in the background, I get the feeling that the dark clouds are strangling the warmth out of the sky. I find the altered ones look a little fake to me. This picture gives me the feeling of urgency to get inside.

I prefer the original, the clear, sharp,crisp foreground with the unclear murky storm in the distance gives drama to the image. I have a feeling of calmness before the storm, great photo, regards