Done for the Day

Done for the day but not with the memory, best regaards, rek.

This view was narrow. I was happy to have film for better tonal gradations

in the vicinity of the sun. I didn't see any choice other than centering.

Comments and suggestions are welcomed. Thanks.

I'm really impressed with your control of light, this must have been a really difficult shot. Lovely warm glow and great silhouette  How did you manage to to avoid flare? I took a similar shot recently and found it difficult. Did you use any filters ? You mentioned the central composition and it might look wrong on a shot that was  more "busy" however such is the minimilistic nature of this shot I think it works quite well.

Best Regards

Alf

Thanks for the comments.  Alf, I think that this is so straight into the camera that flare just didn't materialize.  Also, the light was traveling through a lot of dust, so perhaps it wasn't as intense compared to a clear day or when the sun is higher in the sky.  I've always had pretty good luck with shots like this just by knowing where to point an in-camera spot meter to get the best exposure.  I wouldn't have even tried this with a digital camera, because I just can't get good tonal gradations around the sun with digital.  Even though I'm nearly all-digital now, this is one kind of shot where film is superior (IMO, of course).

Wonderful. Simplicity at its best. Fantastic tonal and the depth. Wonderful exposure. like it.
All the best to you. Warm Regards.

Stephen

 

The wider view of your other image is far superior IMHO.

Thanks again for the comments.  Marc, I sense that you like the other version better (just an intuitive feeling).  I probably do as well.  What strikes me, however, is that these two photos were taken from the same location and within moments of each other.  The lenses were very different focal lengths; one went wide and the other went narrow.  That simple change produced a host of differences in the photos and in viewers' reactions/preferences regarding the photos.  For me, that's one of the biggest challenges in photography:  seeing all of the possibilities in my mind's eye.  Too many times I've gotten the shot and walked away, and only later, when viewing the photo on the screen or light table, realized that there were other photos to be had that I missed.

I'll bet that farmer would like the picture very much. It captures the feeling of the beautiful sky as a reward after a long work day. Thanks for explaining the use of film for sun shots. Wonderful capture. Take care, Deanna