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Majestic Loarre


alberto.conde

Levels, USM and curves adjustments done in PS CS plus the addition of a number of filters to sharpen.


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Once again I submit a photo of the castle of Loarre.

This one wastaken with a Cosina 19-35mm lens, of which performance i am gettingmore and more frustrated...

In any case, the dominance of the plainsbelow by this magnificent romanesque castle is well shown in the image(IMHO...)

What do you think?

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Make the horizon more horizontal by rotating the image clockwise a bit and crop out the bottom third to eliminate the shrub on the bottom right corner. That would make this picture an awesome panorama in my opinion.
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esta tambien me gusta, aunque prefiero la otra, porqu蠥s mೠ"concenrtada" en el castillo; en esta la nubes buscan la escena al castillo.
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Seems a little blurry, is this the complaint you have about the lens? Regardless, I think it is difficult to capture landscapes of ruins and create an interesting image, but you done it very well here. Nice photo.
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On the lens: The somewhat slight blurriness of the scene is exactly the complaint about the lens. It does happen at maximum aperture (here it was 19mm). On top of that there is that "fishy eyed" effect on the horizon. As some of you know, I use a bubble level fitted in the hotshoe of my camera (I am quite paranoic about the horizontals being horizontal. if you check the verticals of the castle you'll agree with me they are quite vertical)

On warming filter: I do have and use regularly a warming polarizer. Not here. I did use a slim polarizer but not a warming one. The light was a cold early morning light of a chilly November day (2 minus)

On cropping I would not argue with any of you. That's a matter of individual opinion and I do listen with much attention to your different views. Thanks a lot!

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Alberto, a fine sky above a magnificent landscape. I find it frustrating when one's lenses do not do justice to the shot. In case you are thinking of changing the Cosina here is a site (you may already be aware of it) which I find useful for a rough idea of lens quality. Navigate to lens tests.

 

http://www.photozone.de/bindex2.html

 

I have a Sigma 12-24 (on a Canon 300D that is 20-40) but I am not happy with the performance of that lens. It always requires stopping down to get a reasoanble result but is acceptable at f8 on a tripod. - regards and seasons greetings to you - Colin

 

 

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Bellisima imagen con ese sello tuyo. Felices fiestas y que el anio que entra sea mejor y con muchas fotos tuyas!
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Thanks for your encouraging comments and thanks for the tip about the lenses tests site. And many happy wishes to all for the New Year
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Another masterly composed landscape from you. I think you placed the horizon in the center intentionally to emphasize the vastness of the wide plains. First I thought about cropping at the bottom, but now I think you are right not to sacrifice anything there. Centered horizon is right here, but what about a square format ? 19 mm is very wide, but here I would like a WIDE field of view also in the vertical direction - because of the great sky. You could make two landscape shots and stitch them vertically for a square format shot - just an idea. Regards, Carsten
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Great idea yours. I should think about it and try! Seeing how masterly you stitch some images one has the temptation to learn to do it!

Happy New Year!

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