Re: [photos] Brighton Pavilion - trying silhouettes

* Paul Furman wrote:
> Troy Piggins wrote:
>> Went to Brighton for a day trip.  As the sun was setting, saw an
>> op****tunity for a silhouette of the intricate Pavilion building
>> roof.  Any tips?  Did they come out alright?
>> ...
>> I quite liked this shot with trees framing:
>> 
>>
http://piggo.com/~troy/photos.php?album=2008_03_27&img=photos/2008_03_27/img_6605.jpg
>
> Pretty good, I like that last one though I want to play with the 
> cropping a little, or really my first inclination is to go a little 
> wider. I have a tough time with those tree framed scenes: never 
> satisfied with the composition. That lighting sure is nicer than noon!
>
> Apart from endless possible fiddly crop/composition comments, the last 
> one could have benefited from focusing closer for a hyperfocal DOF. The 
> front left branches are out of focus and presumably you were focused at 
> infinity whereas the building is probably only 20 meters away so you 
> could have focused with the scale on the lens to 10 meters or less and 
> got it all sharp.

Must admit I had thought about cropping a little tighter on that
last one.  The tree framing was intentional, but I think it's too
much or it extends too far into the shot.

Hadn't thought about the hyperfocal DOF - I understand the theory
but at my skill level it's probably the last thing that occurs to
me.  I still have to think about lighting, composition,
whitebalance, aperture etc - I surprised myself to use the trees
for framing ;)  Good advice though.  I'll file it away for next
time a similar op****tunity arises.

Thanks Paul!

-- 
Troy Piggins
I always appreciate critique.