I would have shot this scene at sunrise where the buildings lights are already on. These kinds of images have be created without photoshop for decades.
these two tutorials are perfect Mahesh. i'm not sure about the others here, but i've purchased a few different books on photoshop and find them truly mind numbing. 90% of my photography is landscape photography, and it's sooooo hard to find information on just this subject.
and to JohnJ, how can you create those pictures at sunrise? the sun only sets in the west.
roberto1979 wrote:
and to JohnJ, how can you create those pictures at sunrise? the sun only sets in the west.
What?
These kinds of images are usually shot before the sun rises or after it sets, the sun is not above the horizon blazing into your lens. It doesn't matter very much which way you are facing, although generally preferable to have the sun rising behind you, but it's certainly not a show stopper.
well that doesn't change the fact that the overlooks Mahesh is taking the pictures from are more condusive for sunset pictures. he's a damn good photographer, but i doubt he can photoshop Queen Anne Hill further to the east so the sun is at his back for the sunrise.
my point is, if you've never been to seattle, you can really only take that picture from exactly where he is. queen anne, capital, and first hill are all physical features that he has to deal with in order to get pictures of the skyline.
roberto1979 wrote:
well that doesn't change the fact that the overlooks Mahesh is taking the pictures from are more condusive for sunset pictures. he's a damn good photographer, but i doubt he can photoshop Queen Anne Hill further to the east so the sun is at his back for the sunrise.
my point is, if you've never been to seattle, you can really only take that picture from exactly where he is. queen anne, capital, and first hill are all physical features that he has to deal with in order to get pictures of the skyline.
Who cares, it's about the techniques to get these kinds of shots, be they on film or digital or whatever. It's not about Seattle.
Sunrise images are taken in reverse order - darker to lighter. The pictures here were shot one somewhat to the south south east, them more to the southwest, one somewhat away from the setting sun and one towards the setting sun. Obviously locations will dictate the pictures you can take. But the real sunrise difficulty is more likely getting up early enough and gambling on acceptable conditions.
Craig Gillette wrote:
The pictures here were shot one somewhat to the south south east, them more to the southwest, one somewhat away from the setting sun and one towards the setting sun. Obviously locations will dictate the pictures you can take. .
yeah, maybe you said that a little clearer then i did.
Thanks great job on tutorial and a beautiful shot.
PLEASE make this into a article and post it in the article section of this site for future reference.
