Just for Fun No C&C will be given: Ingjaldshóll

[Rajan Parrikar]

The church at Ingjaldshóll is seen at dusk. For details, go here.

 

[Mike Shimwell]

I can see why you couldn't resist this colour contrast! I'm not sure about the placement of the building, though the foreground is valuable. I'd prefer it lower in the frame, perhaps suggesting more sky would be a useful addition, albeit simply negative space.

Mike

 

[Cedric MASSOULIER]

I can see why you couldn't resist this colour contrast! I'm not sure about the placement of the building, though the foreground is valuable. I'd prefer it lower in the frame, perhaps suggesting more sky would be a useful addition, albeit simply negative space.

Mike

Hi,

I totally agree with Mike's comment
However, very nice shot.

Regards,

Cedric.

 

[Rajan Parrikar]

I can see why you couldn't resist this colour contrast! I'm not sure about the placement of the building, though the foreground is valuable. I'd prefer it lower in the frame, perhaps suggesting more sky would be a useful addition, albeit simply negative space.

Mike

Mike,

I included more of the foreground to provide context - the church is located on a historic farm. That said, there were technical difficulties if I were to include more of the sky. The shot was made handheld just before the onset of darkness, in less than favourable conditions (gusts of wind). As you can see from the EXIF data, I had a setting of ISO 1600 and even then it gave me only 1/30s at 200mm. To increase my chances of getting a sharp image in this situation I activated only the centre focus point and I did not recompose after locking in the focus - that is, I had very little vertical latitude in composition. Now I could have zoomed out and shot wider. But that makes the church less prominent and awards it fewer pixels that I would like.

 

[Asher Kelman]

Now I could have zoomed out and shot wider. But that makes the church less prominent and awards it fewer pixels that I would like.

That would have worked perfectly! The sky does not need many pixels nor does darkness! So one can really take this shot zoomed out and then pop in the red church after that.

Yes it's fun but also a good experience. Anyway you choose to compose this is going to be attention getting. I agree about more sky.

I'd try different versions creating the sky that's needed. I have no conscience for that sort of thing.

Asher

 

[Rajan Parrikar]

That would have worked perfectly! The sky does not need many pixels nor does darkness! So one can really take this shot zoomed out and then pop in the red church after that.

Yes it's fun but also a good experience. Anyway you choose to compose this is going to be attention getting. I agree about more sky.

I'd try different versions creating the sky that's needed. I have no conscience for that sort of thing.

Asher

Asher,

I did get in some wider shots (and thus more of the sky) - it is just that I exhibited only one image

 

[Rajan Parrikar]

Here is a quick & dirty rendering of another composition with more of the sky -

 

[Asher Kelman]

Here is a quick & dirty rendering of another composition with more of the sky -

Rajan Parrika: Ingjaldshóll

Original​

Rajan,

As you pointed out, your original is just an immediate "quick and dirty" presentation to show the breadth of the vision of your image.

So here's a version adjusted to reveal the layering inherent in your picture! According to the brightness of one's monitor this may need to be a tad brighter or dimmer. Actual brightness has to be tailored to viewing conditions and for printing. Still, this version is just to show a possible direction for final presentation with just enough definition of the elements to show a feeling of layering.

Rajan Parrika: Ingjaldshóll

Edited with permission ADK ​

Tailoring the relative importance of darkness of the sky to allowing some hints of definition is a major esthetic decision that only the artist can make. So this offering is made with a considerable dose of reservation and deference to you, Rajan.

Thanks for sharing this fun but challenging image and for allowing me to touch one, just one, of the many possible interpretations open to you.

Asher