City - Annapolis State - MARYLAND Country - United States
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Another in my "City Dock Morning" series, a photographic stroll around the Annapolis, MD harbor. The beautiful dome in the background is the Maryland State House. I took this one the first weekend in February, and forgot to post it then. The good news is that I just sold a print of this!
My friend PaulF, who is no fan of my more abstract photography, saw this one and said, "... About time! A normal photo! :-)
A little Photoshop work here and there (thanks, Lou!!) to retain the look of bright sunlight at City Dock but "Bad Moon Risin'" weather approaching behind the State House.
P.S. - the water and foreground boat hull are not as dark and blocked-up in my post-Photoshopped image. Seems to be an artifact of "Save As Web" function.
Thank you very much for taking the time to post constructive criticism. I agree with you that the best light is usually early morning or late afternoon/early evening. In this particular photo, it was more like 10:30am, too late to catch the morning light. But what I noticed at the time was a storm front moving in from the North, behind the white dome, while the sun was shining brightly in the foreground. It's more obvious in the original (which, I realize, is akin to describing "the one that got away" :-).
Steve, I don?t agree there?s a lighting problem, here. It?s plenty of lines and shapes (squares), maybe they make it a bit troublesome, maybe they make it intriguing. I prefer the second option. The contrasting colors are nice, too. I like it, at all. Regards, Carmem
Steve this is technically a perfect shot. The problem is technically perfect shots are quite common with the technology of today's modern SLR's. What I recommend is lighting. No matter what you think, no matter how much money you spend, lighting is the single most important element to any photo. Late afternoon or early morning light would be far more flatering to this image, a polarizer would saturate the colors in the image as well. As it is this is the way anyone walking on the dock would perceive this scene, the trick is seeing it differently than everyone else. Most people are eating dinner or in bed when the best light is available, so I say to you my friend, "Look for the light."
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