Smart Photography 201707

Before the Storm
This picture has been received from
SP reader Suvankar Das from Pune,
Maharashtra, via email. The picture
was taken at Pavna Dam. Suvankar has
tried his hand at editing the image in
Lightroom (actually he had sent two
images, but I have used only one). The
beauty of post-processing is that you

Edited

Camera: Nikon D7000

Focal length: 18-105mm at 18mm

Aperture: f/8

Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec.

ISO: 400

can ‘create’ the image that’s in your

mind.

I like the framing – two-thirds for the

foreground and one-third for the sky.

The camera angle and the inclusion

of the foreground has created visual

depth. The people in the frame appear

small (since they are far away), but

they stand out due to the

local contrast in that area

of the scene. I am glad that

the setting sun has not been

placed in the dead center of

the frame – that would have ruined

the beauty of the photo.

If I were you, I would have, in post-

processing, got rid of the disturbing

plastic wastes that some people have

carelessly thrown around. I might

have brightened the mountains/sky

area a wee bit.

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