Remarkable sunrise sky this morning

[samhs]

I swear that's exactly as it was - nothing done to the image at all (Sigma 30mm Lens w/polarising filter, 0.6s, f/3.5, ISO100, -2 stops exposure compensation in camera). Pretty amazing - looked like a matte painting for use in an old time film - really cool. I took this out my office window at 06:44 this morning. I did try wider apertures, but the exposure time was too long for my beanbag to be still enough and I didn't have either time or inclination to go get the Manfrotto out.

Just thought I'd share.

Sam

[Granty]

Nice. Just out of interest, why do you always frame your photos?

[samhs]

I didn't used to, but it literally provides bounds for the eyes to fall on, creates a window and so adds drama, composition and supports the content. It's perfectly possible to change the mood or feel of an image through the frame, so it's just another tool for creating the right atmosphere really - check this out:


Neutral


Cool


Warm

The image is the same in each case, but the frame (which I've over-emphasised) changes the feel of the tones inside.

I may have taken this explanation too far.... :-)

Sam