Based on several comments wishing to see the lower left hand object removed, I have done so. I had originally felt that it gave some balance to the image - without it, the left side felt a bit too open.
Anyway, take a look at the crop and see what you think. http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0659_1.htm Original http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0659.htm -- Bruce Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 3:28:24 PM, you wrote: LC> Great shot. The noise in the sky actually works well in this shot. LC> It may be worth trying to raise the "black threshold" level to knock LC> down a little of the noise in the silhouettes. LC> I can't tell whether cropping the left side to knock out the mystery LC> shadow is worthwhile. LC> On Dec 29, 2009, at 10:43 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> I rather like the effect here - I realize it is noisy, but it really >> doesn't bother me in this presentation. Feel free to comment if you >> like. >> >> Pentax K20D, DA 18-55A AL @ 24mm, Handheld >> ISO 6400, 1/500 sec @ f/9.5 >> >> http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/bkd20_0659.htm >> >> -- >> Bruce >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. LC> -- LC> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

