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civdis · Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 95 Location: Toronto Area

I will try this again. Do you think this will be accepted at SS or is it too artsy?

rinder99 · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:23 pm

Well, I really hope you post properly next time...The Image? if the WB was correct it could have been good. green is not appealing.

jeffbanke · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:03 pm

Looks soft the roof does not look sharp and I agree with Laurin the green looks over processed and undesirable

rudyumans · Joined: 19 Aug 2008 Posts: 7562 Location: South Florida

If that's the tunnel in the Detroit airport, I know it does look like that, but I agree, the green doen't look good. If you can, I would reshoot if the colors are changed into something more appealing. (It's a light show, so they change all the time)

If that is not the tunnel in the Detroit, it still doesn't look good.

mikenorton · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:31 pm

I think your people need to show more motion blur. If you reshoot, to get rid of the green, take a model or 2 with you so you can have them walk at a speed and position that you choose. Have at least one close to the camera.

mauijon · Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 3710 Location: Maui, Hawaii

Interesting, but is anything in sharp focus? It all looks oof.

civdis · Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 95 Location: Toronto Area

Thanks for all of the replies. Some good advise here. First off, it is in fact the tunnel at the Detroit Airport. I travel for business and always bring my D70 along just in case an opportunity arises (the D300 is just too heavy). As I was walking through the tunnel, I thought it might make a cool shot so I propped my camera on top of my carry-on bag, used the self timer and expose for a shutter speed in the 1 to 4 second range in order to capture the motion of the travelers. I rattled off about 100 shots (yes I looked a little strange standing in the middle of this traffic corridor).

Because the neon light on the sides of the tunnel was changing so much, no two images have the same colour and many are under or over exposed.

I have many shots to work with so I will take some of this advise and tweek them a little.

jeffbanke · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:33 am

I still feel something in the image should be crisp a point of focus, it just does not seem there is anything that is sharp?

civdis · Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 95 Location: Toronto Area

rudyumans · Joined: 19 Aug 2008 Posts: 7562 Location: South Florida

If you are thinking about one of them submitting, you might want to check with SS first. All those crazy copyright issues nowadays. This whole lightshow might also be on the list of no no's. Just saying.