Digital Photography Composition of the WeekCopenhagen Sunrise
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Composition #12 - 24 June 2009 |
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When I travel overseas, I often do a better job of waking up early in the morning than I do at home, even if I do eventually go back to sleep. On a fall trip to Copenhagen, I woke in time to capture a series of sunrise photos through my hotel window.
This one did a great job of capturing the steeple of the historic Vor Frelsers Kirche flanked by modern windmills, all in silhouette against a wide spectrum of sunrise colors.
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Image balance is good in this image, with the steeple offset enough to balance the empty sky to the left (the ball near the tip of the steeple just happens to be near the upper right third-point of the image). The strong yellow light behind the steeple emphasizes its silhouette. And you can almost make out the figure atop the ball holding a flag. The line of windmills introduces an element of rhythm that helps add visual interest above the foreground shadows. |
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The color saturation in the original of this image was flatter than what you see here. And, as is common in dawn and dusk shots, the camera did not capture a full range of tonal values. For my adjustments, I used a levels adjustment to increase the tonal values on the highlight end, then increased saturation and contrast using a modest S-curve adjustment. I could bring out a bit more color depth if I went back to the raw file that has more color information than the JPEG I worked from.
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