Thick Clouds over Central Park

Posted by Michael Zhang (Ithaca, United States) on 30 December 2006 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

I used AEB (Auto Exposure Bracketing) to take a 3 shot burst with -1, 0, and +1 exposures. This one is the -1. The normally exposed and +1 don't look nearly as dramatic. For these dramatic landscapes, why not take a few more shots? You'll never know which exposure looks the best.

Comments (17)

Shuva from Hyderabad, India

You are damm right with taking shots at different expsures. And this one definitely is very dramatic.

30 Dec 2006 1:08am

Amit from Santa Clara, CA, United States

beautiful picture..nicely captured...

30 Dec 2006 1:21am

Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States

You know I'm not a fan of pitch black or blinding white areas in a picture. It could be a bit more exposed for my taste ( at least the buildings), but your B&W conversion and the composition is good. A dramatic landscape can still be achieved with a more normally exposed picture. I usually use -2/3.

Is this the picture you took when I took that picture of you?

30 Dec 2006 2:09am

shutterfirefly from Singapore

great contrasts on many levels. stunning!

30 Dec 2006 5:39am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

this is beautiful shot Michael. the -1 exp really makes these clouds look ominous, and the rays of light and reflection stand out more too.
lovely work.

30 Dec 2006 7:30am

Angry Buddha from United States

Very dramatic. I love the light rays streaking down on the city's silhouette. Great work.

30 Dec 2006 8:25am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Very well done! I really like this city shot!

30 Dec 2006 8:53am

Still from Valence, France

Wow! Superb light! I like the graphic lines...

30 Dec 2006 9:45am

Matt Trujillo Photography from Portland, United States

Bravo!

30 Dec 2006 12:20pm

Martin from a small village in Lower Austria, Austria

Amazing, great picture. I love the light falling through the clouds and reflecting on the water. Very beautiful, I think I'd like a large print of it on my wall ...

30 Dec 2006 12:30pm