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Had some problems getting usable images on this trip to the old fort at St Augustine, FL, because it was not only godawfully hot but the sun was unmercifully bright.
I caught this shot of reenactors marching up the stairs to fire the cannon. What do you yall think? I kind of like it, but I think the composition left something to be desired.
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The composition would of been a little better if you had not chopped there legs off. The metering with black in bright sunlight has to be horrible to figure out.
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EnglishBob Wrote:The composition would of been a little better if you had not chopped there legs off.
Yeah, hindsight and all that...
Problem was, it was so hot I only took along one lens into the castle and it turned out not to be wide enough for this shot...
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I agree with Craigs comment about the legs. I think you could likely brighten the darker area by using the shadow/highlight tool in PS.
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Hot can be a problem, I was in Sacramento last week-end before last and my lens got so hot in the sun the damn thing stopped auto-focusing... missed a lot of shots because of it.
