Sunrise over Aylesbury - Cliche alert!

Went out for a photo walk yesterday and decided to go back to this tree at sunrise this morning!




2x Lee Filters were used on this shot, can you guess what they were?

Light ND Grad and an upside down Warm Grad of some sort ?

Cliche or not, I like it. You even got the clouds to mae a channel 4 logo

Be interested to know the filters as it is one of the things I'm looking to upgrade (I only have some cheap kood filters)

Beautiful and well executed

This is an example of why I think the whole cliché debate is completely sterile.

That scene won't look like that tomorrow, and it's a very peaceful, relaxing image that totally deserves to be.

If I had one teensy comment it would be that I think there's slightly too much foreground grass, which unbalances the whole slightly.

Other than that I like it very much.

I usually hate borders, but yours is unfussy, and the caption is pastel enough not to dominate and distract. So +1 there too

Yes, it works nicely. What about having the tree bang in the middle!

The ground is excellent - not so sure about the 'grad' look sky. Its a bit too tobacco for my liking (that is a cliche), and I think you need colder blues in the upper sky, as there's a seasonal mismatch between the frosty-looking ground and the rather summery sky tones.

Close! Actually used a 4 stop hard ND on the sky and a straw stripe on the horizon that Fiona spotted in a bargain bin at The Photography Show last week for £25, first time I've had a chance to try it out!

Lol, didn't even notice that, could have been the fantastic four instead!

Filters = 4 stop hard ND & a Straw Stripe.

You might be right about the foreground grass, still got lots to learn when it comes to landscapes & composition!

Thanks for the feedback on the borders as it took a while to come up with something I was happy with.

Wanted to try and avoid the watermark on the image itself as I know everyone moans about it, whilst at the same time still 'putting my mark' on it. It's ended up being a good idea as it's the same image that is used on both Twitter & Facebook, my website & is how I will be printing them for sale in the gallery. Keeps a consistent look wherever it's used in web or print. Conveniently, as the high res versions are set up for 16 x 12 prints, the ratio (4:3) is spot on for viewing on the iPad where they are put into a portfolio too.

Did do some shots with it in the middle, but having the council tower in the background shows that it's local!

Could you explain more what you mean about being 'too tobacco'? Have seen that these filters are available but in the Lee catalogue they are in the Autumn set to enhance browns and reds? The grad that I used is neutral so there shouldn't have been a colour cast and on the back of the camera it did look to give the best balanced exposure as I was almost shooting into the sun.

It doesn't show so well in the smaller image here but in the large file the seasonal mismatch is not as bad as it's more obvious that it's heavy dew and not frosty!

Maybe clone out the top of the post above the hedge, behind the tree and also the Channel 4 Logo in the sky

Everyone has their own view on the world through the lens.

I like it as it is, heralding a pleasant sunny day - nicely done.

Looks absolutely fine to me Danny just as it is.

I wouldn't change anything either, I think we're too critical, or self critical, sometimes and should not keep looking for "improvements"

Having said that I do appreciate that people are just offering their personal preferences. What would be good to see is one photo offered up for Processing and to see the variation in results

Its just the impression of tone I get - looks a bit like a mild tobacco grad, which is usually used to enhance late summer kinds of skies. What is that 'straw stripe' you mentioned? Anyway, I just feel the slight tobacco tone is washing across the blue sky, which I feel should be cooler to match the scene better.

Oooh a different way of taking a cliche

I like it and cliche or not - if you like it you like it - simple

Nice image