A Splash of Light

This was an image that I took the other day. I only had the 20 mm with me for the GF1 with me, but the splash of light on the opposite hillside from the sunburst was what caught my eye. So, I tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear and crop this into 16:9 format and use B&W to emphasise the light on the rape fields.

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Does this work? Any ideas for improvement? I know that the corn field in the foreground is dark, but I intentionally kept it so to focus attention on the splash of light. Too much? Does it work?

C&C very welcome.

Andrew

 

It was a case of decisions, decisions. I think the central position of the light works. There are elements at both the left and right edges I would like to keep. I wonder whether I should have cut down on the cornfield in the foreground, however.

Thanks for the comments.

Andrew

 

BBW

Thank you for your comments.

The graininess is a product of the conversion technique: two passes through Silver Efex using the High Structure preset. This was a tip from Lee Frost I saw in 'Black and White Photography'. This gives lot's of mood, but does add grain. Sometimes grain adds to a B&W image; sometimes not. I haven't tried a smooth interpretation of this image. Perhaps I should.

Andrew