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from ted27/Ted (41,548)  
on October 30, 2005 1:31:34 AM CST
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Your portfolio exhibits a mature knowledge of lighting, yet this image was made with the hard lighting of the sun almost directly overhead. If you look objectively at this image, it isn't bad, but your light failed you miserably. Having been to Uxmal many times, I believe south is towards the right border. If possible, I would have made this image in the early morning or late afternoon when the sun was low in the sky, throwing a warm frequency of light, and casting many interesting shadows on the unique Puuc style of Mayan architecture found throughout Uxmal. Crop the extreme right border to eliminate the party of people walking in the bottom right hand corner. The polarizer saturated your colors, but they are too washed out and bright. Try using a 85 series filer (orange) to accentuate the building's limestone, and to warm the image overall. TED
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From palain/Pierre-Alain (3,507)
on October 30, 2005 12:12:10 PM CST
Hello Ted. Thanks for the elaborate critique. I acknowledge what you said about the light. As matter of fact I found it rather difficult to be very early on these sites since they do not open till after the sun is already quite up in the sky. We actually arrived at Uxmal while the sun was still low but had to wait 45 minutes at the gate before the site opened. This said, colors appear (to me at least) rather good in this image and I certainly see the slight orange tone in the building's stone. May be a difference in monitor's settings?
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From ted27/Ted (41,548)
on October 31, 2005 8:33:44 AM CST
Hey P-A, a tip for getting better images in situations like this. Now, I'm a pro photographer and sometimes carry a lot of equipment and always business cards. This being Mexico with a guard at the gate who probably makes the equilivant of $50/week/USD, have a business card made for situations like this, go very early before the sun and crowds, offer the guard a small bribe, telling him you are a pro and need to make your images early with no crowds and low light. This works a good % of the time for me, maybe you as well. Then when it is hot, with ugly light, well you have seen it all, got beautiful images, and are taking a siesta at the cantina sipping on a Corona. TED
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