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stormy Ramsau | November 07, 2009

I captured this image after a storm passed through Ramsau, a small town in Bavaria, Germany. To see the other shots from Ramsau, see here and here.

Like yesterday's image, this one is also a high dynamic range image. I went with a dark post-processing here, so the image may appear to be underexposed in certain parts. Of the two images, which one do you prefer?

And I mentioned a tip for photographers in yesterday's entry; some of you reached out and said that it was helpful. If you observe this scene carefully, however, you'll notice I violated the tip I gave yesterday. For this capture, I wanted to stay out of the road for the relatively long exposures (ten second timer and three images captured). This image was a challenge to frame. If I moved a little to the left, I would have obscured a good part of the central church (it is already partly obscured as it is, and I wanted to capture at least a portion of the large door). On the other other hand, if I moved a little to the right, I would have further violated the rule. Since I also wanted to include the pot with the plant in the frame, I had to make a compromise and go with the framing chosen in this image.

Check back tomorrow for another HDR image of Ramsau. That one will give you a breathtaking view of the town, with the church and stream visible in the same frame. This is a picture that you will want to see.

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