Submitted by Nixx_Mazda t3_10bnh0y in Washington
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Nixx_Mazda OP t1_j4bkwhv wrote
Is it just slightly too dark?
I'm going back and re-editing old photos. I had made a HDR version of this, but it looks too HDR. It's a tough balance on sunrise photos, making it too bright removes the 'contrast of sunrise'. Kind of hard to explain.
rosesandpiglets t1_j4cklo7 wrote
I like the darkness. It is sunrise after all.
Nixx_Mazda OP t1_j4hd5i1 wrote
Yes, thanks. I have bad habits sometimes. I tell myself I won't make bad HDR, but then looking back after a couple years...I made bad HDR. So this is a much more natural, dark shot. :)
thoriumsnowflake t1_j4blbkg wrote
There's no "too light"or "too dark" it's all about what you want to present to the viewer it's called low key or high key lighting.
h4ck54w t1_j4cuqun wrote
For a split second I thought this was Cities: Skylines, heavily modded. Very nice shot.
Dalenskid t1_j4c0i6v wrote
I took the Anacortes ferry to Friday Harbor and arrived right as the sun was rising. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a more beautiful sunrise. Maybe it’s because it was my first vacation in 6 years and I needed a break, but I openly wept. The PNW never stops offering breathtaking sights.