43 - Lighted window... does it work?

[tinamarie52]

What do you think about these? Do they work for this challenge?

Chris

#1
http://chrisadamczyk.smugmug.com/Still-Life/VarietyPicks/lamp-in-window-2-3842/775072945_sW44m-L.jpg

#2
http://chrisadamczyk.smugmug.com/Still-Life/VarietyPicks/window-lamp-3818/775073096_SXnJs-L.jpg

#3

http://chrisadamczyk.smugmug.com/Still-Life/VarietyPicks/lamp-3896/775072847_iTDQo-L.jpg

[Foques]

I am sorry, I can't say about the challenge. But I love the first one.
Window frames the image beautifully. :thumb

[DsrtVW]

It is in the challenge guidelines for sure, i like the first image with the light offset. #2 just doesnt look right to me with the centering of the light. I like the taller light at that perspective.
I would try move the light further back in the room or maybe getting more of the window in it. Not knowing what is further in or around the window itself it is hard to say

[Aspecto5]

I really like a combo of #1 and #2. In #2, I like how the light is hitting the edges of the windows. In #1, the way the lamp is set back more on the table and the lamp shade itself. So I don't know if your a photoshopper or not, but I would try doing a few different timed exposures and layer the lamp and window edges together. Definitely like this concept. :D

[nightpixels]

I really like #1 and #2, but I can barely see the window in #1 which is supposed to be the main subject, right? If you could try 2 exposures, one for the window and one for the lamp and then blend them together, so we can see more of the window, it would fit the theme better. You could pull it off with a single exposure too, but you might need to brighten the window by either using the "fill" feature in camera raw editor (yes, it works even if you shoot in jpeg) or some other feature like curves in Photoshop. Be careful though, it WILL introduce some noise, but there are ways around it.

[tinamarie52]

Foques and Chris K. ...thanks for the feedback.

Nelson and Allen...I don't know how to do all of the techniques that you are suggesting with PS and Lightroom. But I will consider it a gauntlet thrown down. I try to learn one new thing each challenge and this time it will be in PP.

I took a lot of shots with different exposures. I have a couple where I lit the window frame obliquely from outside that are pretty interesting. I might be able to combine some frames.

Thanks.... Chris

[pyroPrints.com]

#3's lamp is cool, but wider angle would be better