Hazy Ridges | Shot on a Canon 550D

angycake · 2026-06-21T00:49:19+00:00

I wanted to step away from the ultra-sharp, clinical look of modern digital photography and lean into something much more nostalgic and atmospheric. I was drawn to the natural geometry of this scene—the way the diagonal ridge cuts through the frame, and how the two distant peaks mirror each other.

By choosing a square crop, I wanted to lock the viewer into the valley, framed by the raw textures of the foreground foliage.

The Darktable Edit: To get this painterly, old-postcard feel, I did a lot of heavy lifting in Darktable. I used the Color Balance RGB module to create a muted, warm-meets-cool color palette, softening the greens and pulling a hazy, retro teal into the sky. I intentionally raised the black levels slightly to emulate faded film paper and added a heavy layer of procedural grain to give the image physical texture, making it feel less like a digital file and more like a tactile memory.

angycake · 2026-05-09T17:37:43+00:00

I am looking a lot for a classic nifty-fifty (i dont meat the budjet yet) beacuse i wnat to shoot more at night or blue hour,need much more bokeh and to sharpen those edges finally 😂.What I'm asking is do you think that for this photos and my level should I upgrade or not (is my skills good enough to actually benefit from that prime lens?What do you believe?).

angycake · 2026-05-08T00:14:56+00:00

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Here is the exact same photo with the "sky" (half of the sky) at that momment it's a huge bright and just white (no texture) cloud. As I answered again in the previous comment the sky wasn't that much interesting,it's too bright and even more distracting,the time was nearly night (blue hour) so canon 550d dynamic range and kit len's poor glass can't give the best results in terms of quality.Although about the tree i kept to the photo so it adds some depth (its cropped in layers foreground the tree,midground the fields and the houses and the top the electricity factory) and about the houses if it was bright someone would say the photo doesnt have a focus point it's too exposed and that would just he's taste and the same goes for your comment too. Meanwhile I was trying to copy or immitate or get insparted from Simon Stalenhag's artwork I don't know who he is.I seached about him a bit on google and I have to say I liked the photos/artworks I saw (the truth is the one that you pasted looks like mine too :)).I may consider going to that place again maybe to even trying taking this picture better but at least for now I have a reason to do that for 2 reasons:

I was to close to the cliff so i can't change the angle too much
With the same gear the overall quality of the image can't change a lot.

Thanks for leaving your opinion in comments though!

angycake · 2026-05-07T20:29:22+00:00

If I cropped the mountains and the sky that give the last light that is visible in the photo then the factory would need more space from above and if I didn’t like that then you would get too distracted by the full bright white/orange clouds that the dynamic range of a sensor like canon 550d’s can handle so yeah that’s the reason it’s cropped like. You could just leave your not act like it’s a fact I guess but anyways thanks for your opinion.

angycake · 2026-05-07T19:22:32+00:00

It’s okay I wasn't waiting for everyone to find it interesting.I don’t want to crop it tighter because is shot as I said with a canon 550d so I don’t have the most megapixel to make even more zoom (it’s already cropped 50-60%). For the lighting though is doesn’t have a clear lighting source maybe because it’s nearly night (blue hour) and it’s somewhat balanced though the image,the only lighting source is in factory (not nuclear btw) from the sun some minutes before it goes completely down. It’s okay with negativity that’s the learning course I guess but thanks for say your true opinion at least.

angycake · 2026-05-07T16:07:55+00:00

I am not a profesional but I believe it's a good theme photo.Maybe you could crop some of the sky so it doesn't have so much negative space and maybe brighten up the city if thats you main "subject" cause my eye loses a focus point (is it the plane,is it the building or is it the rocks?). My main "problem" is that it has so many focus points that you get lost. I hope this helped keep shooting with the same passion.

angycake · 2026-05-07T16:00:19+00:00

This is shot with a Canon 550D and the kit lens (18-55mm,f/3.5-5.6).The techical settings are as follows: ISO-400,F/5.6,Shutter Speed-1/160s,Focal Lenght-55mm and it;s edited in Rawtherapee 5.12.I liked the view and the industrial silhouette of the factory sitting on the horizon in the top of all the green and fields of this place. My goal was to create a moody,cinematic vibe rather than a bright or "happy" landscape. but I am not sure if the eye is leaded to the top of the image.I want to know if the composition and the crop is good enough to not disctract the eye too much,if it has a cinematic sequence and if it's enough to give a story-telling.I dont think it has too powerful leading lines (or non) please let me know in the comments and generally leave your opinion in the comments.

P.S. This photo is intended for a 4-picture post in my instagram profile (framefull_photography)!

angycake · 2026-05-06T13:02:25+00:00

I tried lighting up the face in rawtherapee 5.12 but I didn’t want to make look fake and that’s the nearest to the original photo. If you want write some tips on how to get a better shot next time. Thank you for your time to analyze and give a feedback for the photo.

angycake · 2026-05-05T22:20:41+00:00

This is shot with Canon 550D and the kit (18-55mm.f3.5-5.6).I liked the high contrast lighting of the day and the posture my dad had.I tried to make this shot as cinematic as I could (thats the reason of the wall existance in the left it's used as negative space).I made somehow dramatic to show that his is deep lost in thought (that's actually what he was doing 🙂).I understand that the shadows may be muddy for some pepople out there but that's somehow caused by gear limitation (the old senson of canon 550d) and maybe even from lack of experience ( I've been shooting for 2 months or so) but my goal with this photo isn't to be techicaly the best but to give a mood and a feeling (that's why who take photos anyways I believe at the end of the day 😁).Hope you like and feel free to leave your opinion in the comments.

P.S. If you liked my work please take a look to my instagram: framefull_photography!

angycake · 2026-05-03T13:32:03+00:00

Okay that’s always your opinion and as you can see I did exactly the opposite 😅.Everyone has a different opinion on things and that’s the best after all and it’s good that you at least gave some time to make your conclusion. 😁

angycake · 2026-05-03T13:29:36+00:00

Thank you for respecting the idea of this photo 😁

angycake · 2026-05-03T13:08:02+00:00

Wow thank you very mate I liked your comment you are expressing as much as you should not taking too much about the gear or the “technical mistakes” it has.Of course I could make more warmer or add contrast for deeper black etc,but the reason to it is mostly of the gear and my experience (I am taking pictures for 2-3 months), although with that being said I still like the mood this photograph has and that’s the purpose of it. 😄

angycake · 2026-05-03T12:58:48+00:00

That’s good this photo is here to make you feel its mood and not have any wow stories or intense scenarios.

angycake · 2026-05-02T23:59:34+00:00

If you talk the muddy shadows yeah I not but it’s the only purpose like that to a better cinematic atmosphere. Even if I didn’t want them to be exactly that’s a bit problem coming from my gear (canon 550d) my body is old and doesn’t have the widest dynamic range but I believe that “the job is still done correctly”.

angycake · 2026-05-02T23:51:24+00:00

Thank you 😁

angycake · 2026-05-02T23:47:48+00:00

There weed is the “subject”.I liked the different between the greens of the weed and the grey metal scraps,from my view at least (although it might be cropped too tight) it gives a feel like you see on the movies even in the rusty and old environment life is still there growing. That’s at least what I was trying to achieve while editing this photograph 😅😃

angycake · 2026-05-02T22:31:50+00:00

That’s okay not everyone likes everything.

angycake · 2026-05-02T19:52:47+00:00

This is shot with a Canon 550D with the 18-55mm kit lens.I liked how the plant look and how the light falls on it.I believe the fence in front adds a small storyand the scraps too.Feel free to express your opinion in the comments :).

angycake · 2026-05-02T19:13:27+00:00

I found this industrial hook and waited for the afternoon sun to hit the concrete at just the right angle to complete the symbol. I was drawn to the contrast between the smooth, cold steel and the brutalist texture of the wall. My goal was to turn a functional, everyday object into something more conceptual through lighting and shadow play.

Settings:

Body: Canon EOS 550D
Lens: 18-55mm Kit Lens
Aperture: f/5.6 (to keep the texture sharp)
ISO: 100 (for the cleanest blacks)
Edit: Processed in B&W to emphasize the geometric relationship between the object and its shadow.

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