1st is my pick. Nice work either way, but I tend to agree with those wanting a bit more contrast (more blacks, more whites) as it pops more....btw, where is this?
sbeme wrote:
Contrasty, but why not recover the shadow detail in the clumps of trees?
Scott
I guess I could have. The bushes offered very little in terms of interest to the image IMHO. I intentionally added some vignetting so that the eye would not stop there, but continue to the clouds.
Thanks for the feedback, I can try it that way and see what it does.
RAW file included. Very low contrast to begin with.
I think the first shot works better than the first. Whatever your initial reaction is to how a photo should look is usually what you should go with. The second shot also has some strange banding going on in the upper left hand corner
Hi - you might be a great candidate for IR black-white - if you like those dramatic skies...this photo is from a modified Nikon D200 - modified for B/W IR...with the 16-85 Nikon zoom
Mitchell, Very nice shot and #2 for me. Contrast is good but the higher you go the more detail you lose. I think on a subject like this where you want to see detail less is better.
Thanks for the input.