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CarlG
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Wow, one of the better ones I've seen from that vantage point!! Gorgeous, my friend!


May 11, 2013 at 06:03 PM
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p.2 #2 · p.2 #2 · The Watchman


JimFox wrote:
Hey Sunny,

What a very cool view here. Love the vibrant colors. The gold/magenta sky is super sweet. You got a really nice shot!

Jim


Jim,
Thank you!



May 14, 2013 at 11:38 AM
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p.2 #3 · p.2 #3 · The Watchman


Really great shot! Epitomizing the reason this location will always be photographed.

But on a calibrated wide gamut monitor on Safari the reds and greens are a bit nuclear.




May 14, 2013 at 12:18 PM
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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · The Watchman


Yeah, it looked fine on my normal cheap monitor at work, but at home on my wide gamut display using firefox it is nuclear. Definitely a color management issue.


May 15, 2013 at 08:17 AM
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p.2 #5 · p.2 #5 · The Watchman


Absolutely beautiful! A spot so many people can get to to take a photo, but they can't make it look like this!


May 15, 2013 at 10:48 AM
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p.2 #6 · p.2 #6 · The Watchman


Sunny Sra wrote:
Spent a few days in Zion and Bryce. It felt great heading out somewhere after almost a year. The conditions in Bryce were much better (snow, rain, hail, thunder, fog, wind...) vs Zion (some clouds, mid 70s..clear days mostly). I spent 2 days shooting the watchman at sunset, this was my first time there so i experimented with some different glass.

5d III 45 TSE
i think this one was 24 shots.
Lots of detail in this one, what you don't see on the web version is the tiny black bird with red marking sitting on the rock towards the bottom
...Show more

I have one from last fall and obviously there is not much green other than late fall conifer which is pretty drab. But my reds turned out just like your top image. The foreground sand was not as bright however. But I did not have a reflecting sky, my sky was plain blue.

I am viewing on a Calibrated NEC2690. They look fine on Safari and Chrome. Perhaps one difference is I have mine calibrated at 80 cd/mm^2




May 15, 2013 at 11:06 AM
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p.2 #7 · p.2 #7 · The Watchman


Lovely capture Sunny, I like the desaturated version (at least for web viewing).


May 15, 2013 at 12:46 PM
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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · The Watchman


All three versions look totally different.A calibrated is a MUST


May 15, 2013 at 03:13 PM
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p.2 #9 · p.2 #9 · The Watchman


peteygas wrote:
All three versions look totally different.A calibrated is a MUST


It is calibrated. The Print matches the screen, the web presentation is going to look different and over saturated on wide gamut monitors. On uncalibrated monitors it looks fine.



May 15, 2013 at 03:38 PM
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p.2 #10 · p.2 #10 · The Watchman


If you imbedded an SRGB tag, and the viewer is using Firefox/Chrome/Safari, it should look correct on wide gamut monitors as well.


May 15, 2013 at 04:04 PM
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andyjaggy82 wrote:
If you imbedded an SRGB tag, and the viewer is using Firefox/Chrome/Safari, it should look correct on wide gamut monitors as well.


Hey Andy,
Save for Web converts to sRGB profile, so the tags are already there. There are countless threads about it. Check Steve Perrys post on page 1. Its ok..no biggie...just desat for web going forward.

If i removed the 1st image and just leave the 2nd one..no one would know.

Thank you



May 15, 2013 at 04:17 PM
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It's an excellent image, for sure, Sunny.
I've been on the bridge dozens of times, and the reds are sometimes as rich as what you have in #1. Hard for some to understand- but true nevertheless.
I like the colors of the first one (although not the greens).
The desat version ... not so much any of the colors.
But this ain't no (sic) exact science- calibrations or not .
Charlie



May 15, 2013 at 05:24 PM
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p.2 #13 · p.2 #13 · The Watchman


excellent view and a great shot. The desat version looks better for the web. Have you tried tony kuyper's luminosity and saturations masks ? If not, I highly recommend it.


May 17, 2013 at 08:44 PM
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p.2 #14 · p.2 #14 · The Watchman


Awesome! I have plans to visit there in September. Our campsite will be near the watchman mountain. I cant wait. Great photo, I like both renditions.

Todd



May 17, 2013 at 10:19 PM
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p.2 #15 · p.2 #15 · The Watchman


Wonderful shot Sunny. The first one is a tad overcooked for me but #2 is awesome.
David



May 18, 2013 at 05:50 AM
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p.2 #16 · p.2 #16 · The Watchman


love the theme and to clear colors but i would prefer less red color....


May 18, 2013 at 05:55 AM
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p.2 #17 · p.2 #17 · The Watchman


I actually like the first presentation. What do you mean by "24 shots?" Thanks.


May 18, 2013 at 04:58 PM
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p.2 #18 · p.2 #18 · The Watchman


ckcarr wrote:
Great shot Sunny!

Awesome coloring! It looks more like a painting to me, but I know it's real.


Craig,
Thank you. It was awesome getting out there after so many years.



May 21, 2013 at 11:58 AM
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p.2 #19 · p.2 #19 · The Watchman


Milan Hutera wrote:
24 shots? It looks great, but as you pointed out, the greens look way too green here (and I don't have either of those monitors )


Hi Milan,
The greens and reds have been a thorn in my side. Good news is that the print looks great. Thank you for the feedback.



May 21, 2013 at 11:59 AM
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p.2 #20 · p.2 #20 · The Watchman


ben egbert wrote:
Very nice, and you choose a good time, I was there a few weeks back and the leaves were just starting to show. Love the color and I know how vibrant these greens can be in spring. This is also a great sunrise location.


Ben,
Thank you for the feedback. I should've shot the sunrise here too, instead i ended up at the canyon view area.



May 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM
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