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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


I got an opportunity to spend two nights at Toroweap by an invite from in-laws.
What could I say? It was a real adventure getting there. Ninety miles of dirt roads,
a flat & walking the Subaru over the last 6 miles of "uneven terrain".
All well worth it. The weather was hot & clear, with only a hint of clouds at dawn.

New image
http://www.danswigerphotography.com/Landscapes/South-West-/i-4P5bsW6/0/XL/A7_01007_140902_p2nbw-XL.jpg

Original
http://www.danswigerphotography.com/Landscapes/South-West-/i-kpzdzJK/0/XL/A7_01006_140902_b2zw-XL.jpg

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Thanks
Dan

Edited on Sep 07, 2014 at 10:06 PM · View previous versions



Sep 05, 2014 at 11:37 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Nice one Dan.

-Pramit



Sep 06, 2014 at 12:09 AM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Hey Dan,

It sounds like an adventure, glad you made it. A nice shot here, though I do wish there was more to the bottom of the shot, it feels a little cut off. Also the bottom rocks have a bit of a magenta feel to them.

Jim



Sep 06, 2014 at 01:47 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Jim,
I was at 24mm & wanted to keep enough sky.
Tried get rocks on frame for an anchor.
I have another image that's a bit more to my liking

Thanks
Dan



Sep 07, 2014 at 01:03 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Fun story. I hope to get there someday soon.

I'll agree with Jim that the crop is tight on the FG rocks. The reflected light on the river is sweet.



Sep 07, 2014 at 01:22 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Dan? 24mm?? You do know they make 17mm and even 14mm lens....



Jim



Sep 07, 2014 at 01:32 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


It seems this image is quite noisy. Did you pull up the shadows a bit on this one?


Sep 07, 2014 at 11:11 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Dan,

So you made it there
The spot looks awfully familiar. I like how the river glows in the morning sun. However, there are some color problems with this image - chromatic aberration along the ridge, and some weird green/cyan coloring (noise?) on the canyon walls.



Sep 07, 2014 at 03:02 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Thanks all for the helpful comments as I'm determined to get it right.
I have posted an new image in the OP.

This was my first real outing with the Sony A7r & my 1st bracket sequences were "not the best". Also did the "thumb over sun" to take care of flare, etc.
Then end result was that I picked the underexposed set.
Which is why I shouldn't process & post from the road using my netbook

Enough for the excuses!

I have chosen a different bracket set w/lower noise & reblended for the sun.
I also did a light noise reduction w/Topaz, which is tricky with the canyon walls texture
I think the colors are right, but its a warm/cold scene so if you see something glaring, let me know.

Dustin/Sasha, you were right, it was noisy.
Sasha, not sure about the CA but will look at it more closely. I wouldn't have expected CA with my 24-105, but with a strongly back lit scene it's possible

Jim, to your point about the foreground. This shot does have a bit more showing.
Yes, I have a 14mm but the rocks were TOO dominate with the few I took.
Cropping off a 14 shot would still leave a stretched POV.
I probably should have used something in the 16-20mm range.
I think a 17 would have been just right.

Thanks again.

Dan



Sep 07, 2014 at 10:23 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Hey Dan,

That's why you need a Nikon 14-24mm....

I like the updated image. Just a little more foreground with the rocks, but that does help quite a bit. The magenta in those foreground rocks seems better controlled too. So the update would be my choice here.

JIm



Sep 08, 2014 at 03:51 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


Aside from the misleading title (this is positively sunrise, not dawn), this generally looks good. Even the revised version could stand to use more foreground, as has been mentioned, as it still feels a little cut off. It looks like a flare-like discoloration has been introduced around and below the star points in the rock, but it's not circular, so I guess it has something to do with processing somewhere. Overall, a nice morning to enjoy there to be sure.


Sep 08, 2014 at 04:49 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Toroweap at Dawn (Updated image)


It's okay


Sep 09, 2014 at 12:19 AM





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