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p.2 #1 · p.2 #1 · Cold Mono At Dusk

Lovely shot of yours. Interesting composition I like very much.

Feb 24, 2014 at 01:39 PM

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Very nice Fred. What software did you use for the stacking?

Feb 24, 2014 at 02:07 PM

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killersnowman wrote:
i love those sleeper sunsets that have you all ready to give up on and a scene and then BAM! the sky comes back to life one last time. sweet story and great shot

Those times when all hope is gone but suddenly we're rewarded by deep colors, are the most memorable.
Take care,
Fred

Feb 24, 2014 at 04:30 PM

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p.2 #4 · p.2 #4 · Cold Mono At Dusk

Fred,
Wonderful light- wonderful interpretation.
Just an idle thought: by going vertical, you're using those foreground rocks as composition elements. And it works.
Yet I wonder about the amount of attention the viewer gives them, considering that everything else is so spectacular by comparison.
Charlie

Feb 24, 2014 at 04:32 PM

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ben egbert wrote:
Gorgeous. That 36Mpix must be pretty demanding if you need focus staking with a 17TSE.

I find that even with a wide-angle lens, the closer we get to our foreground subject, the bigger the compromise in sharpness somewhere. Focusing on the hyperfocal distance works ok, but whenever possible, I try to using tilt or focus stacking while keeping aperture at f/8-f/10.

For this image, I used focus stacking. It's very easy to set-up once you are used to your lens marked distances. Post-processing takes about 2 minutes.
Here are 100% crops showing foreground and background detail after focus stacking. (jpg compression 80%)
It may not make much difference for web presentation but it's very noticeable in prints.

Close foreground rocks

Tufas in the background

Feb 24, 2014 at 06:52 PM

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Fred Miranda wrote:
I find that even with a wide-angle lens, the closer we get to our foreground subject, the bigger the compromise in sharpness somewhere. Focusing on the hyperfocal distance works ok, but whenever possible, I try to using tilt or focus stacking while keeping aperture at f/8-f/10.

For this image, I used focus stacking. It's very easy to set-up once you are used to your lens marked distances. Post-processing takes about 2 minutes.
Here are 100% crops showing foreground and background detail after focus stacking. (jpg compression 80%)
It may not make much difference for web presentation but it's very noticeable in prints.

Thats some detail. This was a natural for focus stacking since there was open water at the transition. I find the slight change in scale between near and far focus to be troublesome if the transition has detail. Tilt is a problem if you have a tall near subject which you did not in this case.

Feb 24, 2014 at 07:30 PM

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Really nice.

Feb 24, 2014 at 08:40 PM

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p.2 #8 · p.2 #8 · Cold Mono At Dusk

That's a super catch Fred.

Dave

Feb 24, 2014 at 09:20 PM

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Sneakyracer wrote:
I find that getting a really good image at Mono Lake is pretty tough. Wish the sky would have been more dramatic (it is good as is though) but the composition is really clever. I like it. There are a lot of nice subtleties in the image in regards to color and elements.

I am missing a bit of the High Sierras in the distance. It is a significant part of what makes this location just breathtaking.

Technically the image is superb as is usual for you Fred!

(Post more of the area if you got em!)

Thanks for your thoughts Sneaky. I enjoy shooting at Mono Lake because of its endless shooting opportunities. We can get entire different images with small changes in focal length and composition. I usually shoot wide but often see photographers with telephotos next to me.

The Sierra mountains are beautiful but for me, they usually make composition a little busy at Mono Lake. I have some images showing the Sierras but somehow always go for the more simplistic approach. This was my third time there and because of the high winds, the waters were very rough. I could only get some reflection with very long exposures. (This image is an exception)

kevindar wrote:
Fred, gorgous shot. I have noticed you are posting a fair bit with A7r and your TS lenses. Do you think this is a novelty compared to your canon, or has the Sony become your camera of choice for landscape (best of both worlds, 36mp sony sensor with no low pass filter, and Canon TS goodness?)

Thanks Kevin,
It's hard for me to give up TS-E lenses for landscape work and that is the reason I'm still sticking with Canon. As far as the body, for the moment, the new A7R is my main camera.

Take care,
Fred

Feb 25, 2014 at 01:31 AM

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Gary Clennan wrote:
Very nice Fred. What software did you use for the stacking?

I have tried a few stacking software options and to me the far best is Zerene Stacker with retouching tools. It was mainly designed for macro work but works great with landscapes..even moving clouds and water.
Photoshop auto-blend gives me the worse results. It gets very easily tricked by low contrast areas.
Fred

Feb 25, 2014 at 11:27 AM

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p.2 #11 · p.2 #11 · Cold Mono At Dusk

Charlie Shugart wrote:
Fred,
Wonderful light- wonderful interpretation.
Just an idle thought: by going vertical, you're using those foreground rocks as composition elements. And it works.
Yet I wonder about the amount of attention the viewer gives them, considering that everything else is so spectacular by comparison.
Charlie

Thanks for the feedback Charlie.
I must see the world in portrait orientation!

I have to stop myself from rotating the camera.
Unfortunately the colors were only present on the frame I captured. For this one, I wanted to show some of the foreground formation and the colors in the sky.
Take care,
Fred

Feb 26, 2014 at 01:39 PM

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