Thanks again for comments. I just wanted to point out that if you want to see a bigger version of this photo I have posted it on 500px available to see now.
Great composition on this. However, I'm not a huge fan of these overly processed layered images. To my eye they look more fantasy than reality. Thank you for posting
Many thanks to all who voted, commented, liked or disliked this photo and approach. Those that claim that the photo looks more like fantasy than reality might need to take a reality check and compare this photo with other photos present on different online platforms. Or they might want to visit me and go with me to see that place and check on reality. In terms of the branch in th upper left corner-it is there intentionally. Who said that rules can't be changed? I liked the branch so I left it. To me it brings the photo to life. And there was no ladder available to climb and cut it. In the future I plan to break many other composition-realted rules so be ready!
Anyway, thanks for picking my photo as a featured thread of the week.
Fantastic image and great composition. I even like the branch in the corner.
But I'm not so sure about the processing. A little less crunchy look would probably further improve the image.
Many thanks to all who voted, commented, liked or disliked this photo and approach. Those that claim that the photo looks more like fantasy than reality might need to take a reality check and compare this photo with other photos present on different online platforms.
You are correct on this point. The heavy HDR work is abundant on all of the photography forums. Not sure if it's a phase that will pass or if it will stand the test of time. I know that in reality this location exists but I also know in reality that my natural eye would not see what this image looks like that was the point of my comment. Thanks again for posting your work.
There's something about the perspective that keeps me thinking; the view looks straight down the waterfall like the camera was pointed straight down, yet the trees at the top of the frame are perfectly vertical which would imply that the camera is leveled horizontally. You wrote that this is a 5 image stitch - what did you use to combine the image and what projection did you use? Would you say the final field of view is >180 deg?
Thanks again everybody. Ref. processing: I commented earlier that processing was done in a rush so it is maybe not perfect here. Better version is on 500px so interested can check it out there (I posted sit later then).
Ref: technique: It is vertical panorama with 3 horizontal photos shot at 14mm and stitched by hand in Photoshop. One additional shot for the dynamic range in the sky and one morel shot for depth of field in the foreground rocks and water. The field of view could be covered by 11mm lens, but I wanted to avoid lens distortion to keep perspective looking natural (this technique (perspective blending) also helped me keep trees straight and all the elements looking natural). After stitching the image was almost square and I cropped it to current crop. That's all that I did here.
+1 on using 3 x 14mm ~ "The field of view could be covered by 11mm lens, but I wanted to avoid lens distortion to keep perspective looking natural (this technique (perspective blending) "
Bobu wrote:
Fantastic image and great composition. I even like the branch in the corner.
But I'm not so sure about the processing. A little less crunchy look would probably further improve the image.
Boris
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Tyr-Sog wrote:
really good!
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srkbar wrote:
Simply outstanding. Thanks for sharing
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milkod2001 wrote:
great composition, love it
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Ed Swift wrote:
That's amazing!
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Thanks again everybody. Ref. processing-I commented earlier that it was done in a rush so a bit rusty here. Better version is on 500px so interested can check it out there.
Ref: Technique: It is vertical panorama with 3 horizontal photos shot at 14mm and stitched by hand in Photoshop. One additional shot for the dynamic range in then sky and one additional shot for depth of field inn the foreground rocks and water. The field of view could be covered by 11mm lens, but I wanted to avoid lens distortion to keep perspective looking natural (this technique (perspective blending) also helped me keep trees straight and all the elements looking natural). After stitching the image was almost square and I cropped it to current crop.
