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douter wrote:
These are gorgeous! I like the moodiness and sense of natural power and interesting landforms exhibited by these. Well done Matt!
Douglas
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Thanks Douglas.
Hardcore wrote:
Wow, great shots Matt! They look other worldly. Love them both but the first one looks like a floating rock on another planet!
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Thanks !
psharvic wrote:
Well done on both, Matt. I especially like the 1st.
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Thank you.
Tim_Raschko wrote:
Very dramatic scene but the processing is a little overdone. There are halos, and the orange in the center left and lower foreground looks unnatural, as do the clouds. The second cropped version I really like.
Regards
Tim
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Thanks for your critique Tim. I did repost a new version, with tweaks. The oranges (lichen-Xanthoria parietina) are natural, they practically glow on the rocks. The halos are from aggressive sharpening for the web.
Definitely added a bit of drama to the clouds.
Jeffrey wrote:
Nice imaging Matt. The sky does show a strong blue cast.
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Thanks for commenting Jeffrey. As you can see, I posted a new version. I agree, after seeing the new version, the sky does have a bit to much blue.
billsamuels wrote:
Very nice!
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Thanks!
EGrav wrote:
Unnatural looking
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Thanks for commenting, although, National Geographic picked it for todays Editors Spotlight, they seem to like it...  - Hard award to get, I can tell you that much.
Fotofly71 wrote:
Matt,
Beautiful and bizarre. Did you use HDR method? What lens and Fstop and shutter speed?
Still a very captivating image.
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Hi, no HDR, it's a single shot. I did take lots and lots of exposures. This was the best of the bunch.
I don't have the exposure data in front of me right now. 14-24mm lens on a D800E,
Scott Kroeker wrote:
Very dramatic Matt. I think the 3rd add is much more powerful than the first. I like it a lot!
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Thanks for your input Scott!
JimFox wrote:
Hey Matt,
These are some really cool moody shots. Way to go here. I do like the edit better then the original.
But I also do like #2. That fortress of trees rising up out of the mists is surreal and really sweet. I think if it wasn't that the lightning shot was so awesome, or if you had just posted it by itself, #2 would get more comments.
Jim
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Hi Jim, thanks for your input. I really like that cropped version of the tree area as well. I wish I had taken out the 70-200 and got some tighter crops in hindsight.
claudefiddler wrote:
Matt
These are otherworldly. They strike me as unbelievable, which is not a slight at all. Many of the images presented on the forum have that "did it really look like that" look to them. Which brings up the paradigm shift in photography with digital. Looking at old C prints is a definite let down these days.
It would be interesting to see these pictures in printed form and get a chance to think about the effect in that form.
Claude
For now I feel like I'm in a scene from Lord of the Rings.
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Hi Claude, thanks for taking the time to comment. I actually print all of my images quite large, and hang them in my garage. They all get printed on a new 44" Epson Sure Color SC-P9000. I added a new photo so you can see. Each of these prints is quite large. The shortest dimension is 44". What I noticed the most with this image in particular, is in print, and on a wall, it's too dark. I'll need to open up the shadows and 3/4 tones, as well as add a bit more contrast. When printed, some of the details gain darkness and muddy up a bit. Posting images on web is so much easier than prepping, printing, and nailing the final fine art print. Especially in larger sizes. The middle print with the single cloud above is almost 6' wide. If your processing, sharpening, focus, etc... isn't perfect, the large print will show every bit of imperfection. I really wish more people would print their work. It's SO REWARDING. Everyone of my prints first gets printed on a 17" x 22" paper from a Epson P800. My starting point. Thanks again for your input.
lionking wrote:
Surreal conditions, like the edit better, still a bit over, but much better.
Andrey
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Thanks Andrey.
Konablue wrote:
The tight crop appears to retain decent resolution so I was wondering what camera model was used to take this shot?
I like to see landscapes with drama and this has plenty. Nice capture.
I live in the Tampa Bay area which is known as the lightning capital of the U.S. I should attempt more lightning photography but while there are plenty of opportunities here, the challenge for me is finding some elevation and a sheltered place to shoot from.
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It was taken with a D800E / 14-24mm lens.
You really should capture lots of lightning shots! Just make sure you have a compelling composition to go with the lightning. Lightning alone isn't enough to make a strong image. The image should stand on it's own without the lightning. It just adds the "X" factor IMHO.
Added another photo to the group to show Claude I do print all my pictures.
As you can see, a few of my wood working tools. I use to do a lot of cabinetry and remodeling...
Edited on Oct 05, 2016 at 08:45 AM · View previous versions
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