Travis Rhoads wrote:
I noticed that, I was there in October 2015, and there were fewer brown trees...
Yes, It got much worse since 2015.
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CDalessandro wrote:
Oh so pretty! Beautiful work.
Carolyn
Thank you Carolyn!
Fred
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Brad Williams wrote:
Beautiful photo Fred. The pines are looking worse and worse.. Sure hope there are some left next time I get out there!
Thanks Brad.
I heard this is due to the drought and the infestation of bark beetles (which attack and kill vulnerable live trees)
What's sad is that 90% of infected Poderosa Pine trees (brown) usually die and needs to be cut before they hurt someone or even worse, they could make potential fire in the area even worse.
Hopefully this year's rain will help somewhat.
All the best,
Fred
Superb contrast between non-snow landscape and the icy falls. We have a similar place in Finland (though not so grand view as this one...) where during late autumn the surroundings of one of our largest waterfalls is covered in silvery ice as dawn pops up with some light. And yet, there is no snow around for few weeks.
One of the unique images seen from the area which is high on my list.
What do you mean by 2.5 stop under-exposed? If you tried to expose for the highlights(ETTR - let's call it the old way!) it was 2.5 stops under what camera was suggesting - is my understanding correct?
I finally have managed to get the app. What a disaster with the download.
. Fred Miranda wrote:
Thanks Luvwine,
It really depends on the scene.
With SR, I get the ND effect and super clean shadows when setting it from 16 to about 64 averaging shots.
The resulting RAW file above (Frozen Waterfall) was taken using SR, exposed for the highlights (about 2.5 stops underexposed) and set to 16 or 32 shots (I don't recall it). In post, I bring back the shadows and they are super clean with a lots of detail. (Much better than they would be with one shot at ISO 100)
That's pretty much all I did for this image. If you want, I can post a sample crop showing the shadow areas.
MJKoski wrote:
Superb contrast between non-snow landscape and the icy falls. We have a similar place in Finland (though not so grand view as this one...) where during late autumn the surroundings of one of our largest waterfalls is covered in silvery ice as dawn pops up with some light. And yet, there is no snow around for few weeks.
Thanks MJKoski,
You are the snow master and I appreciate your feedback!! I would love to go shooting in Finland one day. I would have to call you for a tour!
prashant wrote:
One of the unique images seen from the area which is high on my list.
What do you mean by 2.5 stop under-exposed? If you tried to expose for the highlights(ETTR - let's call it the old way!) it was 2.5 stops under what camera was suggesting - is my understanding correct?
I finally have managed to get the app. What a disaster with the download.
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Thanks! I didn't use ETTR for this one. I meant literally underexposing the shot.
If I had underexposed an image 2.5 or 3 stops in order to save the highlights, this one-shot image would look horrible after recovering the shadows.
However with the SR app and in-camera averaging, the resulting RAW has much improved SNR and color (much less random noise), which allows me to recover the shadows in post without any visible noise. Try it out!
Thanks! I didn't use ETTR for this one. I meant literally underexposing the shot.
If I had underexposed an image 2.5 or 3 stops in order to save the highlights, this one-shot image would look horrible after recovering the shadows.
However with the SR app and in-camera averaging, the resulting RAW has much improved SNR and color (much less random noise), which allows me to recover the shadows in post without any visible noise. Try it out!
I did a quick test of this concept after getting SR installed....I am blown away by the difference, compared to a standard duration exposure and a traditional LE...the SR files allowed a LOT more recovery of the shadows and underexposed areas...a lot...I am starting to see a lot of uses for this.
Very nice! I was up there that same morning helping a friend with her workshop. I can't help but think we were there at the same time as I have similar shots with these clouds. This day saved the workshop as the previous days were all rain!
Jim Bau wrote:
Very nice! I was up there that same morning helping a friend with her workshop. I can't help but think we were there at the same time as I have similar shots with these clouds. This day saved the workshop as the previous days were all rain!
I remember you guys. It was a very chilly morning!
There were a bunch of photographers on that workshop. I was there on the left side next to the main sign.
I remember a couple of them doing some trickery quickly moving their hand repetitively in front of the top of their lenses during exposure. What was that?
I think that was a different workshop. I saw the same thing and was wondering what they were doing also. I think it may have been some way of making a manual version of a grad ND filter
I honestly think we must have been a few feet apart! I was also right near the main sign.
Gorgeous image, but yeah, they really need to start chopping down those dead trees, otherwise a valley floor wildfire could be catastrophic... I doubt this wet winter will do more than stave off the bark beetles from just a few trees; we are witnessing a permanent, long-term change in the landscape of the Sierras.
Fred Miranda wrote:
Thanks MJKoski,
You are the snow master and I appreciate your feedback!! I would love to go shooting in Finland one day. I would have to call you for a tour!
Well sure Perfect timing is quite hard to get right if one wants proper hoarfrost covered trees. I am currently shooting in Lapland with my friend and today we just found out that the storm which hit Finland last thursday blew everything down from the trees. Now we have lots of snow on the ground but none on the trees and no hoarfrost either. Exactly a year ago we had the best conditions one could ever wish. Have to improvise something, probably waterfalls and auroras.
Jim Bau wrote:
I think that was a different workshop. I saw the same thing and was wondering what they were doing also. I think it may have been some way of making a manual version of a grad ND filter
I honestly think we must have been a few feet apart! I was also right near the main sign.
I will be there for Thanksgiving. Hopefully we can meet!
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matthewsaville wrote:
Gorgeous image, but yeah, they really need to start chopping down those dead trees, otherwise a valley floor wildfire could be catastrophic... I doubt this wet winter will do more than stave off the bark beetles from just a few trees; we are witnessing a permanent, long-term change in the landscape of the Sierras.
Any change on this? I have not been there for a year and hopefully the trees will be healthier now.
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AHPZuazua wrote:
Great image. Tried to download the app but getting internal error.. Where is there a thread to ask questions about Sony apps
Try downloading from the camera instead. It's worth the hassle!
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MJKoski wrote:
Well sure Perfect timing is quite hard to get right if one wants proper hoarfrost covered trees. I am currently shooting in Lapland with my friend and today we just found out that the storm which hit Finland last thursday blew everything down from the trees. Now we have lots of snow on the ground but none on the trees and no hoarfrost either. Exactly a year ago we had the best conditions one could ever wish. Have to improvise something, probably waterfalls and auroras.
I will be in Finland next year! Can't wait to visit this place.
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mb126 wrote:
Can this app be downloaded for regular A7r?
Either way, beautiful image Fred and always appreciate your discussions!
Yes it can! and thank you!
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AMaji wrote:
Fred,
Great image as usual. You took a cliche scene and turned it into an extraordinary image.
Perfect timing is quite hard to get right if one wants proper hoarfrost covered trees. I am currently shooting in Lapland with my friend and today we just found out that the storm which hit Finland last thursday blew everything down from the trees. Now we have lots of snow on the ground but none on the trees and no hoarfrost either. Exactly a year ago we had the best conditions one could ever wish. Have to improvise something, probably waterfalls and auroras.