kevindar wrote:
It is a really lovely shot. Like it a lot. to me, it can benefit from 1/3 stop of exposure. but thats a mater of taste. very nice.
Thanks for that suggestion. While 1/3 stop seems trivial I tried this and fully agree - it helps take the edge off its glare. This was already a 3 shot 2-stop bracket so it was already a challenge handling the scene's dynamic range.
Dave
Dave-I bet you were pretty excited when this light started to go off!
I disagree with making the rendering darker. It takes detail away and in my opinion the shadows and left side of the picture need the detail. Every part of this photo is important and I would not want to lose the foreground elements in a darker image. A nit pick is that the rocks out in the water are blended into the background mountain. I realize that you may have not been able to bump your camera position and made those more a distinct object. Same with the cut off nearest rocks. Again a nit pick. I also can't tell if the brightest cloud has detail but that to me is another important detail. A case where expose to the right (which is not what you were doing) is not a good strategy.
I'd also like to see the central peak made more important with some brightening so that attention is drawn to that part of the picture. My two cents. It looks pretty darn good.
You never know if a place works photographically. Glad this one one did!
Thank you for your comments and kind words. Much appreciated! Dave
Jim Bau wrote:
Very nice!
--------------------------------------------- Mr.Gale wrote:
Excellent!
MrG
--------------------------------------------- Jred wrote:
That is beautiful, bravo!
--------------------------------------------- IndyFab wrote:
Great job capturing and processing Dave..
--------------------------------------------- gordon l wrote:
Very impressive shot. It's an amazing location I've not seen before.
--------------------------------------------- psharvic wrote:
You got some magic light here, Dave, with a great comp.
--------------------------------------------- Fred Miranda wrote:
Beautiful tones and strong composition. Congrats on your 6th FTOW!
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Thanks Fred - greatly appreciate your web sight!
dclark wrote:
Very beautiful image.
Dave
--------------------------------------------- kdacharya wrote:
beautifully done, Dave. Congrats on well deserved win
chez wrote:
Congrats and well deserved. Really waiting for more from this area...hint...hint.
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Thanks Harry. I have some Northern Lights captures that I really want to post as well as a couple more landscapes. I've been leery because things that look great laptop produced later look lacking on my home computer - even though my laptop is color corrected. Nevertheless I'll post a sunset pic today.
claudefiddler wrote:
Dave-I bet you were pretty excited when this light started to go off!
I disagree with making the rendering darker. It takes detail away and in my opinion the shadows and left side of the picture need the detail. Every part of this photo is important and I would not want to lose the foreground elements in a darker image. A nit pick is that the rocks out in the water are blended into the background mountain. I realize that you may have not been able to bump your camera position and made those more a distinct object. Same with the cut off nearest rocks. Again a nit pick. I also can't tell if the brightest cloud has detail but that to me is another important detail. A case where expose to the right (which is not what you were doing) is not a good strategy.
I'd also like to see the central peak made more important with some brightening so that attention is drawn to that part of the picture. My two cents. It looks pretty darn good.
You never know if a place works photographically. Glad this one one did!
Hi Claude,
Thanks for the detailed comments. I really appreciate you taking the time with your suggestions.
As for darker - my post-processing computer is in storage for a few months as I'm currently homeless waiting for our new house to be completed - and my laptop is notorious for its bright display. So maybe I will strongly agree with you when I see it on my Mac Pro.
Yes - I thought about center-staging the peak with its own subtle halo of light and if I print this I would spend more attention on that detail.
As for rocks/camera position I was on a very steep inclined rock on the edge of deep water and had to fight just to get a tripod to stay put - and in the end felt that the 2:1 crop was the way to go. But having said that I could easily warp more of that foreground rock into the pic.
For me though, the first edit was better than the 1/3 stop change, it got too dark for me. With the first one, my eyes knew where to look. Second edit I wandered for a bit longer and no, my screen isn't very dark. In fact, it's actually a bit too bright.
Dave