Two more that I think are worth posting from this week's day trip to GC. One taken at Lipan Point and one from the Desert View Watch Tower. C&C always welcomed!
Both are great images, though #1 for me is the strongest. In terms of C&C, if it doesn't offend your personal limitations of post processing I would try and deal with that small spot of blue sky in #1 which I think is slightly distracting to the overall mood. You could either try and content-aware fill it to match the adjacent darker clouds, or use the warp tool to stretch it out.
Mark Metternich wrote:
So nice Dave! I always look forward to seeing your work!
Thanks Mark! And thank you for your help through the years!
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dclark wrote:
Two beauties with dramatic color and light! Seeing your images is building up my urge to get back there as soon as possible.
Dave
Thanks Dave! I'm told monsoon season usually kicks off around July 4th. . . just say'in!
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Aztatlan wrote:
Both are great images, though #1 for me is the strongest. In terms of C&C, if it doesn't offend your personal limitations of post processing I would try and deal with that small spot of blue sky in #1 which I think is slightly distracting to the overall mood. You could either try and content-aware fill it to match the adjacent darker clouds, or use the warp tool to stretch it out.
You know - I kept trying to make that blue patch look more in place and totally forgot about CA or Warp. (And yes I have no scruples about such changes on landscape as an art!). Thanks for the great suggestion!
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Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Both are wonderful and I prefer these to your composition in another post.
Thanks Rajan and I would have to say I'm not sure which pic is my fav. While I love leading foregrounds - in the earlier pic I posted that foreground is not clean, i.e. it blends in too much with the background. So thanks for your honest critique.
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guidostow wrote:
You do find such lovely light!
Well its not over until its over. It was cold/windy and because I saw no possibility of the sun getting below the clouds it was very tempting to just pack up. But then there was a hole that allowed the God rays to show through. . .
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KCollett wrote:
Two very successful images. Well done.
Thanks! Glad you like them.
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mwalrod wrote:
Very nice! Really like the sun rays in first image.
Thanks! Glad you like it. Out of about 20 images this is the only one that really shined through.