p.1 #1 · Ancient Valley Oak floating in a bed of daffodils
There's a spot in the Auburn State Recreation Area, where seasonal daffodils bloom around an Ancient Valley Oak. As far as I know it's not maintained but the bloom has been occurring for a number of years. Let's hope it keeps going despite the awful drought we have going on in the West of the USA.
p.1 #12 · Ancient Valley Oak floating in a bed of daffodils
bobby350z wrote:
I like the first one.
Thanks Bobby. Appreciate. Look forward to seeing your growth as a landscape photographer.
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Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Beautiful, the first image. The effect (Orton?) you have imparted the tree works very well here.
Thanks Rajan. I've been sitting on these images for a few months so can't remember exactly what I did. I have started finishing my images for Color Efex Pro and play around with a combination of "Brilliance/Warmth" "Foliage", "Sunlight". The latter is the one that imparts an orton glow but I try to be light-handed with all of them. Worth a look if you haven't already.
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junglialoh wrote:
Beautifully decorated image set
Thank you!
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morris wrote:
The first is my preference and sweet Derrick
Morris
Thank you Morris. Appreciate the look and the comment.
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keepclicking wrote:
Beautiful capture 👍🏻
Thanks so much.
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psharratt wrote:
I like the balance in the second image. Great colors in both.
Thanks. Great comment. I always try and take a vertical and a horizontal comp if possible.
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IndyFab wrote:
First for me, processed nicely
Thanks IndyFab. Appreciate it.
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chez wrote:
Very striking compositions and well processed. Both are great, but love the first one more.
Thanks Chez. It's not entirely original - I'm hardly the first person with a camera to take a picture of this, even though it is a bit of a secret spot. But I did get as low as I could, shoot with a 15mm tilted slightly up. This was my third visit that year to try and get decent light.
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selfnoise wrote:
Beautiful and very serene images!
Thank you. Appreciate the look and the comment.
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birdied wrote:
What a lovely scene. Nicely done.
Birdie
Thanks Birdie. Always love seeing your work.
p.1 #13 · Ancient Valley Oak floating in a bed of daffodils
dakel wrote:
Thanks Rajan. I've been sitting on these images for a few months so can't remember exactly what I did. I have started finishing my images for Color Efex Pro and play around with a combination of "Brilliance/Warmth" "Foliage", "Sunlight". The latter is the one that imparts an orton glow but I try to be light-handed with all of them. Worth a look if you haven't already.
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Yes, I have been using the Nik Suite for years (just upgraded to Nik 4.0 which is full of bugs as the thread on the Post Processing forum will reveal). If I remember correctly, the "Glamour Glow" preset simulates the Orton Effect. You are quite right about the soft touch. If I use any of the Color Efex Pro effects, they are filtered through a Luminosity or Colour mask generated by Tony Kuyper's powerful TK panel.
