Evening Reverie
Jun 18, 2017 02:17:25 #
Spent two days at Rocky Mountain National Park and shot a lot of photos. What I found was that the dynamic range there is a little challenging. I cannot say that I am proud of most of what I shot and was ready to call it a bust. Finally I opened NIK HDR Efex Pro 2 and ran some photos through just to see what would happen. It worked magic and brought the dynamic range of the photos into a usable range. I finished off in GIMP as the photos were level by the camera but they needed to be rotated just a little for good composition. Nik HDR adds a lot of noise so I used a little blurring to tone that down. 1) Nikon D750, 24-120mm f4 @55mm, f8, 1/30s, iSO200. 2) Nikon D750, 24-120mm f4 @52mm, f8, 1/50s, iSO200.
Jun 18, 2017 09:36:09 #
Very nice, Shootist. Guess I've lived in the West Coast so long I forgot you East Coasters have snow capped mountains, too. 😃👍
Jun 18, 2017 12:59:20 #
Nice. If you have Lightroom, try a +1 stop graduated filter up from the ground to the tops of the trees to lighten. I've found in landscapes where there is a magnificent expanse of sky that the foreground gets "muddy" and looses detail. A grad filter allows you to correct this. Just a suggestion.
Jun 18, 2017 14:52:32 #
Adrienne, Thank you for your kind comments. Living on the "East Coast" of Wyoming does have its perks. I would love to visit your west coast area for about three months or so to check out photo opportunities there. Unfortunately, my future doesn't appear to make that possible.
Adrienne wrote:
Very nice, Shootist. Guess I've lived in the West Coast so long I forgot you East Coasters have snow capped mountains, too. 😃👍
Jun 18, 2017 15:15:06 #
Thanks for the suggestion, NIK HDR also has that possibility and I did make small adjustments to the foreground. One of the constant battles I have in PP is getting the photo to represent what I remember of the scene vs what others might comment about the photo. As I often get comments about losing detail in dark areas I have to realize my aesthetics may be out of sync with a large part of the photo community. I should say that this issue is almost always on my mind as I PP photos and I confess that I still have not resolved this within myself. Comments like yours keeps me from getting into a rut and not pressing into doing the best I can on PP. It is great that we have supportive people such as yourself in UHH, egging us on to become more proficient as photo artists.
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Nice. If you have Lightroom, try a +1 stop graduated filter up from the ground to the tops of the trees to lighten. I've found in landscapes where there is a magnificent expanse of sky that the foreground gets "muddy" and looses detail. A grad filter allows you to correct this. Just a suggestion.
Jun 19, 2017 08:01:15 #
Jun 19, 2017 12:14:57 #
Shootist wrote:
Comments like yours keeps me from getting into a rut
The marvelous think about RAW files is that all the information is there in the digital negative just waiting to be teased out.
Jun 19, 2017 14:01:26 #
Thanks Jerry, RMNP is a magnificent park and offers a huge selection of opportunities. I slept out in a tent and believe it was a mistake (old body, small sleep). Next time I will stay where a good night's sleep is possible.
jerryc41 wrote:
Great scenery
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Jun 22, 2017 11:39:41 #
Thanks for the input, hopefully I can go back and learn about the fine points shooting there.
tbell7D wrote:
Exquisitely appealing pair of photos. Both look terrific in download.
Jun 22, 2017 11:40:27 #
Jun 22, 2017 11:41:23 #
I appreciate your looking them over and commenting.
sailorsmom wrote:
Beautiful, Shootist, and what a difference in the second one!
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