More of Red Mountain along the Salt
Jan 8, 2019 09:17:58 #
kenievans wrote:
I like them both. Really nice job.
Thanks, Keni. I truly appreciate your comment.
Jan 8, 2019 09:22:47 #
Bmac wrote:
Hi. I prefer the first one, although both are quite beautiful. The first has superior composition with foreground, interesting subject, and background of a brilliant sky and clouds. The reflection is icing on the photo cake. I enjoy the focus, exposure and the overall feeling I get while viewing the image. Well done. 
Thanks, Bmac. The reeds do add foreground. But they do block the view a bit. The reflections at this point in the river are nearly always calm. I think the river gets deeper there, as it is just above the dam. I do truly appreciate an emotional reaction to the scene. It's what I get every time I stand there. I'm pleased that it comes across.
Jan 8, 2019 09:24:07 #
rmalarz wrote:
Kathy, these are lovely. I agree with the comment about the foreground grass. That could be dealt with through the use of color or luminosity masks. Otherwise, the lighting and you way you handled it is quite nice.
--Bob
--Bob
I'll look into how to do that. I've never been successful with masks. Thanks for the tip.
Jan 8, 2019 09:26:44 #
jaymatt wrote:
Both are nice, but I prefer the first one with the grass as a base.
Thanks, Greg. The first one is from a place where "someone" trims the reeds from time to time. I don't know who does it or why - maybe another photographer? So that's where I normally shoot. But the small invitation of the narrower opening was too good to pass up.
Jan 8, 2019 09:28:15 #
jaymatt wrote:
Both are nice, but I prefer the first one with the grass as a base.
Thanks, Jay. The jury seems to be mixed on that subject. I don't normally use the reeds in my images - in fact, I normally try to avoid them altogether. But on this day, in this place, they seemed an appropriate part of the scene.
Jan 8, 2019 09:30:04 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Both are beautiful images Kathy, but I like the richer colors in the first one. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. The mountain changes from really dark when in shadow to really bright when in full sun. I find that my own mood affects which I like at a given time.
Jan 8, 2019 09:42:47 #
These are both beautiful. I love the perspective in the first shot, reeds and all. I love the angel wings in the second. Have you thought about a composite?
Jan 8, 2019 10:09:36 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Here are a couple more of Red Mountain that I took... (show quote)
The two images tell very different stories.
The first is closer in and involves more of the foreground. It seems to be about the environment of the viewer looking at the mountain (hill.) This story is ephemeral. The reeds will change, the water level will change. The hill is the constant in a changing environment.
The second is more about the hill and how it fits in its environment of the sky and the mountain in the distance. While the sky will change the mountain in the background will be around longer so the story reaches back in time. This story seem more about permanence.
For me the story about the viewer is not nearly as compelling as the story about the hill.
But that is just me. I do like both however.
Jan 8, 2019 10:50:36 #
Anvil wrote:
These are both beautiful. I love the perspective in the first shot, reeds and all. I love the angel wings in the second. Have you thought about a composite?
I'm sure that could be done. I don't do them, though. But thanks for the suggestion. What elements of each would you keep?
Jan 8, 2019 10:52:35 #
dsmeltz wrote:
The two images tell very different stories. br ... (show quote)
Actually, these were exactly some of my thoughts as I took these pictures and then studied them later for processing! You stated it much better than I could. THANK YOU. It is all about the mountain.
Jan 8, 2019 12:53:30 #
Mountains and hills almost always look better if their peaks are well lit. You may be able to do that by making selections, or alternatively I see that the darker bits are also red, so you may be able to lighten the top of the hill by lightening red in the HSL section.
Jan 8, 2019 14:21:52 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Here are a couple more of Red Mountain that I took... (show quote)
Very nice. I like them both. By the way, I think R.G. is right about lightening up the peaks in the first image. I did a quick two minute mask/luminosity layer operation on the image and it improved it a lot, in my opinion.
Mike
Jan 8, 2019 14:34:17 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Poetic, eloquent, wonderful commentary!The two images tell very different stories. br ... (show quote)
Jan 8, 2019 17:29:35 #
R.G. wrote:
Mountains and hills almost always look better if their peaks are well lit. You may be able to do that by making selections, or alternatively I see that the darker bits are also red, so you may be able to lighten the top of the hill by lightening red in the HSL section.
I've looked at lightening the top. A cloud was moving in and caught the top of it just as i got into position. I'll try dodging that a bit. Thanks.
Jan 8, 2019 17:30:48 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Very nice. I like them both. By the way, I think R.G. is right about lightening up the peaks in the first image. I did a quick two minute mask/luminosity layer operation on the image and it improved it a lot, in my opinion.
Mike
Mike
Thanks, Mike. I'll see what I can do.
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