New River Gorge Sunrise in West Virginia
Nov 18, 2019 09:47:56 #
skipwv
Loc: West Virginia
From atop a 2,500' mountain above the New River, the sunrises are spectacular. This was shot Nov. 3 at the Grandview Overlook near Beckley, WV. We arrived at 6:15 a.m. in 24-degree cold, then waited an hour for this to develop. The shoot was part of a workshop run by (shameless plug here) Randall Sanger, a noted landscape photographer around the West Virginia mountains.
I love the colors and the sunbeams on the mountains to the left, but I think the whole picture is a bit soft. Focus looks ok in the distance, but not so much in the foreground. Shot at f22 at 1/100th on a tripod with remote release. Lens was the Sigma 18-300. Could the cold have affected focus? Anyone have experience with this lens in similar situations? Other times, this lens provides me with good sharpness overall. Any other ideas about the softness? I exposed for the sky, then pulled the shadows up in Lightroom. Could that account for softness and graininess?
I love the colors and the sunbeams on the mountains to the left, but I think the whole picture is a bit soft. Focus looks ok in the distance, but not so much in the foreground. Shot at f22 at 1/100th on a tripod with remote release. Lens was the Sigma 18-300. Could the cold have affected focus? Anyone have experience with this lens in similar situations? Other times, this lens provides me with good sharpness overall. Any other ideas about the softness? I exposed for the sky, then pulled the shadows up in Lightroom. Could that account for softness and graininess?
Nov 18, 2019 09:53:45 #
Viewed in download, it is a magnificent scene. I was there many years ago but not at sunrise!
Nov 18, 2019 09:54:18 #
Beautiful shot, Skip. I know that spot. Had planned to swing by there on my trip late Oct, but it rained hard the whole day. Oh, well......
Nov 18, 2019 09:57:40 #
That's a beautiful shot. Mary Ingles and the Dutch woman walked thru there.
Nov 18, 2019 09:57:52 #
skipwv wrote:
From atop a 2,500' mountain above the New River, t... (show quote)
Beautiful.
I agree with Carol, you have to do the download.
Also nice seeing the Gorge without the New River Gorge Bridge included.
Tom
Nov 18, 2019 10:03:29 #
Nov 18, 2019 10:12:27 #
ronf78155
Loc: Seguin Texas
beautiful picture but clean the dirt off your lens so it doesn't destroy your wonderful picture
Nov 18, 2019 10:33:53 #
Very nicely composed but I agree you need to clean your sensor or remove the spots in post production.
Nov 18, 2019 13:17:01 #
skipwv wrote:
From atop a 2,500' mountain above the New River, t... (show quote)
Beautiful image, I with a large group of friends swept down this rapid river back in the 1980's, it was an adventure we all have talked about many times, it was a fun day.
Nov 18, 2019 14:36:53 #
Nov 18, 2019 14:42:54 #
skipwv
Loc: West Virginia
OOOPS! Thanks for all the kind comments AND for pointing out the "dust spots." I had inadvertantly posted a version of the photo that had not been cleaned up. I discovered after I got home that my D7200's sensor had gotten oil droplets on it for the second time, as well as some dust bunnies, necessitating a lot of cleanup in post processing, not to mention cleaning the sensor. Think that might have been a function of the cold weather?
Nov 18, 2019 15:45:01 #
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Nov 19, 2019 09:07:27 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Nice pic. Really like the sun burst & rays. The noise or grainy look can come from boosting shadows/ exposure in post depending on how much you boosted. I only noticed it in download when I hit the 100% enlarge button. I tend to shoot sunrise/sunsets under exposed & boost in post.
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