Tree and Rock.
Mar 17, 2022 10:46:53 #
NJFrank wrote:
Very usual sky. To my eye it looks like it was painted.
Thanks for commenting, Frank. Much of the editing is a product of AuroraHDR.
Mar 17, 2022 10:47:31 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Striking image RG!
Thank you Bill. Your compliment is appreciated.
Mar 17, 2022 11:27:55 #
A stark difference from the original. I like the final results, well done on your part.
Mar 17, 2022 12:14:21 #
R.G. wrote:
Funny how a tree and a rock can catch our attention...
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Well, the tree and bkg. is beautiful but the centered composition and brilliant white is what captures my attention a little too much.
Mar 17, 2022 12:46:35 #
SoHillGuy wrote:
A stark difference from the original. I like the final results, well done on your part.
Thank you Gaylord. I'm glad I let AuroraHDR lead me away from the natural look that I usually go for.
Mar 17, 2022 12:51:28 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Well, the tree and bkg. is beautiful but the centered composition and brilliant white is what captures my attention a little too much.
Thanks for commenting, Bob. I know that we're usually steered away from centering things too much and if I was doing it all the time ( a common newbee mistake), I'd want to change that. However, as an occasional composition I don't have a problem with it, especially when there's lots to lead the eye round the shot. As for the white, it doesn't look extreme on my monitor and it does fit in with the lighting of the rest of the shot. Broken cloud does produce patchy lighting in reality.
Mar 17, 2022 14:25:18 #
Did you dodge and burn the foreground?? Or just darken and shadows and lighten the highlights. Looks fantastic
Mar 17, 2022 15:21:24 #
Revet wrote:
Did you dodge and burn the foreground?? Or just darken and shadows and lighten the highlights. Looks fantastic
I used AuroraHDR to do the merge and some preliminary editing, which included using their Glow slider. I then finished off in Lightroom where I didn't do much to the levels, maybe lifted the shadows a little and tweaked the colours, plus cloned out the contrail. Aurora did quite a good job on the levels. I could probably have just lightened it a little for a similar look.
Mar 17, 2022 18:52:07 #
Mar 17, 2022 19:18:22 #
I really like this image. The light is fantastic. The composition is right on.
Ed
Ed
Mar 17, 2022 20:41:14 #
scooter1
Loc: Yacolt, Wa.
R.G. wrote:
Funny how a tree and a rock can catch our attention...
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Great photo.
Mar 18, 2022 02:04:30 #
Mar 18, 2022 07:38:00 #
R.G. wrote:
Funny how a tree and a rock can catch our attention...
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Good one mate. Plenty of mood and atmosphere with your treatment. Given it a real timelessness. And the "almost" monotone saturation only adds to the overall effect.
Mar 18, 2022 10:42:10 #
PaulG wrote:
Good one mate. Plenty of mood and atmosphere with your treatment. Given it a real timelessness. And the "almost" monotone saturation only adds to the overall effect.
Thank you Paul and thanks for commenting. I don't think there's much variation of colour in the original, but in any case I went with what Aurora gave me.
Mar 19, 2022 08:00:06 #
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