Gift of Rain

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 28, 2010197 views18 comments

Hey everyone,
Keep up the great work thus far.

A fall image I have been meaning to process and finally had a few moments. I needed to necessitate a two image blend because of the heavy rains and a few rain drops on my lens. It was quite a challenge this day but being in the rain was soothing in many ways. I thought the conversion would best suite this comp in terms of water flow and style. I tried using a b+w filter blended in at the top foliage for greater impact. An experiment probably already used but I think it helped bring out some textures.

Please let me know your thoughts and thanks for your time as always.

Canon 40D
10-22mm @ 13mm
Polarizer
.8 sec @ f 16
Lr2 & Cs4

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on January 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Stunning shot Anthony, beauty range of tones in this one and awesome contrast. I do like the "pop" of the background foliage.

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Comment posted by Jay Nielsen on January 28, 2010 at 7:04 PM

I really like the rich contrast in this scene, very evocative!

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Comment posted by Joel Hazelton on January 28, 2010 at 8:06 PM

Love it! Did you add any effects in PS?

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on January 28, 2010 at 8:25 PM

The result looks great to my eye and your b&w processing is outstanding. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Will Campbell on January 28, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Great comp and the conversion really works well, especially with the background foliage, which makes the image in my opinion. Really nice image!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 28, 2010 at 9:28 PM

This works wonderfully for me Anthony. Whatdo you use for B&W conversions? Just LR2 and CS4 or do you use a plug in like Silver Efex ? very nice in ant case.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on January 28, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Beautiful shot Anthony, love the bw processing, looks perfect to me. I really like the comp, I can follow the river all the way back into the distant highlighted foliage. Well done!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 28, 2010 at 10:59 PM

The comp is masterful. The conversion magnificent. All in all a stunning image.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on January 28, 2010 at 11:25 PM

Much thanks everyone

Joel and Eva hopefully I can sum up your questions. I don't use silver efex or plug ins rather just simple raw conversion and some work in ps. I usually try to set the stage in raw for conversion in ps. My methods are more of a painter like approach to conversion. A high priority is placed on highlights, midtones, and shadows in the dodge/burn brush. Subtle use is necessary to get back the tones and contrast that most raw images lack after conversion. I always work the image in color first then convert and begin working on the image. Tony's masks work well for me here also. Its a matter of taste in my process but I find it enjoyable bringing the b+w's to life. Hopefully that helps and if you need more specifics just let me know

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 29, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Very nice Anthony. The composition is very strong with that water coming in from the top right and flowing to the BLC. Excellent choice of SS as well and the B&W conversion is perfect for my taste.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 29, 2010 at 3:51 AM

Outstanding Anthony, beautiful composition and processing, and really like the way the BG foliage stands out, Beautiful work.
John

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on January 29, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Outstanding image, Anthony! I love the range of tones in this scene along with the subtle glow of the image. Beautifully done.

Ed

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Comment posted by John Williams on January 29, 2010 at 4:03 PM

One of my favorite B&W photos in a while. The composition really sucks me in, and the processing looks great! The subtle areas of glow are perfection! I someone has empty-wall disease, this is what I would prescribe.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on January 29, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Well that is one bada$$ b/w river shot. So much atmosphere here. Good job w/ the blend. I sometimes double process an image with different b/w filters to achieve the best results. Great result here

aF

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on January 30, 2010 at 2:10 PM

Lots to enjoy in this shot. It looks great to me, and the background foliage is perfectly lit.

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Comment posted by Eric Good on January 30, 2010 at 5:33 PM

Strong comp with a good mix of tones throughout. My eye moves about the image very nicely without any roadblocks or dead spots. Good stuff!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 31, 2010 at 4:21 PM

Excellent image and development!

Mark

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 31, 2010 at 10:16 PM

I think I told you this before, but your conversions of scenes like these are very effective. Because of the lush greens, or autumn colors, I would not think of it. But it seems to work very well, at least for you! i think compositional choices must be key, to break up the tonality between boulders with a good series of cascades. This is a real nice scene here.

Chris

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