Last Rays

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 21, 2010161 views7 comments

This image was taken a few minutes prior to my previous post from Lake Durant. It is made up of two images tone mapped in PhotoMatrix to bring the large tree out of the shadows.

Nikon D5000, f/16, 18-105 Nikkor @ 28 mm, 1/200 and 1/40 exp, ISO 200, tripod.

Comments appreciated, and thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 21, 2010 at 9:03 AM

Beautiful color and light, Greg. That blue, green and orange color is great together. I really like the sun with that light hitting the island or bit of land. I could see croping some from the bottom but I like the reflection and the water color there. Guess I would leave it 50/50 like it is. Either way I really like this.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 21, 2010 at 9:32 AM

A very pretty, peaceful scene. There seems to be quite a bit of artifacts in the sky, especially around the tree on the left.

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Comment posted by Mark Capurso on May 21, 2010 at 10:55 AM

Beautiful shot, Greg. Nice colors/tones, and the sun star is sweet! Looks like there's some kind of flair in the brush below the tree--I'd probably clone that out. Overall, nice work!

Mark Capurso

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 21, 2010 at 1:16 PM

Beautiful scene Greg. The tree on the left is a nice balance to the sun on the right. The lake has a nice blue color.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on May 21, 2010 at 1:53 PM

The tree has some signs of hdr and haloing but I like it balancing the sun. I may crop up to off center the horizon and try to even out the blues in the sky.

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on May 21, 2010 at 9:32 PM

This is a nicely composed shot and a pleasant one to look at, but the effects of photomatix really detract from the impact. I hope you don't take that the wrong way! I'd try blending by hand and seeing what that looks like.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 21, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Gorgeous light and blend. The tree and the sun sure make for some commanding elements.

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