Shelving Rock Falls

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 22, 2010172 views10 comments

This is a vertical version of a shot I posted in April HERE. You can see the detail of the shot in the larger version I posted then (because it was a horizontal comp). The three-frame vertical pano (three exposures for each of the three horizontal shots) was ruined by water drops on the lens. However, recently I salvaged this single test shot by triple-processing in ACR. Since it was shot at ISO 100, the noise in the dark areas was not too bad. So now I have the two versions (horiz. + vert.) that I wanted.

Canon 50D
Sigma 17-70mm. f/2.8
0.4 sec. @ f/16; ISO 100
Tripod, cable, mirror up.
Hand-blend of three exposures generated in ACR from one shot

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 22, 2010 at 6:56 PM

The composition flows wonderfully in this vertical orientation Wayne. The processing looks great.

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Comment posted by Dan Ryan on July 22, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Wayne
The lighting is outstanding - including the glow on the rock in the rear and the trees at the very top - the blend did the trick.

Dan Ryan
Northern California

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Comment posted by Jack Graham on July 22, 2010 at 10:39 PM

Great work in tough light!
Way to go Wayne!
JG

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on July 22, 2010 at 11:54 PM

Beautiful shot top to bottom Wayne. Everything looks right to me. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 22, 2010 at 11:57 PM

Wonderful comp here Wayne. I also like the cool tones of the water.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on July 23, 2010 at 12:10 AM

Fantastic composition Wayne. Love the textures and details in the rocks and the detail you have brought out in the water. Superb work.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 23, 2010 at 9:41 AM

I like this composition a lot, and particularly like the detail on the FG rocks. I'm on an uncalibrated monitor, but the water looks a little on the bluish side perhaps. I'll check again when I get home.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 23, 2010 at 10:04 AM

Thanks Bill,
Yes, that water is too blue (and cyan). That's what happens when I lose track of all my layers. The whole image looked too cold, and I wanted to warm it up to match my memory of the sun shining on the rocks. The water was in four different layers to control the highlights, and I neglected to warm them up, too. I know it will look better when I am done.