North Face Light+RP

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 10, 2010210 views9 comments

Half Dome from Olmsted Point. I've been though Yosemite many times in the last three decades but never been here at the "right" time. Last night I decided to end the day here. I shot many images, including some that I want to experiment with using blends and Tony's luminosity masks. This is one shot processed in Lightroom 3.
D300s
Nikon 70-200 f2.8
1/15 sec @ f2.8
ISO 200

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Kent Mearig on October 10, 2010 at 11:26 AM

I really like the light on the rock face, but the sky is pretty disruptive to the flow of the photograph, especially in such a large quantity.

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on October 10, 2010 at 1:35 PM

I agree about the sky being too much as presented-crop to more pano format.

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Comment posted by Richard Sogn on October 10, 2010 at 3:12 PM

Although the sky might be too prominent in the scene, I love the color and perspective from Olmsted Point.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 10, 2010 at 4:09 PM

Love the light and color. Ditto on the crop.

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Comment posted by Paul Wegemann on October 10, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Another vote for a crop, but this is a beauty. I love the lighting.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 10, 2010 at 8:26 PM

This is almost abstract with the balance of light that you brought to this. Could see burning the top a bit more to put more emphasis on the glowing rock face.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on October 10, 2010 at 9:31 PM

Here's a cropped version that is less saturated. The "magical" thing about this scene was that golden light in the central valley with a slightly magenta tone on the face. Tell if you think this is better.

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Comment posted by Charles Caudle on October 11, 2010 at 12:43 PM

WOW! That second version is waaaaaaay better! Great stuff.

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on October 11, 2010 at 5:25 PM

Hey Russell,
Sweet light and I too agree with the crop recommendations.....will put this over the top!

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