Sunrise over the Ashepoo

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 22, 2011269 views8 comments

Sunrise over the Ashepoo river in the ACE Basin south of Charleston SC. Nikon D200, 18-70mm Lens, shot at f/18 to get the sunburst, 1/6 second, ISO 100.
HDR Image with three exposures 1/2 stop apart combined in HDR Efex Pro.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 22, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Very beautiful early morning light. The sun on the horizon is a plus.

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on February 22, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Pretty shot Kate. Processing looks good, very natural without being overdone. I might crop some off the top and left side to emphasize the more dramatic elements.

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Comment posted by Kate Silvia on February 22, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Thanks for the comments. I'm always a little worried about HDR looking too fake...so I'm glad I did not over-do it here. I really think it's harder to make things look "normal" in HDR and much easier to get carried away.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 22, 2011 at 6:53 PM

This is a lovely photo. With three exposures only 1/2 stop apart, I think you could probably process one of those exposures and get a similar result with a lot less work.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 22, 2011 at 7:41 PM

Nice simple composition Kate. The sunburst compliments it well.

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on February 22, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Easy goes it in HDR, it seems it can be really helpful with large dynamic range images, but it's so easy to cross over the line, which you haven't Kate. Nice work.

Paul

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 23, 2011 at 7:37 AM

That's a nice one, Kate - well done.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 23, 2011 at 11:36 PM

Beautiful image, Kate. Doesn't look "HDRish" at all but blended to give a very natural appearance. Great composition.

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