Southern Alps' sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 25, 2011151 views8 comments

This is a sunrise picture taken on the same ridge and a very short time after my first "Tarn in heaven" post. I didn't find a good way of avoiding these sun flares but now looking at them I almost think that they add something. What's your opinion?

Canon EOS 40D + Sigma EX 14mm f11 1/50s ISO400 hand-held
Lightroom Graduated filter and some masks

Arthur's Pass NP, New Zealand

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8 comments

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on February 25, 2011 at 4:07 AM

Here's how it looks with the flares cloned out.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on February 25, 2011 at 10:33 AM

Andrius, I much prefer the flare cloned out

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Comment posted by Robert Stough on February 25, 2011 at 2:04 PM

Better without the lens flare Andrius. Beautiful golden light on the grasses and still enough detail in the shadows to compliment that. I might try to pull a little more detail and color out of that sky though.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 25, 2011 at 2:41 PM

I also like th image without the spots. The color is nice.

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Comment posted by dean hebert on February 25, 2011 at 9:33 PM

Nice view! I like it without the flares, but I think this would be better if you had used a lens hood or something else to block the sun when taking the shot.JM2C.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 25, 2011 at 10:05 PM

I guess I don't much miss the flares once they're gone. I do like the strong and layered light you were able to bring to this.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on February 26, 2011 at 5:54 PM

I really like the way the sun is hidden from view, but you get a sense of the bright sunrise light. The glare helps there, but I do find the flare spots to be distracting. The background peaks in cool shadow against the warm FG grasses is just wonderful.

Ah, just noticed the 2nd version. Perfecto!

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 27, 2011 at 6:09 AM

Andrius, this is a majestic and very impressive scene, an excellent shot (without the lensflares). I also keep some pictures with lensflares on file, but in this case they would destroy the serene atmosphere.

Peter

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