Spring at Hohe Wand

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 1, 2011220 views3 comments

Escaped from the office early on Friday and headed to the mountains.
60 km south of Vienna.
Canon 5D MkII; 1/60s; f/16; 16mm; ISO 100; 16-35mm 2.8L II; tripod;3 stops graduated reverse filter from Singh-Ray

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3 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 1, 2011 at 8:48 PM

I love the hazy atmosphere and sweeping view. The sky is a bit cyan and dark, but i kind of like it for this comp. Sometimes branches work in the foreground, here i just find them distracting and id prefer the view unobstructed. Id also get rid of that one flare spot. Thanks for sharing!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 2, 2011 at 1:34 PM

Jerzy,

If I hadn't already, I'd like to welcome you to NPN and the Landscape/ES&S gallery.

I'll echo Stan on most of his points and agree that I really like the grand view. I'm not so sure about the hazyness, but of course not much you could do and I agree it's somewhat fitting of the scene. I'm kinda leaning toward the thought that the 3stop grad was a little much for this scene; mostly because how the ridge on the left has gone so dark. Not sure what that little silver rectangle is in the lower left? A tin roof of a shed? or something.

My suggestion would be to brighten the sky a tad and then also burn down the brighter foreground/rocks to better balance the light.

Thanks for posting.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 3, 2011 at 7:42 AM

I like the mood of this image. The only nit I have is the flare spot, but that would be easy to clone out.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments