First Light @ West Point

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 29, 2011710 views10 comments

Haven't had the chance to photograph much lately, this is one of the best from a trip to Tasmania's west coast on the weekend. I hope the light and the detail create enough interest.
There was haloing evident on both images I used for the blend, I guess because the b/g rock is backlit, any ideas on reducing it and any other opinions very welcome.
Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm, 1/40th sec @ f/11 (sky) and 1/20th f/g

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Guy Tal on November 29, 2011 at 9:27 AM

Beautiful light. I love the combination of pale smooth rocks in the foreground and the colorful detailed grasses.

Guy

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 29, 2011 at 9:32 AM

I agree with Guy, great perspective and the highlites on the brushes is awesome! There's a pretty noticeable halo around the back rocks--should be easily corrected (sacrifice some of the brightness on the rocks if need be)

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Comment posted by Bruce King on November 29, 2011 at 11:31 AM

Nice job of using the available light to turn a somewhat ordinary scene into something special. The halo isn't too distracting IMO but no doubt would be in a larger print. Love the details in the grasses.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on November 29, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Gorgeous storm light and wonderful detail Neale.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on November 29, 2011 at 3:31 PM

The light is fantastic. Nice comp, too. This works well for me. The halo around the rocks is a minor nit.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Pederson on November 29, 2011 at 5:58 PM

Nice comp and the light works. Good perspective of an ordinary subject. The halo isn't a big problem...I think I'd try reworking a layer of the sky by brightening it up a tad in the halo area and blending.

Registered on October 19, 2010, 95 Posts, 470 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 29, 2011 at 6:23 PM

Really nice light with an interesting composition. I very much enjoy looking at this, Neale. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 29, 2011 at 9:25 PM

Good eye for finding this scene. With the bright highlights, it breaks up the patterns in a very nice way and add focal points when viewing.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on November 30, 2011 at 1:06 AM

Neale,

I'd say you did real well with creating an excellent landscape image - from a bunch of rocks.

But as we all know, it's about light and timing and you nailed both of those. I like the emphasis you've provided with the rocks and light from the viewpoint you chose. You were blessed with some nice drama and mood in the sky and all together this image works beautifully.

Lon

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on November 30, 2011 at 2:03 AM

Thanks for the useful and positive comments everyone...and I should have added in my original post that I used TK's triple play actions here as I do on most of my images now, thanks Tony

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