Cedar Canyon and Tree

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 15, 2012174 views7 comments

I posted this image several days ago, but this one has a small sunburst in the branches in the tree. Again Cedar Canyon. All comments and critiques are welcome and helpful.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/10
Aperture f9.5
ISO 100
17mm
-1/2 Exposure Comp.
Tripod
Post processing in PSE9

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 15, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Still like it, Richard. The sunburst is quite nice. I like that it doesn't over power the image but adds another dimension to it.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 15, 2012 at 8:57 PM

Very nice Peter. I like them both very much! Really nice work capturing this scene.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 15, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Nice scene. I was going to complain about the contrast/silhouettes, but not after looking at the larger one. This gets a whole lot better just from the small to large here. I bet this will make a beautiful print! Maybe a little heavy on the vignette on the left side, maybe?

Chris

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on March 15, 2012 at 10:51 PM

Nice image---very peaceful feel. Is this a blended-exposure image, or is it from a single frame? The sky behind the tree and just above the sunburst seems quite bright, compared to the surrounding sky. I'm not sure I'm explaining it well... TFS!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 16, 2012 at 7:12 AM

Nathan, this is one image and not a blend. The sun is just up over the horizon causing that area to be brighter. There was some very thin clouds or a haze or something on the horizon that was diffusing the sun and causing the colors to linger in the sky longer.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 16, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Love the silhouette of the tree and the delicate backlighting of the grasses. Wonderful glow in the sky around the tree and I really like how you have balanced the composition with the bluffs on the left. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Bill Caldwell on March 16, 2012 at 5:28 PM

Beautiful silhouette shot--nice color and composition, with just enough detail in the prairie/grasses!

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