Spring fling

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 15, 2012379 views14 comments

Yep, another shot of three sisters, probably the last one for a long time, I promise...I shot this the same evening Doug shot his and as he was framing up his comp, I scouted around for a nice foreground to shoot myself. I came upon this brittlebush that was quite full, though not as full as it will be after the rains. I saw that the upper parts of the ridge had some nice patches of brittlebush that intertwined with the cactus and rocks. Then came the light. I double processed the raw file to bring out the detail in the mountains and rid of the deep shadows I have normally seen here. I really didn't do too much processing, just curves and contrast adjustments and some sharpening. However I did remove some branches via clone tool on the upper left ridge, I left some of them there to keep the scene somewhat balanced and to keep it looking as natural as possible. Please click for the larger version (It is the same size just better quality, I have been having issues trying to keep the images at the maximum sizes)

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @17mm
1/2 second
F/18
ISO 100
Tripod.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on March 15, 2012 at 9:02 PM

Subtle light and works. Nice job

aF

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Comment posted by Martin W. Quinn on March 15, 2012 at 9:10 PM

Very nice, great foreground and I love the light on the peaks in the background.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 28 Posts, 189 Comments

Comment posted by John Fan on March 15, 2012 at 9:30 PM

Like the foreground.

Registered on August 24, 2010, 135 Posts, 489 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on March 15, 2012 at 10:05 PM

Peter, it's a nice shot. If it were mine I might try to clean up the foreground some more. There seems to be some out of focus flowers near the bottom of the image that detract for me. A scroll crop up to the first flower on the left that is being cut off seems to help. Also might try cropping a little off the left hand side of the image to remove those branches altogether. Just some suggestions to play around with.

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on March 15, 2012 at 10:41 PM

I like this a lot. Very nice light on the rocks and the flowers/overall good condition of the surrounding area is really nice!

Chris

Registered on March 13, 2007, 500 Posts, 8365 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on March 15, 2012 at 10:48 PM

Thanks everyone.

Zack, there were moderate breezes up here so trying to get a shot with everything crisp was a bit of a challenge. That's why some look oof.

Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 16, 2012 at 12:23 AM

Nice use of foreground, mid-ground and background in a cohesive way leading to a dominant background feature. Lighting is nice. The only thing better would be awesome light, but as we all know that is rare. Nevertheless this is really nice!

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on March 16, 2012 at 12:29 AM

Thanks Mark. I am still waiting for some amazing clouds to show up. Still haven't had the sky I'm looking for. Hopefully that will change soon, or I'll just wait until the monsoons roll in.

Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 16, 2012 at 9:57 AM

Hi Peter, This is a very pretty scene, and I really enjoy the light and wonderful color. I might crop the bottom just a little to eliminate the oof flowers in the lrc, but other than that for me it looks great! I have enjoyed seeing your images from this place. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 16, 2012 at 7:27 PM

Well done, Peter. I like the even lighting and colors. You have a strong FG and middle ground
with just right amount of sky.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on March 16, 2012 at 9:08 PM

I like the comp, Peter, and the light you brought to this both in the foreground and the overall balance. It's a really fine image.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on March 16, 2012 at 9:31 PM

Thanks for the feedback. Nick, I did do a cropped version, but what I like about this with the oof flowers is the sense of motion. If you look at the top of the foreground plant you can see a few other flowers slightly out of focus due to the breeze. Thank you for the comments Robert and Tony.