New Horizon

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 15, 2012586 views17 comments

Life has been quite hectic lately organizing a house purchase and preparing to move so my NPN participation has been quite low.

However, I just thought I'd post up this image that is the result of some processing tutorials I had recently via skype with awesome photographer Mark Metternich. I never thought I could juice so much out of my RAW conversions, get seamless blends, and enhance detail so well! Mark has really opened up a lot of creative options in my processing workflow, so if you need a little help with your post-production techniques, Mark can help!
Click here for more information at Mark's website.

This image is a blend two images, D80, Sigma 10-20mm @10mm, f/11.
Fingal Head, Queensland.

Cheers!

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by John Mumaw on April 15, 2012 at 8:56 AM

I really like how the foreground emerges from black and the ocean waves and the horizon light. Excellent composition!
However, the blues in the sky and the clouds within appear quite 'overdeveloped' to my eye. Seems to appear mostly with the brighter reaches up there.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 15, 2012 at 10:16 AM

Excellent blend and the tonal harmony is just as good. Great color and mood as well. I noticed the same area John is talking about, but this doesn't need much more work to make a fantastic print.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on April 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM

Loving the light on the dark rocks David,

Gary.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on April 15, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Great depth and super color. Nice work

aF

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on April 15, 2012 at 5:29 PM

David, the texture of the FG is fantastic. However, the sky does not work for me. The is quite some unevenness (for lack of a better term) in the sky and halos around the clouds.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 15, 2012 at 5:54 PM

Hi David. Thanks for making mention.

As problematic as this file was I think you did a killer job here!

Not a deal breaker, but I do see an argument for maybe a little less mid tone contrast in the clouds and also maybe a touch of sharpening to them. Other than that I think it looks great! Keep on rockin mate!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 15, 2012 at 6:34 PM

Hi David, I love the foreground rocks here. The light, detail and texture looks awesome! I also really like the colors in this. Only thing I'm not quite sure about is the look in the upper part of the clouds, but still this is a beautiful and dramatic image.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 15, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Dramatic landscape and image, David. Lots of purple!

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on April 15, 2012 at 6:51 PM

An amazing location! I have yet to experience sea photography, but it looks exhilarating to say the least. I love the comp, colors, etc, although the shadows at the bottom appear a bit flat? TFS!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on April 15, 2012 at 8:04 PM

Wonderful lighting and beautiful color, David! I like the FG shapes and the sky is awesome.
Good luck in your move. and thanks for the reference to Mark Metternich.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 15, 2012 at 8:17 PM

I think the foreground light/exposure and detail is AWESOME! Colors in the sky are nice as well. Agree that the highlites/lighter clouds need a little tweaking.

Chris

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 15, 2012 at 8:49 PM

While probably not true to life, the sky that is, I like your artistic flair here David. I am not bothered about it at all. I especially like the highlights on the foreground and mid ground rocks.

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Comment posted by Jean Day on April 15, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Textures and upward angle of the rocks, beauty of a sky, and excellent work on the processing. Love the deep, dark, moody feel.

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Comment posted by Rick Goldwasser on April 16, 2012 at 1:20 AM

Great job with the rocks, love the darkness and the overall comp. As has been mentioned (more than a few times), I think you could go back and do a little work on the sky. A really nice image though!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on April 16, 2012 at 9:44 AM

Nice textures throughout. I'm feeling like the sky textures here are too overcooked for my taste but that's all my critique. Processing is a journey.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on April 16, 2012 at 3:09 PM

That subtle light on the foreground rocks is flat out amazing, bringing out the textures and forms of these rocks. Wonderful sky as well. Exquisite image.

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on May 16, 2012 at 2:28 AM

Great work. Nice composition and colors

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