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Storm Rolls In
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Storm Rolls In

by Cristina Strudthof

Gallery: Photo ArtPosted July 1, 2012168 views5 comments
This is my first post to the Photo Art Gallery (never had anything that met that description until now). This is a composite shot from Yellowstone. Both shots are from Yellowstone, just different days during the same trip in 2010. I'm interested to hear how the transition looks from ground to sky, since I'm still learning this whole blending thing in photoshop. The bear was actually quite a long ways away and I cropped the original photo, but the sky I did not. Because the quality of the bear isn't as good as a result of the crop I won't be posting a large version, unless someone specifically asks for it. Let me know what you all think. Thanks!

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 2, 2012 at 6:58 PM
The bear's just a small element of the overall landscape scene, so one wouldn't expect it to be well defined Cristina..It's enough that it's there adding interest, and well positioned in the frame.
Lots of drama in the those heavy laden storm clouds too. They look ready to burst!
Landscape isn't really my forte, but it looks like a good job of blending from what I can see at this size.
Well done & have a great week :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 3, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Good job of blending. The bear is a non-issue because it is so small. Tremendous clouds in that sky! A few suggestions on the post processing. Even though probably accurate I still get the feeling of a slant in the horizon line. I also think a litltle brightening and sharpening of the foreground might make the image pop. Keep 'em coming!
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Myers on July 6, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Nice job of compositing. Was the distant ridgeline part of the sky photo? If so, including it really helps give a natural look to the image; if not, you really did a nice job of blending. In either case, a good result.
Registered on September 1, 2008, 85 Posts, 757 Comments
Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on July 6, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Craig, the distant ridge line you refer to off to the right of the photo is actually part of the foreground photo. I really wanted it to take on as natural look as possible. Thanks.
Registered on January 14, 2011, 53 Posts, 363 Comments
Comment posted by David W. Kelly on July 7, 2012 at 7:47 AM
Great results. What a sky! :smile:
Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments