Welcoming sun

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 16, 2012291 views12 comments

This is the actual sunrise light , coming onto the same (almost) scene as the previous one. Cloud formation by this time became less interesting, thus I changes the composition a bit to accentuate the reflections.

Minimal processing, some local contrast and a lot of selective dodging and burning.

Canon 5D M2, ISO100, 1/5s , f/14

Appreciate all the feedback, but especially on processing.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Paul Gasior on October 16, 2012 at 6:25 AM

Wow
Beautiful water formation nice sky and light reflection in the water .

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on October 16, 2012 at 8:41 AM

Really nice shot of St. Mary...
Perfect water capture, and great dynamic range from sky to rock.
Great location!
Processing looks great to me... esp the subtle reflection in the water.
It might be interesting to take a look at a version, where you push the vib/sat/blacks some, just to see what you could get.
But I like this version a lot!

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 16, 2012 at 10:05 AM

Vlad, I really like this one too. The water over and around the foreground rock looks awesome! Does look like it could use a little cw rotation. Very nice!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 16, 2012 at 10:06 AM

Lovely image. I really like the water action in the foreground. It's nicely complemented by the subtle reflections and the gently colored clouds.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 16, 2012 at 11:22 AM

Needs about 1.5 degrees CW rotation. Expert processing of a dramatic image, otherwise. I would be tempted to lose the moon. It is more of a distraction than a plus for me.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 16, 2012 at 1:28 PM

Beautiful light. It feels like the image is tilted to the left to me. I love the motion and energy in the water, nice contrast to the gentler sky.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 16, 2012 at 9:11 PM

Really like this. The balance of lights very nice. The processing definitely enhances this.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 17, 2012 at 1:35 PM

Excellent Vlad. Beautiful cloud color and perfect timing on the FG rock. My only nit is that it appears to have CCW tilt to the horizon line.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 17, 2012 at 4:20 PM

I really like the subtle color here Vlad. Your POV puts me right in the lake. Beautiful salmon colored clouds and hints of turquoise in the water.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 17, 2012 at 5:55 PM

Whoa! Looks fabulous every which-way, Vlad! Good going!

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on October 17, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Thanks all. Missing skew in the image is foolish inaccuracy, fixed it.

I am pasting an image, processed to slightly more drama. It doesn't quite match what I saw this day, which was a but more subdued, but interested in contrasting them.

Registered on November 12, 2010, 48 Posts, 358 Comments

Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on October 19, 2012 at 1:16 PM

great repost, great clouds and really like the fg water motion

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