Lago Argentino & Repost

Great job on the blend and timing that crashing wave, Harry. I also love the drama with the clouds; it compliments the wave action perfectly. It looks like you had a very productive trip.

Ed

I agree with the drama in this shot...you have really captured it well Harry!

Foreground water, sky and the crashing waves work quite well together and create a dynamic image. The dynamic range looks really challenging and I think you handled it pretty well, but I would suggest to light up the shadows a tad. Some areas (sky, rocks) have that underexposed look to them.

That is a beautiful scene, Harry! I like the light and wonderful colors you captured here. The big wave splash looks great and I love the clouds. The turquoise colored water in the background really adds a nice extra touch to the scene. Very nice.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Thanks for the comments.
Didl - There is definitely room to open up the shadows, but I'm a bit hesitant as it might remove the strong contrast in lighting I experienced here. Some of the most dramatic lighting I experienced, as those clouds were evil dark but some breaks let the light shoot through. I'll try the FG area, hate to mess with the clouds.

Nick - Amazing what a difference the light hitting the water makes when you compare the transition area. I loved that about the shot too. If you just looked at the lake on a cloudy day or darker conditions, it looks kinda muddy, not the beautiful turquoise we are used to seeing in pictures. The spray looks a tad yellow to me, hard to believe the sun breaking though to backlight would have this effect, but no one has mentioned it so I may leave as is.

Edit - So Didl, I went back and lightened the FG, and the left portion of the sky and I do like it better, so thanks you

I removed the yellow cast and think it looks more true to the scene. I just don't remember seeing yellow spray, though the clouds had that tobacco look from the sun behind.

I like your repost best Harry. Great sky and wave action! I really like lighting situations like this.

Some crazy light there Harry! Think the splash is a .5s too late as I prefer the motion going up as this seems to have already peaked. Great scene you have there :)

aF

Yeah, the repost looks better! Thanks for considering my suggestion.

I'm really liking the repost, Harry. Too bad we can't mount the larger version on a repost. But this works fine also. This one I can almost feel the spray hitting me.

Repost does look better. I like the surf action, and especially like the cloud forms on the lhs. Some nice lighting. The wave is dangerously close to my nemesis the 'dandelion wave' but i like this alot over all.

VERY dramatic shot, Harry. I like how you portrayed what you saw in all the colors of the water including the glare. The repost is even better. Great suggestions from Didl really paid off.