Forest Whispers

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 15, 2013448 views20 comments

Early morning in the Elbe Sandstone mountains in the south-east of Germany.

I found processing this shot rather tricky and would welcome any feedback on the processing (does it look natural?) as well as the composition (do you find it too complex?).

Please view large.

Thanks,
Karsten

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 15, 2013 at 2:35 PM

Karsten, Sure looks natural to me and it's beautiful! I really, really like the light and think your comp works just fine. Some wonderful autumn color makes this very inviting. The clouds and fog also added a lot to the scene. Like it a lot and it looks like an awesome place.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Nievaart on October 15, 2013 at 2:57 PM

I fully agree with Nick. The contrast-rich PP works well here. A softer look would not work with these rocks. It makes the scene a bit surreal but I like it.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on October 15, 2013 at 2:57 PM

Lovely! You did well to tease some detail from the shadows with this dynamic range. I can only think that a bit more foreground in the photo with no lightness or fog would form the anchor of colors and contrast...then each transition away towards the horizon shows increased muting by fog in air...ending with a bit more on top in the blue sky and clouds. As is, this is superb in color and contrast.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 15, 2013 at 5:09 PM

Karsten - I find the processing very natural on an uncalibrated monitor, so I'm sure it would look realllly good on a calibrated one. Lots of textures mixed in this, but the alternating light - dark areas make it work for the eye and brain. Trees - rock - trees - very simple. The shadows look a bit warm or yellow, so I might bias these area to a cooler tone and see how it looks. A blacks color adjustment would be an easy way to see the result. Beautiful area.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 15, 2013 at 6:22 PM

Really pretty scene. The processing looks good to my eye. I like the rich warm tones.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 15, 2013 at 6:58 PM

Freakin epic. Awesome location and light!

aF

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 15, 2013 at 7:23 PM

This works for me Karsten. Wonderful color and light..

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on October 15, 2013 at 8:48 PM

Beautiful play of light and shadow. You did an excellent job on the processing and the composition is very compelling. Nice work

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 15, 2013 at 8:57 PM

I like this a lot, Karsten. This is an intriguing landscape with wonderful light and color.

I can see how this would have been difficult to process but I agree that it looks believably natural.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 16, 2013 at 1:30 AM

The way the light explodes in from the left is magnificent. What a beautiful gorge, and the points of color are a sweet touch.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 16, 2013 at 7:57 AM

Karsten, this is an amazing scene. The light is fantastic and your processing spot on. Well seen.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on October 16, 2013 at 8:36 AM

Wow, excellent light on a striking scene. very nice. maybe just tone down the highlights in extreme UL just a little.

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on October 16, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Wonderful! Great light and composition. No nits from me. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on October 16, 2013 at 11:30 AM

Looks perfect to me! Both the processing and the composition. Very nice one!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 16, 2013 at 11:44 AM

The lighting looks very natural, but your pp adds an artistic feel to the scene. Beautiful shot.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 16, 2013 at 3:06 PM

Great light and I like your PP on this Karsten. No nits from me just a wonderful scene.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 16, 2013 at 3:52 PM

Yes, this must definitely be viewed large. Then it looks wonderful, natural, and very inviting. I'd say you got the processing right.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on October 16, 2013 at 3:57 PM

Quite a spectacular view. Really like your processing as it looks very natural. I think the print size would look great in those shadowy areas in the midground.

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Comment posted by Daniel Finchum on October 20, 2013 at 10:01 PM

Wow... just now saw this and I think that this in large print would cause me to want to sit in front of it all day to admire its every detail. Complexity works very well for me in this pic. Great job.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on October 22, 2013 at 4:13 PM

An impressive presentation of this wonderful scene to me, Karsten. I especially appreciate your careful treatment of colors.

Peter

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