Sentinel Rock, Yosemite

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 4, 2014107 views9 comments

This was in Yosemite Valley last Friday. I'm especially wondering about the clouds. I tried popping them with some more highlights, but I backed off, since I thought it seemed to take away from the mood.

I'm trying to go for something slightly ethereal overall, with the darker rock formations and swirling clouds (especially starting in the ULC) while also eventually drawing some, hopefully supporting attention to the small pine trees in the very middle of the lower foreground.

Does it work?

C&C welcome!

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on March 4, 2014 at 10:04 AM

Very nice detail and tones in the larger version Richard and a wonderful mood produced by the clouds. The format gives it a very majestic feel also. Maybe a bit more room at the top but great as is.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on March 4, 2014 at 11:10 AM

Nice! This is definitely a "growing image", getting better every time you see it. The clouds are great as they are for me, no need for adjustments. For me this image has several layers, separated partly by the clouds, and making them too bright would distract from the layer composition. My only small nit is that I would have liked to see a bit more of the trees on the right, but that was maybe not even possible?

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Comment posted by gary phillips on March 4, 2014 at 12:30 PM

I like this image a lot , Richard. I would not change a thing. I love shots of clearing fog and the large view is very nice. Great work.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 4, 2014 at 3:05 PM

Nice work on this Richard! It is a wonderful scene and I think your b&w processing looks very good as is. I like this comp very much and even better in the large view.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on March 4, 2014 at 9:39 PM

I love the mood here, Richard. Works well for me. Not sure I'd change anything with the comp or processing. Nice work!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 5, 2014 at 12:39 PM

This is a beautiful image with a fantastic mood. The processing looks good to me, too.

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Comment posted by Jeff Bushnell on March 8, 2014 at 11:28 PM

Love the ethereal quality of this image Richard. Been to Yosemite often and this takes me right there!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 9, 2014 at 5:09 PM

Sweet grab of atmosphere!!!

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Comment posted by Tim Mulholland on March 13, 2014 at 4:24 PM

I can see why you might want to pull more "mood" out of this image, but that may be all that the pixels will allow...

Tim!

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