Short stack of stack

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 23, 2014194 views7 comments

Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, WA

Stack of three Raw exposures for DOF, hand blended in PSCC, processed in LR5, TK resize/sharpening for web.

Canon T3i, 1/200 s, f/8, ISO 400, EFS 10-22 mm @ 10 mm, CPL

Please view the large image!

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on August 24, 2014 at 8:05 AM

Very nice scene and composition Ronald with very nice clarity throughout. I wonder what this would look like with the sky darkened to pull out more detail and color and tones in behind the sea stack. Would add some drama to the image. Very nice job as is though.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 24, 2014 at 3:27 PM

Nice scene and composition. I agree with bill the image needs something to make it pop. I feels a little flat.

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Comment posted by Navin Sarma on August 24, 2014 at 4:21 PM

Very nice foreground comp, Ronald! I would crop a bit off the top and try to pull back the highlights in this shot from Second Beach

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on August 24, 2014 at 5:46 PM

The large image is very nice. I don't think it needs so much sky. Nice job on the stacking. The foreground is breathtaking and nicely compliments the rest of the composition.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on August 25, 2014 at 8:17 AM

Yes, of course, SECOND Beach. I changed my mind which photo to post at the last moment. I too want more structure in the sky but there just wan't any; it's mostly fog. The highlights are not saturated. Thanks to all for your comments. I could also brighten it up a bit but it WAS a gloomy morning.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on August 25, 2014 at 10:31 AM

I don't see anything I would change Ronald, you really captured the mood, and your composition works beautifully. I like it, well done.
John

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on August 25, 2014 at 4:10 PM

I think this works very well as-is. The composition works and there is plenty interest.

--P

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