End of Day at the Pond

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 19, 2015237 views8 comments

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I like the way the distant mountain lines up with this valley and pond. Not so crazy about that rock in the foreground, however. From time to time I return to see if it has changed, maybe hoping that the beaver might raise the watet level enough to cover the rock, and perhaps move out before they kill all the paper birch trees. I don't really expect that, but I keep going back. ;^) In the past it has been a morning spot for me, but a couple of weeks ago I went for sunset. Even though the sunset was hidden behind the hills on the right side, it lit up the sky enough for me.

Canon 5D3; Canon 24-105 mm.
Nine exposures @ f/11; ISO 320; Circ. Pol.
... each exposure was exposure bracketed, and repeated three times for focus-bracketing. HDR and stacking done in PSCC. As usual (for me) with HDR, after the software did its work, I used layers to restore contrast to restore the scene I remembered.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Sharron Sims on October 19, 2015 at 9:13 PM

Wow, the colors in this are even more amazing than your last post. So beautiful and serene I just want to stare at it for awhile.
To me the rock in the foreground is fine.
Sharron

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 20, 2015 at 9:52 AM

A very peaceful and tranquil scene. If an image makes me want to experience the moment then I consider it a success. I would really like to be sitting there experiencing the peace an beauty.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 20, 2015 at 11:13 AM

It's a beautiful, peaceful scene, Wayne, that sure has me wanting to be sitting there enjoying it. The colors in the sky and their reflections are great. I don't see that rock as a problem, especially since you've got some color reflections on both sides setting it off from the shadows. There is a strong halo along the top of the mountain that might be a processing artifact, but could be from the high contrast...check your raw files.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 20, 2015 at 9:30 PM

Thanks folks.

HELP WANTED: Thanks to Mark's the sharp eyes for noticing high-contrast halo in this image. I didn't have to look far to find the problem. There is no halo in the Raw files or the full-size processed file. The halo -- which I now also see around the foreground rock -- is a result of reducing the picture for the Web. This happens all too often, because I can't see them without using a magnifying glass. (The most powerful magnification on my trifocal glasses -- even though they are made from Trivex -- still produces chromatic aberrations which make it impossible to see a halo.) I know how to fix the halos if I can find them, but I wonder if there are ways to prevent them when resizing for the Web. ANY IDEAS?

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 20, 2015 at 10:45 PM

Very pretty Wayne, very pretty. I just love reflected color and this is sweet.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 21, 2015 at 4:29 AM

I like this one a lot Wayne. The fg rock works for me because it mimics the mountain in the background. I particularly like the bg foliage because it looks natural and yet so 'alive'. Nice job.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on October 21, 2015 at 1:56 PM

Beauitful reflection image, Wayne, As far as the halos go, I think the HDR processing has a ways to go. Everytime I try HDR, even after blowing things up 4-500 percent and fixing any and all halo's, once compression works it's black magic, there they are bigger and more evident than ever. The software just seems to magnify any chromatic abberation, even if you can't see it. I guess we'll have to keep trying until we figure it out. I'd love to hear other solutions Anyway, a wonderful complex image.

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Comment posted by D.A. Edwards on October 22, 2015 at 12:38 PM

Can't help with the haloing Wayne as your workflow description leaves me in the dust. I like the curved tree drawing the eye from sky to FG rock although I could see cropping a bit off the left to remove the trees on the edge.

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