Vernonia 'Lake'

Old Vernonia Mill Pond last weekend.
Bigger image here
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
10/22/2006 8:46:04 AM
Aperture-Priority AE
1/50 sec @ f8
Exposure Comp -1
ISO 100
Canon EFS 18-55 @ f41mm
White Balance Auto
Camera Parameters
Contrast +1
Sharpness +1
Color saturation +1
Color tone Normal
IR Remote
Tripod/ballhead
one eyeball

lab color, curves, light saturation boost, 3:1 crop

Curtis-

Very nice! Like the color; it reminds me of Velvia on the light table. I looked carefully at the bigger and rereviewed your specs. The light halo above the trees reminded my of some of my blends (brush at 0% hardness), but I can see this isn't a blend (I've also seen this in some unblended shots, as well).

I like the "lake" also, but it's about 45 minutes from me so I don't get there as often as I'd like.

Steve

Hi Steve, I see what you're talking about with the halo. I think it's an artifact of trying to darken the sky. I did a color range selection and I think I used a hue/sat layer to darken it.

Very nice, Curtis. I rode my bike out here once on the Banks-Vernonia trail back before I used to shoot, and thought it was a pretty spot. You have captured it well here. That eyeball in your gear list appears to be working well