Posted by Jody Grigg on February 5, 2007 at 12:40 PM
Late afternoon sun, White Rock Mountain. Enjoy!
Pentax 67II
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Fuji Velvia 100
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Posted by Brent Murphy on February 5, 2007 at 12:50 PM
Love the contrast. The exposure looks great. However, I see some pretty significant banding in the sky. Unfortunately, I'm currently on a non-calibrated monitor, so I'm not viewing under optimum conditions.
Posted by Scott Borger on February 5, 2007 at 1:45 PM
Nice shot! I like the grass/plants sticking out of the water. The banding is on my color-calibrated monitor as well. Did you tweak the shadows/highlights or exposure?
Posted by Todd Caudle on February 5, 2007 at 1:50 PM
The sky looks okay to me, banding-wise, but that blue is a bit too intense. But I looooove the shot!
Posted by Craig Schultz on February 5, 2007 at 1:56 PM
Jody, I have always loved this area. I have seen it in numerous books/calendars but have never made the hike into this area. How long does it take to get in and did you get out before dark?
BTW, great shot, but I see the banding in the sky too.
Craig
Posted by Derek Sedillo on February 5, 2007 at 2:10 PM
Love it! Love it! Love it!!!
Foreground, mid ground, mountains and sky all look all draw a person into the shot.
Just curious, did you use a polarizer?
Posted by Jody Grigg on February 5, 2007 at 2:17 PM
Blues look fine on my laptop but on my desktop they do look a little wacky....mmmm!
Great shot, but the blues are a little purply. Thanks for reminding us what summer looks like!
Posted by Stan Rose on February 5, 2007 at 2:42 PM
The foreground is spectacular! If you could get the whole sky to match the color closest to the mts, it would be a real winner.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on February 5, 2007 at 3:54 PM
Cool shot! Like the blocked out shoreline for the contrast it adds. The foreground water looks a little purple but It makes it interesting!
Nice!
Posted by Roger Rouch on February 5, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Looks wonderful to me. I seem to recall a similar shot you posted this summer, which I really liked. I love the rich blue hues.
Posted by Les Barstow on February 5, 2007 at 5:48 PM
I'm seeing the banding, on my laptop, too; could be a JPEG artifact or something from the scan/processing.
Love the image, though. Assuming it's not banded like that on the original, it's definitely a keeper. The sky does look a bit intense; if you saturated the image to get color in the trees, I'd back off the overall saturation and just bump up the greens. (The mountain has a bit more purple in it than I'd expect, too, but I've never seen it in person, and in that region of the state, I wouldn't make bets...)
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BTW, great shot, but I see the banding in the sky too.
Craig
Foreground, mid ground, mountains and sky all look all draw a person into the shot.
Just curious, did you use a polarizer?
Nice!
Love the image, though. Assuming it's not banded like that on the original, it's definitely a keeper. The sky does look a bit intense; if you saturated the image to get color in the trees, I'd back off the overall saturation and just bump up the greens. (The mountain has a bit more purple in it than I'd expect, too, but I've never seen it in person, and in that region of the state, I wouldn't make bets...)