Another gratuitous Mt. Adams shot

I really like this area and thought I'd share one more. I'm trying to get up to speed on color management and would appreciate any tips or comments on ways to improve color. I'm getting kind of burnt out on it after staring at the screen for so long.

Cann 350D, F11 for 1/8 sec at 39mm w/ circular polarizer.

Have a great Thanksgiving. I hope someone was out and caught that sunrise this morning, hope to see some pics, it was pretty spectacular looking.

I like it but I'd clone out the contrail.
The red, to me, seems too red. Are you asking about color management (as in camera/monitor/printer) or working the color in this photo?

Let's start with this photo, if you don't mind. I'm looking at it on my work monitor right now and it definitely is more red than on my home monitor. I'm hoping to get a calibration device like the Spyder this Christmas, shouldn't this help? I'm using Elements 5.0 right now and have been playing with the color in levels and now, after a tip from Darren, in saturation layers. Any advice is appreciated.

The Spyder will really be a great thing for the first step.

My way to fix this would be to add a Saturation Layer, suck out the red till you like the bottom and then "paint" back in the colors to the upper part. I'n not sure if you can do that with Elements.

Thanks, that is very helpful. I believe I can do it in Elements, it just may take a few extra steps. I've found that with plug-ins, (such as curves) and using time-consuming go-arounds, I can accomplish many of the things CS2 offers. I still wouldn't mind getting it eventually.

Its a nice shot but I think the reds are overwhelming. You could try and desaturate the reds in photoshop. Did you shoot this in raw? I bet the original file is more "true to life"

Color correction. Desaturated reds in saturation layer. Took out contrails.

Now you're talking!

Now you're talking!

Looks much better though I think the reds still might need some more adjustment. . I would go to the same saturation tool and try a slight tint adgustment for the reds. I would the image until you have it perfect. Get that calibration tool and I think this image could pay for it times over. Another calibration tool is Pantone Huey. It only costs $80 and I think it does a great job. There are many other things you could do to improve the reds but I would have to write a book.

The color is now better. I keep feeling that both the mountain and the big tree on the right makes the comp a bit too heavy. I would have probably struggled to place the mountain somehwere else in the frame, and most likely failed.

Larry, although I have seen some monitors that were really good straight out of the box, my experience was that getting a calibrator made all the difference. I highly recommend one. Oh, and beautiful shot too .