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Piggyback on Todd's Hermit Pass Post

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Posted by Rand Herman on August 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Piggyback on Todd's Hermit Pass Post
Great images of the area, Todd, I really like the one looking back at Eureka. I was up there myself the weekend before hoping for some sunset and sunrise shots, but was rained out for sunset. I managed to get this one sunrise image located at the tarns below Horseshoe Lake.
I'm not sure, but the Hermit Pass Road seems to be getting worse and worse.

Edit: After looking at this on my monitor at work, it seems oversaturated. My current working monitor isn't calibrated, so I'm not always sure how it will display on the web.

Posted by Grant Collier on August 20, 2008 at 2:18 PM
I like it! Nice, perfect reflection.
Posted by John Mumaw on August 20, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Not overly saturated, but there's an HDR/ShadowHighlights type effect that has robbed this of some needed contrast.
This is an excellent composition with some good light. A bit subtler processing would make a world of difference, IMO.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 20, 2008 at 3:52 PM
I'll echo John's comment. When the image popped up on screen, my first thought was, "Whoa! HDR attack!" But compositionally, it's a great shot. I'd suggest re-doing it without the shadow/highlight or HDR tools in your toolbox and process/wprk it in a more traditional manner.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on August 20, 2008 at 4:26 PM
It may have a "HDR" look to it, but I like it!
Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 20, 2008 at 5:03 PM
Neat comp. I like this and it isn't the worst HDR blend I've seen by far. Like John says a little more contrast and you have nailed it. I don't think it's oversaturated but it might look better with the red sky darkened slightly.
Posted by Nick Moore on August 21, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Great composition, I really like the red rock as the anchor in the fg!. I don't think the image is oversaturated, but as suggested above, perhaps slightly less of a HDR look and more traditional would work.
Posted by Laurent Baig on August 21, 2008 at 1:07 PM
Agree, great composition, but saturation attack
Posted by Prashant Khapane on August 22, 2008 at 11:52 AM
to me it looks very natural, much better than the typical HDR posts.
Posted by Rick Dunn on August 22, 2008 at 8:28 PM
Gorgeous scene and excellent comp. The extreme ULC may be a bit oversaturated, and you could probably back off on the blues a little, but it otherwise looks good. I'm not picking up on the HDR issues that others have mentioned; looks pretty good contrast wise, though for some reason, it looks darker on the left than the right (comparing the rock/shrub in the LR to the hill/ridge on the left horizon).