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Fall 08 - Somewhere on the BRP

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Posted by Erich Holderer on December 16, 2008 at 11:02 PM
Took this one on my annual October trip to the Appalachian mountains this year. Got lucky with the sunbeams. Should have done a perspective correction, but did not have time as the beams were starting to fade. I did some minor post processing after a drum scan of the transperancy, but am still not sold on the image. I think it has potential, but it is not quite there yet for me.

Ebony SV45Ti
Schneider Super Symmar 110XL lens
Singh Ray 3 stop reverse grad ND
4X5 Velvia 100 sheet film
Posted by Lori Kincaid on December 17, 2008 at 7:45 AM
Good to see you posting here, Eric! I love the rays and the autumn colors. The sky seems a little hot and mottled. If the detail isn't there in the tranny I'd try cropping to a little below the middle of the sky.

Lori
Posted by Richard Bernabe on December 17, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Impressive scene, Erich, that is nicely composed. I agree with Lori that something funky is going on in the sky. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Posted by Wade Hardy on December 17, 2008 at 9:34 AM
Wow - those sunbeams are incredible - great fall color too. Sometimes areas can get a little hot or blown out during web compression. From what i see here, I agree with Lori's crop suggestion.