This is a shot from about a month ago in the Valley. Had the pleasure of spending the day shooting with Lon and Kyle. Is the light too harsh? I think my post- processing on this image is OK, but I'm not sure about the sharpness of the image from my scan. All comments much appreciated. Regards.
Michael, you may have answered your own question here. I think with the strong light the snow in the FG suffers somewhat. Hard to get detail when the light is harsh and the object is pure white. But, overall I think your processing seems pretty good and other then the lighting issue the rest looks fine to me.
Posted by Robert Dayton on March 22, 2009 at 12:29 AM
I like the composition, Michael. There's something about the color that bothers
me a little. It looks a little pink to me.
Posted by Lon Overacker on March 22, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Michael,
Ah, I remember this like it was yesterday and wish I was still there. From what I can remember, the light wasn't harsh as either some clouds had rolled in or the sun had yet to reach this part of the valley. So I wouldn't say this was harsh Michael, but I think the brightness and lack of detail in the snowy foreground gives that impression.
I would agree with Robert a bit on the color - although I would call it magenta. I know from my own images from here (and using V100f, not V100) that I also had similar issues.
This is a nice scene, and I like the receeding line of trees and the valley wall in the background. Without having seen the transparency, I can't say whether or not the colors are from the scan or processing, but the details look good to me.
Lon
Posted by Cory Freeman on March 22, 2009 at 11:05 AM
great scene Michael! I see the magenta tone as well but that can be easily fixed in PS w/ color balance or number of other tools. It does look a tad harsh but that could be from compression of the file or maybe too much sharpening?
I like the perspective you have captured, the way the trees taper from right to left. Good stuff.
I would echo the comments above. The whites seem a bit bright and there is an overall color cast. You can eyeball the chrome and see if there is detail to be had in the snow. You can either correct it in PS if the scan holds the detail or rescan to hold down the whites a bit. The color cast is easily corrected in PS.
Very nice scene. Another echo of the comments above. I wouldn't mind seeing bit of a crop off the bottom. The color cast seems a bit magenta, but can be readily fixed. I like that diagonal line of the tree tops, esp with the backdrop of the valley wall above.
Posted by Dan Baumbach on March 22, 2009 at 4:21 PM
I got similar magenta color casts when I shot Velvia 50 in the Valley with snow. I don't know why I bother with Velvia any more. A less contrasty film like Astia would have helped you with detail in the foreground.
I think some color correction and darkening the foreground would make this a nice image. My 60 year old eyes can't help you with the sharpness at this size.
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me a little. It looks a little pink to me.
Ah, I remember this like it was yesterday and wish I was still there. From what I can remember, the light wasn't harsh as either some clouds had rolled in or the sun had yet to reach this part of the valley. So I wouldn't say this was harsh Michael, but I think the brightness and lack of detail in the snowy foreground gives that impression.
I would agree with Robert a bit on the color - although I would call it magenta. I know from my own images from here (and using V100f, not V100) that I also had similar issues.
This is a nice scene, and I like the receeding line of trees and the valley wall in the background. Without having seen the transparency, I can't say whether or not the colors are from the scan or processing, but the details look good to me.
Lon
Looks like a great image to work!
I would echo the comments above. The whites seem a bit bright and there is an overall color cast. You can eyeball the chrome and see if there is detail to be had in the snow. You can either correct it in PS if the scan holds the detail or rescan to hold down the whites a bit. The color cast is easily corrected in PS.
I think some color correction and darkening the foreground would make this a nice image. My 60 year old eyes can't help you with the sharpness at this size.
- Dan