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Cloud Surfing

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Posted by Jon LaBass on April 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Cloud Surfing
I woke up Sunday morning to shoot the sunrise around the Flatirons, but was pleasantly greeted with a nice layer of low clouds. I am undecided on whether there is any hope for the full cropped image because of the extra space in the sky or if I should stick with the pano-cropped version. Any feedback is welcome.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 6/10 sec at f/16.0, ISO 100, 200 mm
Posted by Jon LaBass on April 27, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Cropped version.
Posted by Morris McClung on April 27, 2009 at 3:27 PM
Definitely the pano for me with just a touch more sky perhaps. It's a very cool shot, Jon. You just need to try to bring up the luminosity some to make those clouds jump out.
Posted by Jon LaBass on April 27, 2009 at 4:00 PM
Thanks, Morris, for the feedback.. I agree there was some more processing to be done. Here's the latest with brightness and luminosity adjustments.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on April 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
I completely agree with Morris about the pano
Posted by Todd Caudle on April 27, 2009 at 6:39 PM
I agree with Morris on everything. (at least having to do w/this image!) The new version is maybe a tad too light now, or something. Still looks really nice.
Posted by Jamie Botdorf on April 27, 2009 at 10:47 PM
I vote for the pano...the clouds behind the silhouette are really cool!
Posted by Don Grall on April 28, 2009 at 12:10 PM
The last pano is the best with the exception of it the cloudless sky section being a bit too light like Todd suggested.
Posted by Kelly Black on May 1, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I almost went up to the flatirons area that same Sunday morning, but I decided to go out to Barr Lake. I like the pano version and agree it could use just a bit more sky and a tad darker. Nice shot.