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Diablo Lookout

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Posted by Rick Lamb on May 25, 2009 at 5:41 AM
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-70mm F/2.8 L

This was a blend of two images. One exposed for the sky and the snow and the other exposed for the foreground wooded slopes. I did the blend in LR/Enfuse in Lightroom. Converted it to B&W and did some local dodging/burning and contrast work.
Posted by Rick Lamb on May 25, 2009 at 5:46 AM
Here is a larger version that does it much more justice:

Diablo Lookout
Posted by Matthew Lippert on May 25, 2009 at 10:25 AM
I really like the snow covered peaks. The larger version really shows the detail. Nice job processing the image
Posted by Joe Becker on May 25, 2009 at 3:34 PM
The smaller version looks a bit dark, but the larger version looks much better, though still seems a bit dark to me. But perhaps that is the look you were going for. Wonderful detail throughout.
Posted by Cliff Dodge on May 25, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Love the peaks also. Nice detail on them in the larger image. :)
Posted by John Williams on May 28, 2009 at 10:04 AM
The slopes do look dark here, but open up nicely in the larger version. Adding some contrast to the clouds hanging in the pass would look nice.