Posted by Scott Bean on August 9, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Shot this last weekend after leaving Pillsbury Crossing. It was quite awhile after the sun went down...I had given up for the evening after a very drab sunset. Good thing I was far enough from home to still be on the road for the after-sunset show.
This is a 4 shot HDR, I tried to keep the foreground a bit dark to reflect the fact that it was shot well after sundown. Does it work for you? I'm not sure, I keep going back and lightening the foreground but it just doesn't reflect the time at which I as shooting.
Posted by Randy Wilson on August 9, 2009 at 10:18 PM
the dark foreground says sunset but it does seems dark. I bet I would be facing the same dilemma as you, with the light/dark issue. I guess I don't really have any help, but I do like the shot. Good HDR.
Posted by Darren Huski on August 10, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Works very well for me. The colorful sky really is the kicker that makes it extra nice.
Posted by Daniel Loomis on August 10, 2009 at 9:45 AM
The photo is quite lovely as is. If you wanted to darken the foreground, a gradient overlay might do what you want, making it darkest at bottom and transparent at the horizon. Just a thought.
Posted by Tom Kennon on August 10, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Scott, great work with the HDR, the colors in the sky are amazing and the FG looks just right to me.
Scott, the only constructive suggestion I would have is "print it and hang it"!
Nice shot well executed!
Dave Hatfield
Posted by Rob Graham on August 10, 2009 at 5:47 PM
it works for me, the foreground isn't overly bright, which compliments the late light, nice job on the HDR
Posted by Larry Daniel on August 10, 2009 at 6:40 PM
It looks very nice. What was the actual color of the flowers? They appear lavender on my display.
Posted by Karla Hall on August 10, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I think it looks great....The flowers are just right. It has that nice early morning blue cast to it, keeping it true to likeness. Great job on the HDR...I'm with Dave, Print it, Hang it!
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on August 10, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Your diligence was rewarded with some wonderful vivid color Scott. This should be a great addition to your portfolio!
Love your composition, Scott, and the processing looks quite natural to me. Beautiful work!
Posted by Barry Southon on August 12, 2009 at 3:56 AM
Scott
A just reward for time and effort well seen and captured.
Posted by Ed Cooley on August 12, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Beautiful take. I would clone out the power line.
Posted by Scott Bean on August 15, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I feel better about leaving the FG dark now. I'm going to try printing this on some metallic paper and see how it looks.
Larry: the flowers are white, at first I thought they were snow on the mountain, but that isn't what they are.
Ed: That is a fence line running along the right side of the photo, when I get more to feeling ambitious I will work on taking it out.
Discussion
14 repliesThis is a 4 shot HDR, I tried to keep the foreground a bit dark to reflect the fact that it was shot well after sundown. Does it work for you? I'm not sure, I keep going back and lightening the foreground but it just doesn't reflect the time at which I as shooting.
Nice shot well executed!
Dave Hatfield
A just reward for time and effort well seen and captured.
Larry: the flowers are white, at first I thought they were snow on the mountain, but that isn't what they are.
Ed: That is a fence line running along the right side of the photo, when I get more to feeling ambitious I will work on taking it out.