Posted by Steven Peckham on September 16, 2009 at 10:03 PM
The last image I posted from last Saturday had a lot of lookers and no takers so I am going to try again. This image is from about 30 minutes earlier and the fog is starting to break-up after a passing snow shower. As you can see, the fog extends up from the little Matterhorn and is wrapping around the southern side. The sun is just popping out from behind the clouds and catches the peak.
Blended from two images to compensate for the bright sky.
C&C welcome.
Posted by John Mumaw on September 16, 2009 at 10:27 PM
This is much better than your initial post!
I'm surprised you didn't post this one in the first place.
A beautiful reflection, colors are vibrant and the light on the fog shrouded peak is sweet.
Feels a bit cut off on the left, but that's my only nit.
Posted by Scott Bacon on September 16, 2009 at 10:47 PM
I musta missed the first one, but this is great. Sa-weet clouds - just awesome. I agree it feels a bit tight on the left. And for some reason the foreground seems too light. My eye wants it to be a bit darker for a more natural feel for this time of morning. Minor nits, tho. Good work!
Posted by Steven Peckham on September 16, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Thanks for the quick response.
This one is a blended image as well and the blend was giving me some fits so I needed a little extra time to work on it. (I'll edit the original to add this info.)
As for feeling crowded, I had not noticed that feeling before. One solution could have been to go wider, but that would require a significant upgrade to the camera body (XTi). Settled on keeping the peak on the thirds as I composed and hoped/waited for the light to come. Perhaps darkening the granite boulder on the left side will reduce the leftward feeling?
Posted by Morris McClung on September 16, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Yeah, this is fairly stunning. I would like to see it larger than here, but the reflection and clalrity in this is excellent, with the cloud wrapping putting it on a different level. Your best work I have seen you post!
Posted by John Mumaw on September 16, 2009 at 11:10 PM
One solution could have been to go wider, but that would require a significant upgrade to the camera body (XTi.
Or just a wider lens, or a two vertical image stitch.
Perhaps darkening the granite boulder on the left side will reduce the leftward feeling?
That's a good idea. That bright rock does tend to grab the eye some.
Posted by Steven Peckham on September 16, 2009 at 11:18 PM
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Or just a wider lens, or a two vertical image stitch.
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No money for the EF-S 10-22 until the wife get's another gig. Tough times for consulting.
And no chance for a stitch. The light between the clouds was moving FAST so I was lucky to grab this. It was there and gone after I pressed the shutter release and turned the camera dial.
Morris,
Thanks for the input. Glad you liked it, but I think I have posted better images than this one... Well maybe one other.
Posted by Jack Garrett on September 17, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Great capture Steven...nice reflection and good contrast!. The only thing I see is what appears to be a tiny bit of halo around the trees on the right but that's a very minor thing.
Posted by Nick Moore on September 17, 2009 at 12:19 PM
This version I too much prefer to your other post Steve, you couldn't ask for better conditions with the stillness of the water and the cloud/fog hanging there. I would say if you do have a bit more room on the orginals maybe add a touch more space on the left as mentioned, and maybe darken the brighter rock. Was this from lake Helene?, Great work!.
Posted by Jody Grigg on September 17, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Steven looks like you have smudge or two on your lens......just kidding!
Posted by Steven Peckham on September 17, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Thanks for the looks and comments so far.
Jack - Thanks, there may be something there. I'll take a look at it.
Nick - This is near Two Rivers Lake. In fact, it was Eric who directed me a while back to try shooting from there. As it turned out, I was in nearly the same location just a couple of weeks after he captured a nice summer morning shot.
Jody - Thanks for pointing out the smudges on my lens. I would have expected Todd to point things like that out first, but you were quicker to the draw this time.
Posted by Paul Wegemann on September 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Nice! This is better than your first post, if I'm remembering the same image. Maybe darken the foreground as already mentioned and there are halos around the right side trees, but they're not obnoxious. Great shot.
Posted by Jesse Speer on September 17, 2009 at 2:42 PM
Keep working on your blend. This a great image. I'm not bothered by any tightness anywhere. If it bothers you, try cropping a bit of the bottom to compensate. This will help even out the balance from tightly packed top half to the more open bottom half.
Posted by Jennifer Geck on September 17, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Steven, this is a beautiful image!
Posted by Steven Peckham on September 17, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Thanks again for all the comments.
Scott and Paul - I will try applying a GND in LR so that the FG will have a more realistic feel. Doing this should also help with the contrast from the FG rocks and vegetation that might be giving this image a "leftward tilt".
Jesse - I am not really bothered by the tightness, but seeking a way to get the most out of this image, if I haven't done so already. If it was possible to go a little wider and improve the image I would give it a try.
Discussion
15 repliesBlended from two images to compensate for the bright sky.
C&C welcome.
I'm surprised you didn't post this one in the first place.
A beautiful reflection, colors are vibrant and the light on the fog shrouded peak is sweet.
Feels a bit cut off on the left, but that's my only nit.
This one is a blended image as well and the blend was giving me some fits so I needed a little extra time to work on it. (I'll edit the original to add this info.)
As for feeling crowded, I had not noticed that feeling before. One solution could have been to go wider, but that would require a significant upgrade to the camera body (XTi). Settled on keeping the peak on the thirds as I composed and hoped/waited for the light to come. Perhaps darkening the granite boulder on the left side will reduce the leftward feeling?
Or just a wider lens, or a two vertical image stitch.
That's a good idea. That bright rock does tend to grab the eye some.
Or just a wider lens, or a two vertical image stitch.
____________________________________________
No money for the EF-S 10-22 until the wife get's another gig. Tough times for consulting.
And no chance for a stitch. The light between the clouds was moving FAST so I was lucky to grab this. It was there and gone after I pressed the shutter release and turned the camera dial.
Morris,
Thanks for the input. Glad you liked it, but I think I have posted better images than this one... Well maybe one other.
Thanks for the looks and comments so far.
Jack - Thanks, there may be something there. I'll take a look at it.
Nick - This is near Two Rivers Lake. In fact, it was Eric who directed me a while back to try shooting from there. As it turned out, I was in nearly the same location just a couple of weeks after he captured a nice summer morning shot.
Jody - Thanks for pointing out the smudges on my lens. I would have expected Todd to point things like that out first, but you were quicker to the draw this time.
Scott and Paul - I will try applying a GND in LR so that the FG will have a more realistic feel. Doing this should also help with the contrast from the FG rocks and vegetation that might be giving this image a "leftward tilt".
Jesse - I am not really bothered by the tightness, but seeking a way to get the most out of this image, if I haven't done so already. If it was possible to go a little wider and improve the image I would give it a try.