Coming back to Arkadelphia from Fort Smith last night I decided to catch the sunset at Flatside Pinnacle. Glad I came here instead of stopping at Petit Jean. I've never seen sunrays coming through the clouds like this in person before. They filled the entire sky. I boosted the reds in raw and did some dodging and burning. It's a little dark, but i think i like it darker since it emphasizes the rays.
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Posted by Isaac Szabo on March 15, 2010 at 8:09 PM
Really cool, Jon. I love the sun rays! I don't think I've ever seen so many. I do wish there was more separation in the mountain layers - they kind of blend together on my monitor.
Jon...This would have been something to see! The mountains look pretty good on my monitor, but I can see your dodge and burns well enough to tell where you did it. This has great potential though, to be a killer print.
Posted by Charles Mills on March 15, 2010 at 10:10 PM
This is a really nice image. I see the same potential that Karla commented upon
Karla: Yea i need to work on my dodge/burn skills, it takes more patience than i have!
Matt: Yes i did! My other one was stolen about a week after Thanksgiving, Ive had this one about a week...its been nice to be able to get out and shoot again. It drove me nuts not being able to get out and shoot in the snow while we had it.
Zack: I agree, if I'm in the Little Rock area and have the time i usually try to stop by, such an easy hike up there.
Posted by Taylor Reed on March 16, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Excellent light here, that many beams is a pretty rare sight
Posted by Scott Bean on March 17, 2010 at 12:18 AM
That is an awesome sight and a great job capturing it.
Posted by Randy Wilson on March 22, 2010 at 1:38 PM
Good capture, Jon. Instead of dodging and burning you might try using blending layers to selectively lighten or darken different areas, or you might try using the fill light and recover sliders in Adobe Camera Raw.
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Matt: Yes i did! My other one was stolen about a week after Thanksgiving, Ive had this one about a week...its been nice to be able to get out and shoot again. It drove me nuts not being able to get out and shoot in the snow while we had it.
Zack: I agree, if I'm in the Little Rock area and have the time i usually try to stop by, such an easy hike up there.
That looks a good seller for sure.