I like the lines on this one, Marylynne. I think the sky's just a touch too blue, but other than that I like it. The river on the left draws me into the scene and towards the rock. Some might not like the tree on the right, but it does work to keep my eyes in the scene.
Thanks, David. The lines are what attracted me. Like the other shots that day, these are mid-day, and in this one a used an nd grad filter. I didn't pump up the blues much in processing (I'll double check), but I did lighten and saturate the greens, saturate the reds, etc. I struggled with that tree. If I had it to do over again, I would position myself a little differently to get the curve of river and use a different frame on the right side.
Did you happen to shoot a gray card with this? I've never been to this area, but the colors are interesting because the sky is a bit too blue while the earth seems to have a greenish or yellowish-green cast. Maybe it's just time for me to recalibrate my monitor.
I really like that central rock formation. There's a lot of interest there. Realize that I'm a member of GLA (Golden Light Anonymous), but I think another visit to some of these subjects with early or late light would pay off in spades.
Thanks, John. I plan to check out this location regularly. I generally shoot for early or late light, but in this location, a canyon, I'm not sure how much would fall into shadows. I'm going to try late afternoon next.
Here is a link to the original raw file, unprocessed, exported as a jpeg to my photobucket.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n232/mldiggs/Landscapes/IMG7D-1212Web-1.jpg
I did a little boosting of saturation (+5) and contrast. Looking at the development history, the contrast seemed to pump up the blue and the greens. The location is a spectacle in colors because of the sage, the grasses, the orange rock and the deep blue high desert sky. If it looks too unnatural somehow, I could make some additional adjustments.
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4 repliesCanon 7D with Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 at 13mm
ISO 125, f/16, 1/90s
Processed in LR and Nik
I really like that central rock formation. There's a lot of interest there. Realize that I'm a member of GLA (Golden Light Anonymous), but I think another visit to some of these subjects with early or late light would pay off in spades.
Here is a link to the original raw file, unprocessed, exported as a jpeg to my photobucket.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n232/mldiggs/Landscapes/IMG7D-1212Web-1.jpg
I did a little boosting of saturation (+5) and contrast. Looking at the development history, the contrast seemed to pump up the blue and the greens. The location is a spectacle in colors because of the sage, the grasses, the orange rock and the deep blue high desert sky. If it looks too unnatural somehow, I could make some additional adjustments.