Great condition you have today! There seems to be a little bit of funny HDR feeling on the mountain and trees, I wouldn't mind if they are a tiny bit darker. How sweet it is to have these beautiful clouds and reflection!
Agree with the overcooked comment but a great capture. The image sure reflects the name of the lake.
Posted by Mike McNeill on June 12, 2010 at 9:10 AM
Thanks for the comments guys. I took a series of shots to try HDR but didn't like the phony look I got. This shot was taken by stacking a 2stop and a 3stop Split ND filters and a compensation of -2/3stop to eliminate any blown hilites in the clouds and/or snow. Maybe I used a tad too much fill light in my RAW conversion. It sure was a gorgeous morning!!
Mike,
You did a fantastic job, here....put it on the wall.
Joe Rogers
Posted by Mike McNeill on June 12, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Here's another of the same scene. I processed another that had more light on Hallet's wall and punched up the Saturation a tad. Does it look phony? Still too much fill lite in the shadows? All comments welcome.
That's the kind of reflection that I dream of up there. Nice capture. As others have noted, I'd maybe bump up the contrast a pinch, but otherwise very nice.
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15 replies5 stops Split ND AND 2/3rds stop under exposed to eliminate blown out hilites!!
It's an absolutely gorgeous scene, but looks a bit 'overcooked' in processing.
You did a fantastic job, here....put it on the wall.
Joe Rogers
Mike
What a beautiful way to start the day
I am not too fond of the second version - it looks a little too magenta and the reflection does match color-wise.