I’ve been having some fun lately reprocessing a lot of images from the years past. Thank God I was shooting RAW back then when I was really working hard for mountain composition. Years ago my climbing partner made me start shooting RAW, even when I had no idea what Raw was at the time. Thanks Jim Haley!
The following image is not your typical Mirror Lake, Lone Eagle Peak image. However I think the comp captures another worthy aspect of this fine mountain.
The conditions that day pushed me to shoot for a nice black and white image considering there wasn’t much dynamic light. Fast forward 4 years and I tried my best to keep this one color. I used selective color to extract greens, yellows and reds. I later added Vibrance.
The actual blend was quite challenging. I blended a dark ominous sky with a shadowless and detailed granite mountain. I'm worried about halo-ing.
This one appeals to me, but I’m more interested in what others think.
Comments and critique welcome.
Kane
Posted by Pam Colander on April 6, 2012 at 10:24 PM
I love this! It's subtle but has power and foreboding. I'm hearing the soundtrack from K2 in my head!
Absolutely perfect, Kane. Incredible conditions and a beautiful portrait of an impressive mountain.
Posted by Russ Shugart on April 7, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Kane, I love this shot. This shot shows the mystery that I love, and try to catch in my stuff. I’d give it three thumbs up!!! This one speaks to me. Post more from this trip if you have them!
Jack, it's not a thing of the past. I just can't do it as often. In fact, I just got back from a sunset shoot up on Crestone Peaks south ridge. Pretty tough hike, especially descending in the dark... but very rewarding. The view of Kit Carson is incredible.
Posted by Dan Walters on April 9, 2012 at 10:15 PM
Love the dark clouds and the monochromatic look. Also like how the green stands out, despite being so small in the image.
Discussion
8 repliesThe following image is not your typical Mirror Lake, Lone Eagle Peak image. However I think the comp captures another worthy aspect of this fine mountain.
The conditions that day pushed me to shoot for a nice black and white image considering there wasn’t much dynamic light. Fast forward 4 years and I tried my best to keep this one color. I used selective color to extract greens, yellows and reds. I later added Vibrance.
The actual blend was quite challenging. I blended a dark ominous sky with a shadowless and detailed granite mountain. I'm worried about halo-ing.
This one appeals to me, but I’m more interested in what others think.
Comments and critique welcome.
Kane
Russ
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When you say "back then when I was really working hard for mountain composition" does that imply it's a thing of the past?