Posted by Bill Pelzmann on November 27, 2012 at 12:20 PM
#5 is my favorite. I love the simplicity.
Posted by Nathan Apodaca on November 27, 2012 at 4:15 PM
I won't try to pick a favorite! I'll only say what REALLY stick out to me. Those would be, #1, #2, and #3. #4 has a unique texture to it, and, of course, lighting (don't they all?). Looks like you came back with a very nice collection of images, and I bet the experience may be even better to remember!
Posted by Kane Engelbert on November 27, 2012 at 8:45 PM
1, 2 and 3 are fantastic Peter. Your processing is spot on, no doubt.
Posted by Stan Rose on November 28, 2012 at 12:46 AM
Not surprisingly, im gonna be the bad guy here and suggest that you can do better. I really like the comps, but IMO the pp is off. In 1,4,5. The canyon walls look 'creamy' to me--and ive been to antelope, the walls dont look like that in person. Im not sure what it is you did to get that look. In 2 & 3, the whites are washed out looking, like glare from a flash or something. I think with a different pp these could end up being real nice, just dont personally care for the look--and apparently im in the minority so please feel free to ignore.
Posted by Peter Coskun on November 28, 2012 at 6:28 AM
Thanks for the feedback Stan, I see what you mean with the washed out whites. I did my best to control them for those two images. It may have been the angle of the sun but I'm not sure. The web compression on these is also making them appear soft/creamy as your seeing, because the original files have some very nice details. I added slight Orton layers to help with the highlights (5-10% opacity) and just normal curves and contrast adjustments. Surprisingly, I didn't need to do too much PP with the images I captured here.
Posted by John Mumaw on November 28, 2012 at 10:25 AM
I like 'em all, but #'s 2 &3 are my favorites. Perhaps some local contrast adjustment using the USM filter in PS or the Clarity slider in ACR would remediate some of the 'creaminess' referred to above. I don't see any 'washed out whites' as there are no whites there.
What fascinates me about these places is the fact the one or two hours before and/or after & during different times of the year, you can get entirely different color tones.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on November 29, 2012 at 11:43 AM
It's the last one for me (#6?) for me that's the winner, one reason is that the wall is sharp, plus the luminance draws you in and makes you want to follow it. Then there's that abstract keyhole in the top right that adds the spot attraction. I do agree that soft Antelope shots don't send me, but #6 nails it IMO. Nonetheless, great set!
Posted by Peter Coskun on November 29, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Thanks John and Paul.
Paul, the images are pretty sharp (the original files), but they are heavily compressed on here even after converting them to profile and saving them for web to keep uploading sizes appropriate.
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16 repliesWhat fascinates me about these places is the fact the one or two hours before and/or after & during different times of the year, you can get entirely different color tones.
Paul, the images are pretty sharp (the original files), but they are heavily compressed on here even after converting them to profile and saving them for web to keep uploading sizes appropriate.