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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: batmura on September 03, 2013, 09:51:07 am

Title: Calm before the storm...
Post by: batmura on September 03, 2013, 09:51:07 am
5 minutes after this shot it started pouring like crazy....

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7283/9659017656_5e23a735fd_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9659017656/)
Kocaeli, Turkey (3) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9659017656/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr

And here it comes...

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5329/9655799837_84e946aea4_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9655799837/)
Kocaeli, Turkey (4) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/batmura/9655799837/) by batmura (http://www.flickr.com/people/batmura/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Calm before the storm...
Post by: francois on September 03, 2013, 10:06:47 am
I like the first image very much… it's stunning. The second one looks like it's two images blended together but it's dramatic and the storm must have been "interesting".
Title: Re: Calm before the storm...
Post by: Bruno Gil on September 04, 2013, 09:15:14 am
Quote from: francois on September 03, 2013, 10:06:47 am
I like the first image very much… it's stunning. The second one looks like it's two images blended together but it's dramatic and the storm must have been "interesting".

Thats why i love the 2nd most. Two diferent worlds on the same pic, nice job
Title: Re: Calm before the storm...
Post by: batmura on September 04, 2013, 02:23:52 pm
Francois, there is zero editing in the second except for minor tweaks in contrast and saturation. Actually I never photoshop my images to that extent. I dislike layers and adding skies from different photos to different images. I wish I had exposed a tad longer, though, as invreasing the exposure results in unwanted noise in the shadows. I will probably drive there again, but it s unlikely I will have such a dramatic sky again.
Title: Re: Calm before the storm...
Post by: francois on September 05, 2013, 06:18:24 am
Quote from: batmura on September 04, 2013, 02:23:52 pm
Francois, there is zero editing in the second except for minor tweaks in contrast and saturation. Actually I never photoshop my images to that extent. I dislike layers and adding skies from different photos to different images. I wish I had exposed a tad longer, though, as invreasing the exposure results in unwanted noise in the shadows. I will probably drive there again, but it s unlikely I will have such a dramatic sky again.

To be clear, I never suggested that you Photoshoped this image to create your final version. I just wanted to say that the coming storm offered a dramatic change to the landscape; so dramatic that I could see two images in one.

I'm sorry if I offended you with my previous comment, it was not my intention, really!
Title: Re: Calm before the storm...
Post by: batmura on September 05, 2013, 09:28:59 am
No offense taken at all, Francois. I always appreciate your valuable feedback and comments! :)