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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: chris cramer on February 04, 2014, 03:54:13 am

Title: Sunset over a Salten Sea *added another
Post by: chris cramer on February 04, 2014, 03:54:13 am

Taken with a 5d2 and a newly acquired 16-35 f/2.8, two frame pano

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/12301491055_55d07781d5_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vortac1/12301491055/)
Sunset Over A Salten Sea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vortac1/12301491055/) by Alter Your Perspective (http://www.flickr.com/people/vortac1/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: Tony Jay on February 04, 2014, 05:27:45 am

Very nice Chris!
About the only flaw to what is otherwise an almost perfect metaphor for serenity is that ugly rock in the water in the foreground but it is a minor nit for a beautiful image.

Tony Jay

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: francois on February 04, 2014, 06:57:08 am

The rock is indeed not very elegant but it breaks the symmetry of the refection. Other than that, I like it…

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: dhancock on February 04, 2014, 08:59:40 am

I think it would be a little boring without the rock.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: chris cramer on February 04, 2014, 10:13:49 am

The rock is an easy clone, but I needed something to give the foreground depth.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on February 04, 2014, 12:10:30 pm

I like it as it is.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: sdwilsonsct on February 05, 2014, 12:55:42 pm

Retain the rock.
I'm a little uncertain about the vibrancy of the blue clouds, also in some of my images.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: chris cramer on February 05, 2014, 01:25:48 pm

Quote from: sdwilsonsct on February 05, 2014, 12:55:42 pm

I'm a little uncertain about the vibrancy of the blue clouds, also in some of my images.

i'm not sure i follow?

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: sdwilsonsct on February 05, 2014, 02:09:55 pm

Hi Chris,
The blue in some of the clouds (e. g., bottom left) seems intense. I sometimes get clouds like these during processing and usually try and desaturate or darken them.
Your tastes may vary.
SW

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: Chris Calohan on February 05, 2014, 03:28:47 pm

Like the image as is, but it is spelled Salton Sea

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: chris cramer on February 05, 2014, 03:57:13 pm

Quote from: Chris Calohan on February 05, 2014, 03:28:47 pm

Like the image as is, but it is spelled Salton Sea

The Salton sea is an actual place. This is a flooded bonneville salt flats.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: Chris Calohan on February 06, 2014, 10:00:37 pm

Ahso, I stand corrected.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: chris cramer on February 06, 2014, 10:55:27 pm

no worries...

i think i actually made up the word, haha

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: Ken Bennett on February 07, 2014, 07:51:30 am

The rock in the foreground is what makes the image special.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: petermfiore on February 07, 2014, 08:09:50 am

Quote from: k bennett on February 07, 2014, 07:51:30 am

The rock in the foreground is what makes the image special.

My thoughts exactly.

Peter

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea
Post by: chris cramer on February 07, 2014, 07:58:32 pm

another one from the same shoot

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/12307513393_c76bcb909c_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vortac1/12307513393/)
Last bit of color from the day (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vortac1/12307513393/) by Alter Your Perspective (http://www.flickr.com/people/vortac1/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea *added another
Post by: petermfiore on February 08, 2014, 08:09:03 am

I like this take very much. The foreground works well to anchor your image...nice movement throughout.

Peter

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea *added another
Post by: sdwilsonsct on February 08, 2014, 11:00:03 am

Good one.

Title: Re: Sunset over a Salten Sea *added another
Post by: batmura on February 09, 2014, 07:37:13 am

Both are great shots!