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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: churly on July 08, 2015, 07:38:16 pm

Title: Drifting Across the Basin
Post by: churly on July 08, 2015, 07:38:16 pm: Rain and light drift across the western Bighorn Basin. The farther hills are about 30 km away.
Critique welcome.
Chuck
Title: Re: Drifting Across the Basin
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on July 09, 2015, 03:59:37 am: Quote from: Isaac on July 08, 2015, 08:20:57 pm
I like.

Me too, wonderful photo.
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Post by: francois on July 09, 2015, 04:27:56 am: I like to too, the scene is biblical!
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Post by: Bob_B on July 09, 2015, 09:44:31 am: +1; "biblical" is a perfect description
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Post by: stamper on July 09, 2015, 09:47:21 am: Very dramatic and the processing is spot on. A likeable image.
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Post by: sdwilsonsct on July 09, 2015, 10:32:40 am: Good one! You asked for critique, so I'll say that I find the first ridge line very strong compared to the rest. I might reduce the clarity or contrast there a bit.
Title: Re: Drifting Across the Basin
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 09, 2015, 10:58:45 am: A wonderful shot, Chuck.
I wouldn't change a thing. I interpret the tonalities as suggesting that the rain is just beyond the first ridge line, which explains why it is darker than the other ones. It's more in shadow, too.
Title: Re: Drifting Across the Basin
Post by: NancyP on July 09, 2015, 11:20:40 am: Excellent composition, tonalities - and wonderful light and rain / rainclouds.
Title: Re: Drifting Across the Basin
Post by: thierrylegros396 on July 09, 2015, 11:59:48 am: Quote from: sdwilsonsct on July 09, 2015, 10:32:40 am
Good one! You asked for critique, so I'll say that I find the first ridge line very strong compared to the rest. I might reduce the clarity or contrast there a bit.

You can keep the clarity of the rainy part without the "to much" ridge line by using an "elliptical filter" in Lightroom.

Have a Nice Day.

Thierry
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Post by: Rainer SLP on July 09, 2015, 02:10:08 pm: Great image
Title: Re: Drifting Across the Basin
Post by: churly on July 10, 2015, 06:07:47 am: Thanks to all for the comments. :)
I am bothered a bit by the near ridge as well and have already tied to tone it down some and will have another go at it. This shot is a nice example of the depth compression of longer focal lengths. The near ridge is almost 10 km away and the farthest almost 40 (my original estimate was short). There is a lot more detail available in the near ridge and as Eric pointed out it is pretty well lit compared to the background.
Chuck