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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: shadowblade on December 03, 2014, 09:13:48 pm

Title: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: shadowblade on December 03, 2014, 09:13:48 pm
Sunset over the Mekong River at Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos.

Stitched panorama, using Sony A7r and Canon 70-200.

Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on December 03, 2014, 09:51:37 pm
Very nice. I like the graphic rendering.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: stamper on December 04, 2014, 03:30:56 am
It looks a little "crisp" on my monitor. Otherwise the composition and tonal values are very nice.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: SanderKikkert on December 04, 2014, 04:07:22 am
A good scene for a pano, the almost monotone depiction with all those reds and oranges combined with a few dim lights in the village looks wonderful,  Regards, Sander
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on December 04, 2014, 04:32:46 am
Wonderful.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: francois on December 04, 2014, 09:14:49 am
A beautiful panorama with rich colors and the silhouette landscape with the sun is perfect.
Bravo
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: thierrylegros396 on December 04, 2014, 12:54:13 pm
Well framed and captured indeed!

Thierry
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: shadowblade on December 05, 2014, 08:45:40 am
It looks a little "crisp" on my monitor. Otherwise the composition and tonal values are very nice.

Probably due to the output sharpening and an accidentally-duplicated curves layer, which I've now fixed.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: SZRitter on December 05, 2014, 09:34:00 am
Looking at the given resolution, the river seems really rough and lacking of detail. Something I would probably have liked with a longer exposure to smooth it out. But, I could also guess that the river may look MUCH better at full resolution and in print than this downsized jpeg. Other than that, excellent framing and I love the tones.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: shadowblade on December 05, 2014, 09:38:34 am
Looking at the given resolution, the river seems really rough and lacking of detail. Something I would probably have liked with a longer exposure to smooth it out. But, I could also guess that the river may look MUCH better at full resolution and in print than this downsized jpeg. Other than that, excellent framing and I love the tones.

There's plenty of detail at full resolution. Also, it would have taken many seconds of exposure to smooth out the river at this distance, which would mean that the sun would no longer appear round, but as a short, wide streak.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: SZRitter on December 05, 2014, 10:11:18 am
There's plenty of detail at full resolution. Also, it would have taken many seconds of exposure to smooth out the river at this distance, which would mean that the sun would no longer appear round, but as a short, wide streak.

Very true. I guess it would be a question of principles on whether combining two exposures (one for the river and one for the sky) in post is ethical or not, or in your personal interest. Which is really not a topic for this thread.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: maddogmurph on December 05, 2014, 03:32:36 pm
I love the colors.
Title: Re: Sunset over the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Post by: davidh202 on December 05, 2014, 08:15:28 pm
 Lovely image