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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Tom Gresham on November 06, 2017, 11:55:09 pm

Title: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Tom Gresham on November 06, 2017, 11:55:09 pm

I kept looking at this rock 100 yards away while I was shooting the sunrise, and I knew I had to walk over there to see what I could do with it.  Just when I got there, the sun was about to disappear behind the cloud bank, and the streak of light was right there.  I just moved back and forth to line it up on the rock.  Hand held, and darn glad to get it.

Not sure which I prefer.

Sony A7ii with Loxia 35mm.

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 07, 2017, 12:20:10 am

Good capture!
I prefer the second, the clouds add a lot.

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on November 07, 2017, 04:32:08 am

Good light, but a tad over sharpened to my taste.

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on November 07, 2017, 05:07:42 am

Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 07, 2017, 12:20:10 am

Good capture!
I prefer the second, the clouds add a lot.

I agree. I also agree with Paolo: both look rather over-sharpened and there are very marked haloes around the rocks in the second, which distract from the beauty of the scene.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: francois on November 07, 2017, 07:08:51 am

I'm joining the critics about sharpening but with a bit more time to rework those shots they could be fantastic.

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Cornfield on November 07, 2017, 09:53:11 am

Also agree about heavy-handed sharpening and halos.

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Tom Gresham on November 07, 2017, 09:55:47 am

Thanks.  I don’t know much about processing.  Hardly use Photoshop.  Never use Lightroom. 

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Cornfield on November 07, 2017, 01:04:45 pm

Lightroom is the single most important editing and image management package I use. 

For Photoshop, look at the free tutorials at phlearn.com

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on November 07, 2017, 02:05:20 pm

Quote from: Tom Gresham on November 07, 2017, 09:55:47 am

Thanks.  I don’t know much about processing.  Hardly use Photoshop.  Never use Lightroom.

What have you used on these?

Jeremy

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Tom Gresham on November 07, 2017, 02:12:59 pm

Sometimes NIK plugins.  Sometimes Macphun HDR.  Recently Macphun Luminar.

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Tom Gresham on November 07, 2017, 02:21:15 pm

Here's what it looked like out of the camera.

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: David Eckels on November 07, 2017, 02:44:24 pm

Quote from: Tom Gresham on November 07, 2017, 02:21:15 pm

Here's what it looked like out of the camera.

Much better. Just lighten the shadows a touch or balance the f/g and sky and your golden!

Title: Re: Sunrise Rock
Post by: Tom Gresham on November 07, 2017, 03:43:52 pm

I'll make another stab at it.  Using Macphun Aurora HDR Pro.