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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Arlen on February 22, 2023, 09:17:00 pm

Title: Sun Worship
Post by: Arlen on February 22, 2023, 09:17:00 pm
From a place far away (from me), and some time back.
Title: Re: Sun Worship
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on February 23, 2023, 02:51:40 am
Very nice. I'm guessing, Galapagos ?
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Post by: francois on February 23, 2023, 05:26:22 am
Superb shot with iguanas barely visible but just enough to notice them and start exploring this shot more closely!
Well done.
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Post by: MattBurt on February 23, 2023, 01:50:20 pm
Nice work
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Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 23, 2023, 04:33:17 pm
Excellent!
Title: Re: Sun Worship
Post by: David Eckels on February 23, 2023, 07:36:21 pm
Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 23, 2023, 04:33:17 pm
Excellent!
Indeed
Title: Re: Sun Worship
Post by: Arlen on February 24, 2023, 09:52:37 pm
Thanks to each of you for your kind comments. And yes, the location is the Galapagos, from a few years ago. Truly a wondrous place.
Title: Re: Sun Worship
Post by: Bob_B on February 25, 2023, 07:16:22 am
+1. That's a beauty, Arlen.
Title: Re: Sun Worship
Post by: Arlen on February 25, 2023, 06:03:11 pm
Thanks, Bob, I appreciate it.
Title: Re: Sun Worship
Post by: Dave (Isle of Skye) on February 26, 2023, 03:35:38 pm
A very dark image, that would normally be very difficult to process successfully, but you have done an excellent job here Arlen.

Dave
Title: Re: Sun Worship
Post by: Arlen on February 26, 2023, 08:45:02 pm
Quote from: Dave (Isle of Skye) on February 26, 2023, 03:35:38 pm
A very dark image, that would normally be very difficult to process successfully, but you have done an excellent job here Arlen.

Dave

Thanks for the feedback, Dave. It was a challenging image. I needed to selectively lift the shadows enough to tell what the foreground was if you looked at it long enough, while preserving the overall feeling of the scene. I worked on it a while, then came back several times to assess the situation. I find that sometimes if l look at something long enough I can become acclimated and lose perspective. It helps to look with fresh eyes a day or two later.