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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: plugsnpixels on February 25, 2023, 08:00:04 pm

Title: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: plugsnpixels on February 25, 2023, 08:00:04 pm
Here are two different versions of a shot of the local snow-covered mountains off my back porch today, taken with a long zoom (CR2 source).

The Photoshop-composited pano was treated with ON1 Photo RAW 2023 (https://on1.sjv.io/BXY0mB), the full frame with Radiant Photo (https://radiantimaging.pxf.io/ORD6MQ). The pale original pano is included for comparison.
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on February 26, 2023, 07:39:38 pm
Nicely done.
Great result.
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: plugsnpixels on February 26, 2023, 07:45:36 pm
Thanks Eric! Ironically, the further you are from the mountains (within reason), the better shots you get. I took a ride today up the hill trying to get some new shots during a break in the weather, but didn't match this one yet.

Tomorrow I'll be 30 miles away, we'll see what that vantage brings!
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: francois on February 27, 2023, 05:06:51 am
All very nice but I have a preference for the 1st and 3rd shots. I find that the tighter frame is better suited to this landscape (but it's just a matter of taste and it's only valid for me).
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: plugsnpixels on February 28, 2023, 12:13:04 am
Thanks Francois!
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: MattBurt on February 28, 2023, 12:54:19 pm
Nice! I know what you mean about better shots from farther away. I often need to travel away from my intended subject when it's something on the scale of a mountain just to be able to get a reasonable view of it.
I like the first one the most.
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: plugsnpixels on February 28, 2023, 12:57:11 pm
Thanks Matt!

The secret is in the framing. It helps to have some foreground objects to break up the "mountain monotony". And a long lens to compress sit all.

You all may find this amusing – here is the wide version of my shot ;-)
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: francois on March 01, 2023, 05:36:40 am
I guess that you won't be surprised if I tell you that the last one (wide version) isn't my favorite ;-)
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on March 01, 2023, 09:18:27 am
Yeah, the wide version doesn't have the gits of the others.
Title: Re: Winter jungle: LA snow today
Post by: plugsnpixels on March 01, 2023, 07:38:50 pm
Wide version was just for reference ;-)

Today I was about 35 miles away and got lucky with the perfect view! Later on it hailed again down in this area before the sun returned.