Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: sdwilsonsct on June 26, 2014, 01:05:24 am
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Near Banff, Alberta. Suggestions welcome.
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I think they could both stand having the shadows opened up a little, particularly the first.
Jeremy
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Wonderful views of the scenery. To my eye, I would prefer to see a bit more warmth in the tones, the images seem a bit too cool.
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Gorgeous! Nothing to suggest!
Mark
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Superb landscapes, especially #1. Reflections are gorgeous and skies just perfect.
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Beautiful shots, both. But I agree with Jeremy that I would like to see the shadows opened up just a little.
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...I agree with Jeremy that I would like to see the shadows opened up just a little.
Thanks, everyone. I'll have another look at the shadows.
It's hard to shoot here without Gordon Lightfoot's Canadian Railroad Trilogy running through my head:
There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
when the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
when the green dark forest was too silent to be real
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That first one is fantastic. Love the scene in general, but especially the way it is composed. Agree with others that I wish that the land was brighter.
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I like more the second (more primeval). I would cut off the small branch (or rock?) on the left edge and would avoid the halo between the forest and the mountain. I think that the shadows are OK.
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Looking at this on my laptop so you may be right but permit me a general observation.
I think that many digital photographers open shadows too much just because they can and because so many are fascinated with the HDR look. The rich, detailed, deep shadows we often saw with film are a more natural look to me. In the case of these photos, I see plenty of shadow detail but I agree a little warmth would be nice. They look cold - brrr!
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Nothing to change for me, it's natural.
After all it was surely a cold morning.
No need to open more the dark areas.
Have a Nice day.
Thierry
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Thanks for all the suggestions and feedback.
Good catch on the halo, muntanela: the definition slider gets me every time.
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The first one is excellent. The second is merely good.
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Thanks, everyone. I'll have another look at the shadows.
It's hard to shoot here without Gordon Lightfoot's Canadian Railroad Trilogy running through my head:
There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
when the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
when the green dark forest was too silent to be real
Hear! Hear! I've just returned from Killarney Provincial Park in Ontario with the same lines going through my head.
Great shots, particularly the first.
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Thanks, Terry and Marc. #1 was one of those rare occasions when everything came together. Just after this, the breeze came up and destroyed the reflections. Carpe diem.