Wall Street, Moab Utah

[David Eckels]

Three exposure HDR (-2,0,+2). How'd I do Russ? Slobodan? I can't tell you how tempting it was to bring the shadows out on rock faces on the right! Yes, polarizer.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

Looks pretty good to me!

On the other hand, the scene does not look like it needed bracketing

[David Eckels]

Looks pretty good to me!

On the other hand, the scene does not look like it needed bracketing

You might be right, but I was worried about those shadows and wanted to make sure. Besides, I'd just figured out how to do auto bracketing "Pretty good" from you, Slobodan, is high praise indeed. Thanks.

[Peter McLennan]

You could have waited an hour or so until the sun raked the cliff face.

[David Eckels]

You could have waited an hour or so until the sun raked the cliff face.

Yeah, but then everyone in my vehicle would have been pissed at me

[Peter McLennan]

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

Yeah, but then everyone in my vehicle would have been pissed at me

Reminds me of: "Daaaad!?... how many times you need to snap that damn Parisian bridge at sunset... I am bored!"

As every landscape photographer knows, the window of opportunity around sunset is rather short, plus/minus half an hour. And that is precisely the time my family is hungry, thirsty, tired, bored, etc.

I often share the story surrounding my Bass Harbor Lighthouse picture that ultimately ended up as a magazine cover. As some of you know, it is located about 4-5 miles from the nearest "civilization." I ultimately ended up driving my thirsty wife and kid back to the village, finding a restaurant for them, and driving back. Missed the sunset, but caught the twilight. My wife's excuse: "Sorry, did not know it will end up as a cover."

That is why I love sunrises... family is soundly sleeping. Though, come to think of it, I would rather stay in bed too

[David Eckels]

That is why I love sunrises... family is soundly sleeping. Though, come to think of it, I would rather stay in bed too

+1! All too true! We do the best we can!

[RSL]

Very nice, David. Looks as if you covered the whole range without making the HDR obvious. Looks like a well exposed, well framed photograph.

[Harald L]

Reminds me of: "Daaaad!?... how many times you need to snap that damn Parisian bridge at sunset... I am bored! ...

Thank you very much for this comment. I will print and laminate it and show it to my family when appropriate. It remembers me on a trip thru NZ by a Motorhome - sometimes I've got the feeling that the mood changed rapidly against me.

[francois]

Very nice, David. Looks as if you covered the whole range without making the HDR obvious. Looks like a well exposed, well framed photograph.

I agree, the image is very natural, without the usual HDR look.

[David Eckels]

Thanks, teachers, for the feedback! I tend to have a heavy hand and the critiques have been very, very helpful to me.

[Jeremy Roussak]

It's very good and not at all obviously HDR. I think you could have opened up the shadows on the right a little, perhaps, without making the scene look unrealistic.

Jeremy