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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #20 on: December 13, 2013, 11:07:23 am »

Yes, there is a localized (not global) cast in #2 and #4, more on #2 than #4.  I've noticed this before in this kind of lighting and am curious where it comes from.  There has been quite a bit of discussion about the coolness of shadows and that could be the case here but I keep wondering about scattering or reflectance issues.  Anyone have any thoughts.

Dave - I don't want to highjack your thread but the discussion has arisen here and your examples are apropos.
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« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2013, 11:27:30 am »

Muir is such a fantastic place and one of may favorites in U.S. - did you walk the long loop trail?
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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2013, 02:01:26 pm »

No focus stacking...

How did you get such back-to-front sharpness? What was the lens/f-stop combo?

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« Reply #23 on: December 13, 2013, 02:07:48 pm »

... I have to ask if anyone else is seeing just a hint of a "blue" cast...

Maybe I did, but didn't care. I assumed it was intentional, as it works rather well to create a particular atmosphere, the one with cool, spooky shadows. 

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« Reply #24 on: December 13, 2013, 04:27:07 pm »

Slobodan, all were f/8 ISO200 at 24mm for Forest Grove and 105mm for Redwood Highlights. You know, "f/8 is great!" ;) Your point about the shadows is a great one because I have alway felt thing lurking just out of vision; it's a special place. BTW, no filters on the camera or in post.
Brandt, yes the loop trail and past it on up to the east.
Chuck, your point about the cast is interesting to me too so no apology necessary. I didn't try to manufacture the blue light special.
Chris, I will double check my monitor on calibration and let you know it's not your cataracts ;)

Thanks, guys. I have only a few more to share. Unfortunately, we only had about three hours in the park.

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« Reply #25 on: December 13, 2013, 08:49:21 pm »

Called by the Light

Update 12/14: I am struggling with this shot, so I re-did as you can see in the bottom image. The reds and greens were too saturated.
« Last Edit: December 14, 2013, 09:55:52 am by David Eckels »
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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #26 on: December 14, 2013, 03:17:30 am »

Called by the Light

David - I think you had a good idea, but the postprocessing needs to be more accurate - its too obvious, especially at the top of the tree.
The image falls apart in an instant when this kind of local adjustment is not done totally accurate.

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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #27 on: December 14, 2013, 12:54:01 pm »

Guardians

We used to be able to climb up and over on the log bridge and catch crawdads in the stream.

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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #28 on: December 14, 2013, 01:02:10 pm »

Called by the Light

Update 12/14: I am struggling with this shot, so I re-did as you can see in the bottom image. The reds and greens were too saturated.

I see a magenta cast, especially in the fallen trunk.

Other than that, it is a fine image, reminiscent even of AA.

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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #29 on: December 14, 2013, 03:20:19 pm »

Is that why there are none left? ;-)
Yeah, I know. When we were kids (~50 years ago) this area was "unprotected" way up beyond the loop trail. I'm glad to see it is fenced off now.
I see a magenta cast, especially in the fallen trunk.
Didn't see this until you pointed it out.
Other than that, it is a fine image, reminiscent even of AA.
Thank you Slobodan! His work captivated and inspired me from the very beginning. I am (almost) verclempt!

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« Reply #30 on: December 14, 2013, 03:21:19 pm »

Yet another. Thought I'd try a little B/W action. Used SEP2 for a little sepia tone then used a normal blend with 90% opacity and fill.
« Last Edit: December 14, 2013, 03:25:27 pm by David Eckels »
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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #31 on: December 14, 2013, 03:32:22 pm »

I just realized I had missed some shots in the series.
You have dome some very nice work here and also some really nice postprocessing.
It good stuff, really!
If you want to push it further, my suggestion would be to play with localized sharpness/clarity.
This means first give the image a soft look by pulling down clarity/sharpness and reintroduce it later only locally at the really important subjects,
like the prominent tree trunks, important branches and such.
This is difficult, but with a little experimenting you can great effects of depth,
leading the eye through the chaos of the nature scene to the stuff that is important.
I have done this with shots of woods from a compact camera and it dramatically changed the appearance of the scene to the better.
Generally I think for many shots (not all of course) localized editing is the key to bring out the subject well - elevated above common.

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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #32 on: December 15, 2013, 01:38:12 pm »

Last two, I think.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2013, 01:53:44 pm by David Eckels »
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Re: Muir Woods series
« Reply #33 on: December 15, 2013, 02:20:02 pm »

In the first (Into the Light), seems to me you darkened the sky too much, so much so that the bushes illuminated by it are now much lighter than the source.

The second one is quite fine. I would, however, make the vignette a bit less obvious, by spreading it more toward the center (i.e., Midpoint in LR all the way to the left).
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