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Photo posted by Eva McDermott in the Landscape gallery on 04/29/17 at 7:13 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Post last edited by Eva McDermott on 04/29/17 at 10:29 pm EST
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Comment posted by Skip Layman on 04/29/17 at 7:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments
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I like the mood of this shot, but find the blown whites a bit much. Did you consider a GND filter for this shot?
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Skip Layman
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 04/29/17 at 7:45 pm EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Thanks for your input Skip. Yes I did use a 3-stop grad. The light was pretty intense and key to the mood I was trying to get especially highlighting the sun rays.
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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on 04/30/17 at 12:02 pm EST
Registered on 09/17/10, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments
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Very dramatic lighting, the rays are wonderful. Might consider a crop off the bottom so the sky takes up about 1/3 of the frame, mnts and flats 1/3. Would place a little more emphasis on the sky which it looks like was your intention.
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 04/30/17 at 1:53 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Eva,
Terrific landscape from the Grand Tetons. I think the contrast here is appropriate and spot on; just a splash of extra drama in the sky just does with the territory, I think. The sun's rays really add to the scene, but doesn't dominate it. I just think everything comes together beautifully here.
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 04/30/17 at 4:48 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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What a great sky and collection of crepuscular rays, Eva. This looks great in b&w with the high contrast in the sky/clouds adding drama that wouldn't be there otherwise.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on 04/30/17 at 8:22 pm EST
Registered on 01/17/04, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Hi Eva,
Slight crop off of the bottom and it should improve the comp as recommended by Harry. I like the sky even though the whites are quite bright......................................Jim
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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on 05/03/17 at 10:09 am EST
Registered on 11/19/03, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments
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Great classic scene. My first thought on opening was along the lines of Harry's crop suggestion. The foreground bushes tend to stop my flow through the image a bit. Nice and dramatic!
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"You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
- John Mason
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Comment posted by John Williams on 05/07/17 at 11:26 pm EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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Interesting thoughts on cropping. I was actually thinking the opposite; cropping a little off the top so that the sky, mountain, and foreground are ~1/3 each. This would emphasize the rays more? Fun to play!
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on 05/10/17 at 6:24 pm EST
Registered on 02/01/04, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Eva, My first thoughts were the same as John's with cropping some of the sky bring each section to 1/3rds. I really like the rays and that just adds to them I think.
Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.
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