Forest Light

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 2009154 views15 comments

I'd appreciate any and all feedback on this. On an early morning run the fog started rising from the valleys below just as the sun rose. All I had on hand was a 400mm lens and had to bump up the iso to 800 to get a sharp enough image (no tripod). I played off of the graininess of the iso in post-processing by sharpening the noise with the rest of the image.
Canon 40D, 400mm, 1/400, f5.6, iso800. Slightly cropped off the right and bottom

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on October 21, 2009 at 10:40 AM

very nice capture. love the way the rays pass threw the image and the warm tones you got here. the grain works fine, imo. nicely done.

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Comment posted by John Williams on October 21, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Clever. The golden light and processing make this really unique.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 21, 2009 at 12:17 PM

The light and diagonal lines work to make a strong image.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 21, 2009 at 12:18 PM

Wonderful drama here and the diagonal shafts of light are spectacular, Greg.

Ed

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Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on October 21, 2009 at 12:31 PM

Nice capture. Good job at using the grain to your advantage, which enhances the fog.
Kathy

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on October 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM

I think this works well. I notice the grain -- and that's how it appears on my screen, not so much like noise -- and I'm kind of on the fence about it. On the one hand, I think it gives the image a nice tactile feel and probably helps bring out some additional definition in the trees on the LHS. On the other, I also think it may take a bit away from the softness of the fog (often so pleasing in images of this sort). But I probably would just keep it as-is if it were mine and be happy with the result.

Registered on August 24, 2009, 123 Posts, 3099 Comments

Comment posted by Laurent Baig on October 21, 2009 at 12:40 PM

The mist is a little "gritty." Ah, I just read your description. I think the light is absolutely beautiful. I've never cared for digital "grain." If it looks less pixelly in a print, I'd say no problem.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on October 21, 2009 at 12:50 PM

Love the light and colors, not sure how bad the noise will affect this if printed larger, but looks nice at this size..

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 21, 2009 at 1:20 PM

Really like the diagonals of the light through the fog and the backlight on the trees. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on October 21, 2009 at 2:57 PM

The shafts of light and golden color make this very nice. I also like the intimate comp, well done.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on October 21, 2009 at 8:55 PM

Greg,

Excellent choice in accentuating the noise and "graniness" of the scene - I think it makes a big difference in the presentation of this image. My only suggestion would be some light painting with TK's burn/dodge layer and brighten the highlights. I'm wondering if that would also help showcase the rays of light. Even without any changes I think this is a great capture.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on October 21, 2009 at 11:09 PM

Thanks for the feedback. Had a feeling the graininess could go either way, and like you Kevin do wonder how it would print. Perhaps on the right paper, I'm thinking canvas because that might help with the painterly look.

Lon, great processing idea that I'm going to have to work on.

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Comment posted by Jody Grigg on October 22, 2009 at 1:37 PM

Nothing to fault this image, looks great to me.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM

Beautiful light and color, and a bit mysterious.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 22, 2009 at 10:22 PM

Hi Greg

A very fine capture of light and color. In my view, the graininess does not affect this kind of image.
Albert Darmo Canada

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