Dream Lake

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 17, 2010252 views9 comments

This is my first attempt at a Dream Lake shot with ice floating in the foreground. After 3 consecutive attempts I was not able to quite capture the image I wanted before the ice melted.

I shot this with a Canon 5D Mark II and a 17-40 L. I also used a 3 stop hard step graduated neutral density filter(Sigh Ray).

Any constructive criticism or comments would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for taking a look.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Shaun Mazurek on June 17, 2010 at 12:25 AM

I am not sure if this image works better in black and white. Any thoughts? I think the contrast in the black and white pulls a bit more out of the minimal clouds in the sky.

Registered on June 12, 2010, 21 Posts, 162 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Richins on June 17, 2010 at 11:22 AM

I like the reflection and ice foreground. The vignette is a bit strong for my tastes. I'd open it up and brighten the sky a bit. I prefer the color version.

Registered on March 6, 2008, 113 Posts, 1009 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 17, 2010 at 11:31 AM

Id stick w the color, but there are a few problems here; the blue is way too intense (especially the sky, a warmer WB might help), the shadows on the sides are too blocky (need to see more detail--hdr perhaps) and the jpeg is a bit soft. It looks like a great moment to be at Dream though, and the ice is pretty neat!

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Comment posted by Shaun Mazurek on June 17, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Thank you Ron and Stan,
I have tried a less aggressive contrast curve to open up the shadows and desaturated the blue and applied a lens correction filter to try an tone down the vignette. I have also used unsharp mask to try and make the JPEG a bit crisper. Hopefully this looks a bit better.
Thanks again for the feedback, I really appreciate it. :)

Registered on June 12, 2010, 21 Posts, 162 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Richins on June 17, 2010 at 5:56 PM

I really like the update. I think the clarity really improves it. Also, the blues and warm light are great. I'd update the title to include "update" or something to see if anyone would followup on the latest post.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on June 17, 2010 at 6:25 PM

I definitely prefer the color version, Shaun. I also prefer the processing in the first version, though it would certainly benefit from some sharpening for web.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 18, 2010 at 5:36 PM

I don think its even close--the repost is much improved.

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Comment posted by Raymond Marlow on June 18, 2010 at 10:49 PM

hugh improvement on the repost, the sky has improved dramatically and the sharpness is much better. Only thing I can see still would be brightening up the tree line a bit on the left hand side. Nice image.

Registered on October 15, 2008, 158 Posts, 531 Comments

Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on June 18, 2010 at 10:50 PM

the repost looks much better Shaun and the light is very pretty. Where is Dream Lake? Looks like a spectacular location. Thanks for sharing.

Michael

Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments