Holy Cross

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 6, 2010388 views17 comments

Hello,

My wife and I bike packed into the Holy Cross Wilderness (CO) this weekend. We then backpacked along the Missouri Creek trail for Saturday and Sunday night. I tried this composition for sunrise and sunset on each day but did not get a decent sky until sunrise this morning. There had been a pretty sever thunderstorm the previous night which seemed to usher in some nice atmosphere.

This is my first time using LR Enfuse to blend 4 exposures for HDR processing. I am also trying a new sharpening technique. Any comments or suggestions are always appreciated.

Canon 5D Mark II, 17-40 L, 2 Stop Sigh Ray soft step neutral density grad.

Thank you,

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Mat Malone on July 6, 2010 at 1:30 AM

I love the shape of the stream in the FG. Clouds and the strip of light on the peaks are great too. Something looks a little off with the processing on the small version, possibly over-sharpening.

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on July 6, 2010 at 1:58 AM

What a gorgeous image, Shaun. Looks like a great place to backpack. The greens and silky water are really nice. Details are a little crunchy, maybe a little less web sharpening.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on July 6, 2010 at 2:38 AM

Shaun, nice comp with dramatic light. Do you know why or how the "Holy Cross" name came from? It's pretty interesting if you look it up.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 6, 2010 at 3:04 AM

Shaun,

What a beautiful alpine landscape image. Your composition is outstanding.

Sharpening looks great in both sizes. The only nit or processing comment I have is the blue in the sky. It almost has an Ektachrome look to it - or Kodak's version of Velvia. Not quite sure how else to explain it, but let's just say I love the color of the sky, but it's almost too good. If that makes sense.

Otherwise, a beautiful image.

Lon

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on July 6, 2010 at 4:35 AM

Great composition. Like everything about it!

Registered on February 19, 2008, 94 Posts, 738 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 6, 2010 at 5:22 AM

Excellent composition and some really nice light and sky. I like how shiny the water looks. The processing looks very good to me.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 6, 2010 at 6:11 AM

Great composotion and scene overall. I especially like the water here and the way it reflects the light. Agree that the small version looks a bit oversharpend.

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on July 6, 2010 at 7:31 AM

Looks pretty good to me Shaun, great comp and some nice colors. Wouldn't mind a little more light on the peak, but maybe the clouds were gone by the time you got more light up there.. Nice work.

Registered on June 30, 2008, 203 Posts, 2641 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Rouch on July 6, 2010 at 8:12 AM

I think this is extremely nice. I like the composition and the water effects and also it's a very pretty scene. An area I've wanted to visit and now I'm more inspired.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on July 6, 2010 at 8:40 AM

Excellent composition, Shaun. You timed your trip perfectly too with those ? Spring wildflowers

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 6, 2010 at 11:04 AM

SWEEEEET! Would not have guessed this was an HDR had you not mentioned it. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on July 6, 2010 at 12:33 PM

Very nicely done, particularly the composition. I've been tinkering with Enfuse and have been a bit disappointed, but it seems like it has the potential to work well with certain shots.

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

Comment posted by David Cobb on July 6, 2010 at 1:40 PM

Nice leading line and light reflection in this alpine scene Shaun.

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on July 6, 2010 at 3:07 PM

A pretty image with strong compo.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 6, 2010 at 3:25 PM

Very pretty scene comp and light.

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Comment posted by Ian Haskell on July 6, 2010 at 6:30 PM

Really like the shot - the front part is particularly special with the flowers and the flow of the water.

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 6, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Sweet. That light is really special. You used the grad expertly here.

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