Red Rock Coulee, Alberta

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 12, 2011199 views10 comments

I made this shot a couple nights ago on a quick trip to Red Rock Coulee. I have actually desaturated the image a little and removed lots of magenta from the original daylight white balanced shot. I have been looking at t his for so long I'm going cross eyed! I would love some honest opinions on the colour of this one... does it look natural, or does it look like I have cooked it in photoshop?

By the way, very sorry for my lack of participation lately, I will try and contribute some more whenever possible.

Thanks in advance for any comments. (sorry accidentally uploaded a small version in the large photo area... can't get rid of it!)

5d II
17-40
elinchrom quadra with tungsten gel to help bring out the orange in the first few rocks (very subtly)

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 12, 2011 at 2:27 AM

Wow, It is amazing
the upper part (sky) is excellent
the Lower part is well balanced especially the moon gives it an amazing composition
for me it doesn't look like you have cooked it in the photoshop

Well Done

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on August 12, 2011 at 3:11 AM

Quite nice how the boulders are spread over the landscape. I love their texture and look and the clarity throughout the shot is very good. Honestly - I immediately thought something is wrong with the color temperature. The ground feels too warm for the very cool sky and you might have to take a step back towards the original.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments

Comment posted by Svein-Frode on August 12, 2011 at 4:16 AM

Good composition, even though the horizen is centered, and a very interesting barren landscape. I do find the brightness of the land a bit strange though. In the evening or early morning the sky is usually a lot brighter than the land.

Registered on November 13, 2003, 9 Posts, 277 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 12, 2011 at 7:19 AM

Wayne, nicely-balanced scene with good colours and fine detail.
However - I'm not a landscape person - it feels like "something is wrong". The colours of the sky don't match the land. I think Andreas said what I couldn't express very well.Worth a bit more work, I think

Sandy .

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on August 12, 2011 at 9:28 AM

Thanks for your honesty everyone! I will go back to the original and give it another try. It's a difficult one because the the magenta really overtakes the original. I will re-process and post it again later. Thanks again everyone!

Registered on December 11, 2006, 303 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 12, 2011 at 10:37 AM

Lovely image Wayne. I like the comp a lot. I'm on an uncalibrated monitor so I can't comment on the color balance very well, but it looks ok to me - I'll check again when I get home tonight.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Lundh on August 12, 2011 at 1:26 PM

Its a simple comp with no real strong element to pull the eye (except for the lovely light) but I really enjoy this image. It has a nice overall feel good feeling to it. I think you processed this perfectly.

Registered on April 28, 2004, 774 Posts, 4351 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 12, 2011 at 9:19 PM

I like the scene, but would consider adding saturation back to the grass and rocks to balance better with the sky. This s cattering of rocks is nice, and I'd try to play it up in the image, again, maybe with saturation.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on August 14, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Simple comp but it works for me Wayne, colours are nice too. It doesn't looked over cooked at all but I'd maybe try darkening down the land a tad though.

Cheers, Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on August 14, 2011 at 10:10 AM

Lovely image and a very interesting composition. I like the previous suggestions for darrkening the land a bit. Other than that, I think this is a great image

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments