Spring Glow

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted May 3, 2012154 views5 comments

Spring glow in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area from the balcony of the Vista House. Initially, I was by myself in soaking up this scene but soon was surrounded by multitudes of tourists. A fair amount of work in LR4 and CS5 to bring out the glow and contrast while still retaining detail. In CS5 I made extensive use of luminosity masks which helped to balance the brightness, contrast and detail definition. We all enjoyed the light show!

Canon 5D MKII, 1/60 sec at f/11, ISO 100, 65mm (EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM)

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on May 3, 2012 at 1:43 PM

What a magical moment, so well rendered. The light is beautiful. The only minor nit (if any at all) is the small, hard white cloud at the left upper edge that draws my eye away from from the soft light and the glow.

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Comment posted by Phil Knouf on May 3, 2012 at 3:14 PM

Roger, thanks for your helpful comments. I agree that the bright fog in the upper left edge is distracting. I removed them and have posted the update image here.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on May 3, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Phil, looks great, I much prefer the repost.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 6, 2012 at 9:33 AM

You have captured some fine and glorious light interacting with the mist Phil. I like the repost best.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on May 7, 2012 at 2:04 PM

You captured some great light and a fantastic mood. I also prefere the repost.

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