Not a bad light show

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 3, 2012843 views32 comments

I recently picked up a 24mm tilt shift and have been enjoying doing seamless stitches. Ran out to a local spot and was rewarded with a darn nice sky. The finished file after cropping is about 35 mp. Blending exposures and doing panoramas adds a new dimension of work though.

5d2, 24ts, 3 horizontals

Thanks for looking!
Paul

Comments

32 comments

Comment posted by Yiming Hu on June 3, 2012 at 5:58 PM

Paul, certainly not bad. This is crazy! Like the sky, the reflection, and the clean FG.

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on June 3, 2012 at 6:06 PM

That's a really wicked sky! Like splash of colors on a canvas. Amazing!

Registered on July 25, 2011, 38 Posts, 451 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on June 3, 2012 at 6:41 PM

That is an awesome sky and love the colors. I like the foreground and how you can see beneath the water. Nicely done.

Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 3, 2012 at 6:52 PM

This is very, very well done, IMO. Great processing, and an incredible sky! I really liked the large version you included, but who wouldn't want to see this printed LARGE in person? TFS!

Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments

Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on June 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM

Wow wow wow totally awesome sky !!!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on June 3, 2012 at 8:06 PM

Spectacular, Paul. Love the glow on the submerged rocks in the foreground, and the extraordinary clouds and reflection.

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on June 3, 2012 at 8:07 PM

The composition flows nicely and is well balanced Paul, beautiful array of colors. Very nice work.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on June 3, 2012 at 9:09 PM

Great comp and you nailed the exposure in the clouds and foreground.
Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Harding on June 3, 2012 at 10:02 PM

Really nice image Paul. I like it heaps.. but my eye is drawn strait to an odd colored area on the top edge of the right hand side rock.

Registered on January 19, 2011, 33 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 3, 2012 at 10:07 PM

This is really nice, Paul. The light, color and reflections are just wonderful! What a beautiful scene!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on June 3, 2012 at 10:11 PM

Thanks everyone!

Dennis, that would be blue sky reflecting. No polarizer used here, so the rocks are seen because of the angle. That area is about where reflection comes into play and it happens to be one of the few places not super warm toned in the sky. I guess I could "fix" it for the viewers sake.

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Comment posted by Rebecka on June 3, 2012 at 11:08 PM

Spectacular. Love looking through the water in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Jared Atencio on June 3, 2012 at 11:53 PM

If this is what is considered "not bad" over on the Atlantic side, I can't imagine what ya'll consider "killer" ?!! Nice placement of the FG rocks filling out those corners and framing that reflection, makes me eyes happy!

Registered on June 23, 2009, 21 Posts, 422 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 4, 2012 at 1:34 AM

"darn nice sky" - indeed! and reflection, too.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on June 4, 2012 at 1:39 AM

That's a lot of color alright...hot damn :)

aF

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Comment posted by Abdulla Bin Touq on June 4, 2012 at 1:41 AM

Paul I am in love in your FG. It popped out really nicely. Your technique sounds interesting and worth testing it out.

Registered on January 2, 2011, 10 Posts, 68 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 4, 2012 at 9:22 AM

Terrific sky and it's reflection. The foreground rocks and reeds are a great starting point, but I could see cropping out the darkest parts at the very bottom.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on June 4, 2012 at 10:51 AM

Paul, I like the contrast of the darker cloud sweeping against the orange sky, and the foreground rocks seen though the water. The LRC seems a little dark to me in comparison to the light in the LLC.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on June 4, 2012 at 1:44 PM

Intense sky Paul. I love how the rocks are visible through the water.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Zack Clothier on June 4, 2012 at 3:08 PM

Really sweet light you had, Paul, I like how you can see the rocks under the water as well..

Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments

Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on June 4, 2012 at 3:36 PM

beautiful light and sky... just the top half of your comp without the reflection would make for a a very fine image, too...

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 4, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Wow - now that's a great one. Aside from the incredible sky I love the transparent water in the foreground.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on June 4, 2012 at 5:29 PM

Wonderful sky, and I like how submerged rocks. Great job!

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 4, 2012 at 5:30 PM

an amazing display of light
great comp too Paul! the submersed rocks are so clear!

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on June 4, 2012 at 6:46 PM

Thanks again for the comments everyone.

Doug, good catch, I may dark the left and brighten the right a touch. Honestly, I did very little after Camera Raw. It seems I am doing less these days and just looking for better moments.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 4, 2012 at 9:49 PM

Amazingly beautiful light. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Tom Kualii on June 4, 2012 at 10:33 PM

wow....sweet.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 4, 2012 at 11:11 PM

What, no gator?

Both top and bottom command attention creating tension. Very nice piece.

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Comment posted by Michael Westerbeck on June 5, 2012 at 8:05 PM

Awesome! Sky, the reflection, and I am really really drawn to the submerged rocks for some reason. They have an eeriness that is very cool! Very nice work.

Registered on March 21, 2012, 32 Posts, 111 Comments

Comment posted by Jean Day on June 5, 2012 at 8:35 PM

One day I'll have to invest in a tilt shift as I like (trying) to do panos. You nailed this one. Killer clouds and great details in the foreground.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on June 6, 2012 at 9:07 PM

Stunning sky and reflection Paul. Excellent comp and capture of light. The fg elements are perfectly presented and the overall red glow is very attractive. Top shot!

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 6, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Awesome work !!

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