Broken Hill

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 15, 2013362 views13 comments

Clouds were looking crazy on this day. I thought I was in for an epic sunset but the clouds were gone shortly after taking this which seemed to be happening a lot.

I was experimenting with focus blending when I took this so I manually focused four shots at F/11 along the ridge using live view and took one more shot for the sky.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 15, 2013 at 12:53 PM

The ridge line is a terrific leading line and the sky and clouds are equally wonderful. The butte with it's trees make a fine focal point. The butte and the bit of green shore to its left seem dark relative to the rest of the foreground, but that could be my prejudice knowing that this is a blended image. It's a great scene and the front-to-back sharpness works very well. I could also see cropping out the bottom 20%, which would give the ridge have a stronger role.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on May 15, 2013 at 1:04 PM

Very nice capture and processing of this scene. Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on May 15, 2013 at 7:34 PM

Stunning!

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on May 15, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Wonderful clarity and detail...your experiment was a success! Where is Broken Hill? Lovely curving line along the ridge leading back to the trees. There is something that looks a little unreal about it, but it is still gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on May 16, 2013 at 7:28 AM

superb composition, glenn! i love the leading lines here. your processing looks spot on

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on May 16, 2013 at 10:21 AM

Those clouds look pearlescent Glen, very cool. Nice blend as well, sharp front to back! I could see Mark's crop suggestion, but it works for me as is. The foreground nicely mirrors the diagonals in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 16, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Wonderful work Glenn! I'm really enjoying this!! Your comp works great, the foreground light and textures are wonderful and I love that sky.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on May 16, 2013 at 9:14 PM

Terrific use of leading lines, and think your focus blending worked perfectly. I seem to remember seeing the formation at Torrey Pines in Del Mar, or very similar landscapes. I always do a bit of walking there when I visit my cousin in Del Mar. What a beautiful place out there. I usually get breakfast at the Americana, don't know if you've ever been there but very tasty!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on May 17, 2013 at 1:30 AM

Nice tones and a unique comp. Good stuff.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on May 17, 2013 at 3:53 PM

You couldn't have got a better leading line Glenn, love the textures in the amazing looking landscape. Pretty nifty sky too.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on May 18, 2013 at 11:54 AM

Very nice colors and composition. Great use of the focus blending technique.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on May 18, 2013 at 1:08 PM

Wonderful sharpness throughout and a great comp Glenn. The sky is just great also. Really well done image.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on May 20, 2013 at 1:44 PM

A beautiful scene, and a crazy beautiful sky! Very nice.

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