Surface tension

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 3, 2013263 views10 comments

Hidden Pond

Rachel Carson Conservation Park, Maryland

I tried cropping out the far trees and shore, but I wan't happy about it. The tree highlights are blown, sadly; there was nothing there to recover. So I painted a little color on them through a TK luminosity mask.

Three RAW exposures for DOF, hand blended in PS6, processed in LR5, TK resize/sharpening for web
Canon T2i, 1 s, f/9, ISO 100, EF 24-105 mm @ 24 mm, CPL

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

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Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on December 3, 2013 at 3:11 PM

The painting you did on those trees looks pretty amazing to me. No suggestions for me, just enjoying the diversity in this shot. I need to have blown highlights too if this is what can be done. Nice job processing it.

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

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on December 3, 2013 at 3:30 PM

I like it! The colors and shapes work great. It does look a bit overexposed, overall, but this does not take anything away from the appeal.

Registered on January 26, 2007, 360 Posts, 9876 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 3, 2013 at 3:33 PM

Ronald, I'm enjoy this image a lot. The reflections are wonderful and I love the color. I also like your processing on this!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 3, 2013 at 6:25 PM

This works quite nicely for me. Good job on the trees too. Real nice colors and overall scene.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on December 4, 2013 at 7:06 AM

More like "Surface Relaxation".

Nice job on the processing. I never would have guessed the high lights had been blown.

Registered on August 5, 2004, 1007 Posts, 5595 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 4, 2013 at 11:07 AM

I like your comp here with the inclusion of the trees on the far bank. Their textures contrast nicely with the lower portion. Very nice color as well. Especially the blue sky coming through in the reflection. Well done.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 4, 2013 at 11:26 AM

This is very nice--peaceful. You did a great job with the processing, especially in the high values. I like the warm/cool color contrast.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 5, 2013 at 11:20 AM

Great result pulling order out of the chaos in a very tough spot to shoot. The high values (almost posterization) in the background make a great contrast to the foreground.

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

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 5, 2013 at 12:26 PM

Very much like the larger version. Wonderful delicacy in the leaves and trunks in the background.

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

Comment posted by Peter Richter on December 9, 2013 at 12:47 PM

Most amazing image to me, Ronald. I especially appreciat the transition from foreground to the depth, as well as you careful treatment of colors.

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments