Layered Textures

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 3, 20153,070 views12 comments

This was taken just before sunrise and I remember thinking the colors and the layering created a nice comp. However, the RAW file (below) was less than inspiring so I decided to work on other images from here instead. Finally gave it a go this week and found it worked up better than I thought it would. A bit exaggerated, to be sure, but overall it has the balance that I think I remember . . . maybe.

Your thoughts and suggestions are always appreciated and considered.

5D2, 28-300@84mm, f/16, 2.5 sec, ISO 100

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 3, 2015 at 11:16 PM

Unaltered RAW file.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 4, 2015 at 12:56 AM

You really can work magic with rock and sand. I like the richness of the color and the terrific textures throughout. Very nice work

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 4, 2015 at 7:55 AM

Hi Tony,

I like the triangular foreground element and the warmth of your edited file. I also like the blue gray in the BG which provides some distance to the vista

...............................Jim

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 4, 2015 at 9:17 AM

What a difference "a bit" of skilled processing makes, Tony! The posted view is lovely, warm and inviting with a great collection of subtle colors and fine textures leading my eyes from front to back.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 4, 2015 at 12:04 PM

Tony: What you do with the colors is simply amazing. Marvelous result. >=))>

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on April 4, 2015 at 1:33 PM

How on earth do you do this? The colors and structures are enhanced a lot if I compare with the RAW, and still it does not look unnatural or weird..... Beats me! The layers of different colors are very nice Tony. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Genny K. on April 4, 2015 at 5:51 PM

Wow.
Lovely, absolutely lovely. Not unreal or surreal at all, to me. Makes you fee like you're right there, in the image.
The depth you brought out in the reminds me of being in Death Valley at sunrise, that same feeling of layer upon layer. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 4, 2015 at 7:15 PM

Nicely done on the processing, Tony. The colors look rich and warm but realistic to my eye. Real nice depth to the image, too. Works well.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 5, 2015 at 2:53 AM

Wonderful frame with layered landscape and love your processing here !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on April 6, 2015 at 8:44 PM

Another masterful image of color, light, and form. Your artistic vision is always inspiring, Tony. Exquisite.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 7, 2015 at 7:13 PM

This is wonderful! I totally agree with Vance's thoughts here. Great comp, beautiful color and I really enjoy the details in the larger version.

Nick Bristol

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Comment posted by Ken Henke on April 10, 2015 at 7:08 PM

Wow, you no doubt pulled an amazing amount of info out of that RAW. I think that is quite a good stroke to show the RAW files occaionally. Those who are just starting out with RAW will note grasp what is possilbe.

As mentioned, the layering of this images stands out and creates fantastic depth. Well done!

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