Antigua Rain

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 4, 20161,078 views8 comments

January 29, 2016 in Antigua. I posted my story about being caught in the rain while seeking sunrise photos at the Verandah Resort and Spa a few days ago in Pop Photos. The short story is that I was caught in a driving rain far from shelter and hid behind a decrepit food trailer to shield my equipment and myself from a largely horizontal downpour. After the rain abated this is one of the photos shortly after sunrise.

Nikon D4 Nikkor 24-120 24mm ISO100 1/30 f/10 RAW White Balance Auto in the RAW image and processed as d"Cloudy in Lightroom. I processed this specific image while being tutored on line with Keith Bauer and it is very different than the "as taken" image that was far cooler that my wife loves and wants me to print for a wall in my office. Sorry for confessing my choice angst between two people whom I respect without reservation. It was processed in LightroomCC2015, PhotoshopCC2015, and TK.

Thank you for your feedback. I learn so much from your comments, and am largely a poor evaluator of my own work.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 4, 2016 at 3:57 PM

Not sure what the other version looks like, but the processing on this one looks really good. Beautiful cloud formation and nice glow off the water, too.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 4, 2016 at 5:27 PM

Very dramatic and extremely well processed.

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Comment posted by Michael Lowe on February 4, 2016 at 11:38 PM

I like it. I think the foliage jutting up on the right blocks the view a little but still a fine photo.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on February 5, 2016 at 1:29 PM

I like this a lot, Patrick. Very nice job on the processing to my eye. I particularly like the sheen on the water and the deep rich colors of the storm sky. I would suggest a crop from the right side and bottom to about the O in O'Healy. To me it brings the sweep of the foliage and the far bank into a more prominent role and eliminates the subtle color of the tidal pools(?) which pull me away from the main show. Really well done as presented.

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Comment posted by Roel Wijtmans on February 6, 2016 at 11:06 AM

Sweet light, and I love the streaks of rain in the distance. Brings that smell of fresh rain to me! I agree with the crop suggestion that Gary mentioned.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 6, 2016 at 1:03 PM

Patrick,

Terrific capture of that stormy and dramatic sky. The way the towering cloud lights up is beautiful and of course helps draw attention to the squall happening below.

Love the colors and saturation, although to my eye, the sky to the right is a little to aqua? Otherwise, looks good.

Lon

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on February 6, 2016 at 11:04 PM

Hi Patrick,

This is a beautiful capture of the incoming storm, and the processing looks beautifully done for myself. I like the leading line of the green hillside, and how it draws myself into the storm. I like the idea of cropping a bit over from the right as gary has mentioned because I to feel it helps the sweep from the hillside.

Beautiful work

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 7, 2016 at 1:26 PM

The scene is lovely, Patrick, and having that cloud and the rain catching the sun is a special addition. For me, the blues seem a bit oversaturated. With digital photography, there is no such thing as an "as taken" image because what ever software you're using has built in assumptions about how to interpret the raw image file. That was true with film also, but the interpretation of color was built into the film, not left up to the photographer to choose. but, depending on the image, I regularly find that Adobe's software tends to interpret images as cooler that I remember the scene being.

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