Siuslaw Sunrise and repost

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted March 24, 2017217 views6 comments

I used Photographer's Ephemeris to determine where along the Siuslaw River (in Western Oregon) the sun would rise. I was hoping for more red, but I'll have to try another day. I'm curious how this is viewed by others and what suggestions you might have for future shots of this type.

Canon 7d Mark II
17-40 mm at 32 mm
1/2 second at f/18
ISO 100
Tripod with the camera leveled, but the original did not seem level to me and I gave it 1/2 degree counter-clockwise rotation.
Processed in LR and PS.

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 24, 2017 at 6:35 PM

Mixed feelings about this one..
An interesting scene with potential, for sure.
The dark areas seem overwhelming - try the shadow tool in PS to recover some detail.
Added saturation of the colours might help.
Sometimes scenes just don't end up what we want..
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on March 24, 2017 at 9:26 PM

A lovely, simple sunrise, where the color and good lines make a strong image. I really like the color changes in this.
(Since that's a manmade piling on the left, it seems this ought to be in M & N.)

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Schwartz on March 25, 2017 at 8:54 AM

Allen,
I really like the overall feel of this image and the clouds settling over the shore.
I agree that bringing up the shadows and a touch more saturation might help. I think the piling is distracting and I would try just cropping it out. It may help the whole image.

Registered on September 29, 2016, 23 Posts, 97 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 25, 2017 at 12:55 PM

Nice light and I like the silhouettes on the horizon. The piling just seems very incongruous with the rest of the scene and on that note I'm going to have to move this to man and nature.

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 26, 2017 at 9:19 AM

Beautiful colors and scene, but I am on the fence about the piling. My attention keeps getting pulled back to it. The dark areas work for me, I don't feel the need to see detail.

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

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on March 26, 2017 at 9:24 PM

Thanks for the comments; much appreciated. They gave me several things to think about. I brought out some detail in the shadows, though too much added noise. I increased the saturation as well. As for the piling: Any attempt to clone/content-aware it away resulted in a mess and cropping to remove it took out too much of the river. I must admit that I was pleased to find the piling in the location I wanted to shoot from. I felt it was an interesting foreground element. I kept it dark in post-processing to prevent the eye from being drawn towards it.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments