Stormy II
by Wayne Jones
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After shooting the storm clouds that I posted last night, I hung around to watch the clouds change. I expected to see more crepuscular rays, and I was not disappointed. I took some black and white liberties by adding some "structure" in Silver Effex Pro.
Canon 5D Mark III: 24-105
1/320 sec. @ f/5.6; ISO 160
3 bracketed shots merged to HDR in ACR for more freedom with dynamic range (1/320 was the middle one).
Processed in PSCC and Silver Effex Pro.
Comments
5 commentsMost definitely a large view requirement here! So glad you waited! You were rewarded for your patience. I so much prefer this one primarily because the presence and showcasing of the rays is so much stronger and clearly the star of the show. Not sure what the color is like, but if the color was lost in the sky by this time, then b&w was an appropriate choice.
The only suggestion I have, and this is a matter of personal choice, and that would be to play around with the contrast in the sky/clouds to perhaps enhance those rays even more. As presented, this is still a great moment you've captured.
Very minor, but I was think along the same lines as Harley, although maybe not cropping as much. Maybe just enough the remove the darker clumps along the bottom. The bigger bang for the buck though is trying to squeeze out those rays a little more.
Lon
ML
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