Soth Dakota Badlands

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 23, 20183,763 views4 comments

Gray featureless skies were present during our Badlands National Park visit. I used Hdr Efex Pro 2 and Merge for compiling 3 photos into a single image. I was able to pull out some clouds in this version using the Balanced option during HDR production. K5 IIs 18 mm (1/40 sec + 1/60 sec + 1/80 sec at f14, Iso 125), slight CW rotation, Levels, Brightness & Contrast...............Jim

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Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on May 26, 2018 at 12:41 AM

Really tough subject in the light you had, Jim. I would have been tempted to get close to anything with texture, to give me a starting point for the eye's journey through the composition. You went to a lot of trouble with HDR here too, so it seems, but I believe you would have pulled more detail from this image using a black and white layer in Softlight mode at about 30 percent.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on May 26, 2018 at 6:59 AM

Hi Barry,
Thank you. I'll try that technique on my next batch. ....................Jim

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 27, 2018 at 11:42 AM

The overcast lets the subtle colors in the land show through well, Jim. Being about to include some detail in the clouds is a fine addition.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 27, 2018 at 6:58 PM

Jim: Having been there a number of years ago this brings back good memories and depicts the area very well. For me the HDR work looks good and effective. 2 thumbs up.>=))>

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