antelope panorama
by Jdroullard

Comment by Jdroullard:

Originally posted by tehben: I love pano's but have heard they don't do so well here... did you do a bunch of cloning on the bottom?

All four corners actually, quick and dirty!

Going In
by Jdroullard

Comment by Jdroullard:

Originally posted by EL-ROI: A very respectable top ten finish on this! I like your work with the XSi. Do you process your raw in DPP and then go to photoshop? Also to speak to one of the comments regarding sharpness, did you adjust the sharpness in camera settings or just use the default setting of 3 and sharpen afterwards?

Honestly there was no sharpness processing. I didn't shoot this in RAW either, I just adjusted the curves, levels, vibrance and saturation. I think the sharpness critique is coming from the natural texture of the rock maybe? But the commenter didn't make it clear if his sharpness concerns were too sharp or not enough. anyhow, here is the original...

South Rim at Sunrise
by Jdroullard

Comment by Denise:
what a beautiful place to watch the sunrise, you've got some nice depth here

Going In
by Jdroullard

Comment by phlover:
Made me remember when I was there. Great shot. Congrats on your top 10.

Going In
by Jdroullard

Comment by EL-ROI:
A very respectable top ten finish on this! I like your work with the XSi. Do you process your raw in DPP and then go to photoshop? Also to speak to one of the comments regarding sharpness, did you adjust the sharpness in camera settings or just use the default setting of 3 and sharpen afterwards?

antelope panorama
by Jdroullard

Comment by tehben:
I love pano's but have heard they don't do so well here... did you do a bunch of cloning on the bottom?

Going In
by Jdroullard

Comment by Jdroullard:

Originally posted by mitalapo: I miss some blue. Maybe a different exposure, or blending two exposures could have revealed both sky and sand. (not voting)

actually it was quite a cloudy day, no blue to be seen. Here is the wide shot that shows it all (no processing)

Going In
by Jdroullard

Comment by Jdroullard:

Originally posted by Ja-9: well done...that is the Upper Antelope Canyon right? Congrats

Yeah, I figured everyone here has seen plenty of the inside, but not too much of the outside...

Going In
by Jdroullard

Comment by Ja-9:
well done...that is the Upper Antelope Canyon right? Congrats

Abigail
by Jdroullard

Comment by Yandrosxx:
Too high key. Looks blown out.