full arch rainbow - DPChallenge Forums

07/01/2006 10:13:02 PM · #1

thought i'd share a moment from a couple nights ago. quite a sight.
i am glad i was able to capture a full arch rainbow with no man made elements in the scene. a rare thing i figure.

kgeary

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Nikon

07/01/2006 10:34:10 PM · #2

How about with a little PP?

Didn't have much of a file to work with and its not full res...but gives you an idea of what I think that image should really have as far as impact.

Message edited by author 2006-07-01 22:35:04.

Nuzzer

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/01/2006 10:48:19 PM · #3

That PP looks great. As a PP novice I'd be keen if you could outline the steps you took on this as when I try I just seem to make my pics look wierd!

07/01/2006 10:53:09 PM · #4

yours is bit extreme maybe. figure you used a curve and a level.
trouble is editing for full res rather than web res is a bit different. noise is an issue with the original here.

thanks for the input ;}

kgeary

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Nikon

07/02/2006 01:05:27 AM · #5

Originally posted by Nuzzer:

That PP looks great. As a PP novice I'd be keen if you could outline the steps you took on this as when I try I just seem to make my pics look wierd!

besides levels, curves, dodging and burning, I use some filters that don't come standard with photoshop...and I use them for different things in the photo, not applied to the entire photo...

so steps wouldn't really help you that much...if you have specific questions then I can help you with that...just PM me.

Artifacts

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/02/2006 02:45:40 AM · #6

Originally posted by soup:

thought i'd share a moment from a couple nights ago. quite a sight.
i am glad i was able to capture a full arch rainbow with no man made elements in the scene. a rare thing i figure.

Nice capture. The brilliant well lighted green foreground foliage makes this a striking image. It is very interesting how the rainbow marks a boundary between the darker sky above and the bright clouds below. It could uses some noise reduction in the sky and if you could brighten and highlight the rainbow more it would be even better.

alpharich

Fujifilm X-S10

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS

07/02/2006 03:09:43 AM · #7

that is a wonderful image!

i could have got a double full arch with just my wooden cabin in view, last year in scotland but only had my p&s camera at the time and the lens was not wide enough to fit it in :(

07/02/2006 09:42:19 AM · #8

the image i posted is a combination of two 18mm captures.

i'm going to rework on mine today if it rains. the rainbow came out very faint in the original. i had a hard time bringing it out. i'll see what i can mangage though

thanks !

kgeary

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM for Nikon

07/02/2006 10:27:40 AM · #9

Originally posted by richard42:

Never a better time to learn panoramic! Lol.

Or...if it were me...I would have taken off running in the other direction to get as far away as I could to see if I could have gotten the shot. (not sure what is behind your house though...maybe thats not a possibility)

alpharich

Fujifilm X-S10

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS

07/02/2006 02:23:37 PM · #10

i have got quite a few that i had a go at stiching but either the rainbow is wonky or the cabin??