panorama - spanish peaks - comments welcome

10/07/2005 12:39:37 PM · #1

Hey, I've had this panorama for 4 months and I think i've finally gotten it to a version that I really like.

I found directions on using a contrast mask to bring out some detail beofre adding contrast back in. Tell me if you think another technique would have worked better. I tried dodging and burning, but kept giving up.

Here's the original. Slightly different crop.

Thanks for any comments or help!

edit - OOPS! put the wrong version as the original. Sorry about that. :0)

Message edited by author 2005-10-07 13:10:26.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

10/07/2005 03:09:06 PM · #2

bump -

Anybody?

digitalpins

Canon EOS-60D

10/07/2005 03:15:11 PM · #3

I love them both, panorama shots are cool

Mr_Pants

SiPix Blink

10/07/2005 03:38:13 PM · #4

Originally posted by wavelength:

Hey, I've had this panorama for 4 months and I think i've finally gotten it to a version that I really like.

No wonder you like it. It's really dramatic - excellent.

10/07/2005 03:47:58 PM · #5

Thanks guys. Good to know it's not totally my own bias :0)

Anyone have any tips to try to bring out the detail a little more/cut the haze out of it? (Without causing too much noise/pixelation that is)?

the_Seeker

10/07/2005 06:10:21 PM · #6

Very Nice! thanks for sharing!

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/07/2005 09:32:29 PM · #7

bump for the evening crowd. criticisms anyone?

Message edited by author 2005-10-07 21:32:40.

LeeD

Canon EOS-30D

10/07/2005 09:41:02 PM · #8

I really like the edited version with one exception. Your contrast adjustments have completely blown out the highlights in the sky on the right side. Maybe a slight burn is in order?

Voigtlander Ultron 21mm f1.8

10/07/2005 10:03:38 PM · #9

Originally posted by Palmetto_Pixels:

I really like the edited version with one exception. Your contrast adjustments have completely blown out the highlights in the sky on the right side. Maybe a slight burn is in order?

Wow. Man I was so focused on finally getting the mountains to look clear that I completely missed that. Thanks for pointing that out. Jeez, that is pretty bad...

MAK

Leica M Monochrom

10/07/2005 10:26:56 PM · #10

Love them both.. nice shots.. nature will always provide

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

10/07/2005 10:28:15 PM · #11

Okay, fixed the whole thing.

Trying to burn the picture is a disaster for me. There's so much gradiation in the clouds and subtle color shift that they all get dropped out. That's why this pic has been so frustrating for me. It seems simple, but has been a real bugger to get actually right.

New try, original crop... well okay, it's not the original crop either :) The original was almost 30% longer.

Does the dark foreground work and center placement of the mountains, or are they better further down in the crop? I've been looking at this too much, I'm gettin neurotic.

puma

Canon EOS-10D

10/07/2005 10:40:09 PM · #12

The post editing work is perfect. The clouds are well detailed and have a great hue to them. The blown out area on the right ands to the photo and the mountains have just the right amount of shadow in them. I give it a 9.5