After a 1.5 hour drive to this location on a 36 Degree (Cel) day it was very rewarding to get this shot. Another photographer was here taking photo's so it was great to chat to him.
I have taken to converting landscapes to black and white as they can have more impact. Even though the sunset was quite stunning I really like the look of the black and white in this setting
Editing:
Tone mapped in Photomatix saved as TIF
Open 3 images and merged in CS3
Cropped to 3:1 ratio
Unsharp Mask
Gradient Map (Black and White)
Another Gradient Map (Black and White), Screen
Adjust Curves
Slight Vingette
Resize to 800 px wide and save as jpeg
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I can only imagine how stunning this would be stretched out into a full panoramic. Even the new size requirements dont do this justice. I will let my imagination stretch this image to give it the vote it deserves.
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