Daybreak at Bryce Canyon

riddim_maker

Here's another HDR pick from my winter trek through the southwestern US
This is probably an unusual shot of Bryce Cyn. since most of the red rock is covered by snow.
As usual, C&C are welcome :stud or :whip

Picture North Carolina

Wow. Look at the light on those ridges. Excellent work.

redleash

Truly wonderful image--I especially like the sun beams, and the lighting is superb. Some of the snow sparkles jump out on my screen as artifacts and are a bit distracting--easy to fix though.

Nice work!

Lauren

grimace

Very nice work!! Love the color and the fact there is still shadows in an HDR shot.

squirl033

love that dawn light on the ridges... absolutely beautiful! i bet it was a bit nippy there, though, at 8000 feet in the snow at sunup...

torags

Very nice image. You got good symmetric sun streams

scole

Nce job with the HDR processing- it looks natural and not overdone. You might want to rotate the image counter-clockwise since the horizon is slightly slanted.

riddim_maker

Canned Grins wrote:

Wow. Look at the light on those ridges. Excellent work.

Much appreciated

riddim_maker

redleash wrote:

Truly wonderful image--I especially like the sun beams, and the lighting is superb. Some of the snow sparkles jump out on my screen as artifacts and are a bit distracting--easy to fix though.

Nice work!

Lauren

Thanks for your compliment Lauren and also for pointing the snow sparkles out to me.
They didn't bother me that much until you mentioned it. I went ahead and toned them down a bit in my original.

riddim_maker

grimace wrote:

Very nice work!! Love the color and the fact there is still shadows in an HDR shot.

Thanks Adam

riddim_maker

squirl033 wrote:

love that dawn light on the ridges... absolutely beautiful! i bet it was a bit nippy there, though, at 8000 feet in the snow at sunup...

Thanks Rocky. It was around 12 degrees F that morning, pretty nippy!

riddim_maker

torags wrote:

Very nice image. You got good symmetric sun streams

Thanks Rags

annnna8888

What a beautiful scenery! Being a winter/snow/hiking enthusiast, I can certainly appreciate the effort needed to take a shot like this. Great work, especially with making a HDR look natural. One nitpick though: on my monitor (calibrated) the blues look a bit too saturated. Maybe toning them down just a notch would bring out the morning reds? Just a suggestion.

Ana

schmoo

Hey Russ, looks like while Landscapes is not your usual cup of tea, you've got the knack for it!

What a fantastic and different view of Bryce Canyon. I've never been there but see so many shots of the hoodoos I feel i know the place - but your take on it is completely new to me.

coscorrosa

schmoo wrote:

Hey Russ, looks like while Landscapes is not your usual cup of tea, you've got the knack for it!

I really like the composition on this shot, and obviously the snow adds a lot to it. Bryce is on my southwest list.

Oh, and landscapes are easier than wildlife (IMO), so it should all be downhill from here for you

riddim_maker

scole wrote:

Nce job with the HDR processing- it looks natural and not overdone. You might want to rotate the image counter-clockwise since the horizon is slightly slanted.

Thanks for your compliment Steve and also for the suggestion,
I was more concerned with the color balance and missed that.
I've gone ahead and made some of the suggested adjustments in the posted image.
Let me know what you think

riddim_maker

annnna8888 wrote:

What a beautiful scenery! Being a winter/snow/hiking enthusiast, I can certainly appreciate the effort needed to take a shot like this. Great work, especially with making a HDR look natural. One nitpick though: on my monitor (calibrated) the blues look a bit too saturated. Maybe toning them down just a notch would bring out the morning reds? Just a suggestion.

Ana

Thanks for your compliment, empathy and suggestion, it was very cold indeed, brrr!

shniks

This is a really nice shot- love the light and the way the shadow detail has been extracted. Very nice HDR.


Cheers,

hawkeye978

Beautiful composition and light. The HDR treatment is nicely done, not overcooked.

riddim_maker

schmoo wrote:

Hey Russ, looks like while Landscapes is not your usual cup of tea, you've got the knack for it!

What a fantastic and different view of Bryce Canyon. I've never been there but see so many shots of the hoodoos I feel i know the place - but your take on it is completely new to me.

This trip really inspired me to get more into landscape photography, I really enjoyed it.
Your compliment is much appreciated Schmoo.

riddim_maker

coscorrosa wrote:

I really like the composition on this shot, and obviously the snow adds a lot to it. Bryce is on my southwest list.

Oh, and landscapes are easier than wildlife (IMO), so it should all be downhill from here for you

Yeah! from tracking swallows in flight at a hundred frames a second to standing around for hours
waiting for the light and that one shot
Well I don't know about that. Ah! You know! It's all fun :ivar :ivar

riddim_maker

shniks wrote:

This is a really nice shot- love the light and the way the shadow detail has been extracted. Very nice HDR.


Cheers,

Thanks Nikhil

riddim_maker

hawkeye978 wrote:

Beautiful composition and light. The HDR treatment is nicely done, not overcooked.

Just to taste! Thanks my friend!