Southwest View From The North Rim At Sunset

dlplumer

This was a single exposure at:
.6
f/13
ISO 100
24mm
I used a 3 stop Singh Ray GND on a Colkin Adaptor



A little more pop



Big Boost

Eia

This is a beautiful and pleasant image to look at. I can reach out and touch the rocks on the right. Wonderful detail showing from the walls. Even the distance is sharp!

kdspencer

Wow, beautiful shot. It almost looks surreal. I love it!

~Kathleen

rainbow

Beautiful shot. I love the way you composed it with the foreground rocks on both sides.

pathfinder

Cool shot, Dan.

I think I have seen that view!

I think you got a bit closer than I did, though.

anwmn1

Hey Dan that title is a mouth full

Couple Questions:

What is your EXIF for this shot?
What was post process technique used? HDR-Merge- etc.


I think there are still some adjustments you can make to this to make it even better than it is. A little bump of the saturation, some contrast adjustments, and localized sharpening will give this more depth.

theNOIZ

Dan,

That's a breathtaking shot! Love the composition and sharpness.

thapamd

Beautiful shot, Dan! The subtle tones and great detail are amazing. You're the man!

marcpro

I like how the distant river at the bottom is framed against the nearby rock wall on the right. It gives good perspective on how steep the walls are, and how deep the canyon is.
I agree with an earlier comment though, there's room for improvement with the post-processing.
Cheers.
Marc.

Tango

here everyone...scope the size and scale.... see that rock she is touching?

e mari ad terram

Nice shot! I really like the tones and detail in the foreground.

anwmn1

AaronNelson wrote:

here everyone...scope the size and scale.... see that rock she is touching?

I see it - now why weren't you out standing where the guy is for Dan's shot? That would have giving this a whole new direction.

Doug Solis

Great photo. Love the detail and clarity of the foreground and the beauty of the background.

dlplumer

thapamd wrote:

Beautiful shot, Dan! The subtle tones and great detail are amazing. You're the man!

Thanks Mahesh. That's what I was going for with this one; "subtle tones". Glad you got that. I tend to over saturate sometimes and go for bold popping processing. With this one I tried to keep it soft.

Dan

dseidman

This is incredible, Dan! I love the soft tones.

dlplumer

e mari ad terram wrote:

Nice shot! I really like the tones and detail in the foreground.

Thanks e mari.

This was a single exposure at:

.6
f/13
ISO 100
24mm

I used a 3 stop Singh Ray GND on a Colkin Adaptor

Dan:D

hawkeye978

Another great shot, Dan. The details that come out in that light are unbelievable.

marcpro

Dan, what does it mean when someone says: "I used a 3 stop Singh Ray GND". The only filter I have is a UV... oh, and a polarizing filter as well...

Does it mean that without the filter, you would have taken this shot 3 stops faster? And then what makes you decide to use the filter?

Newbie question, I know... Thanks in advance,
Cheers,

Marc.

dlplumer wrote:

Thanks e mari.

This was a single exposure at:

.6
f/13
ISO 100
24mm

I used a 3 stop Singh Ray GND on a Colkin Adaptor

Dan:D

coscorrosa

Beautiful! Love the soft light.

dlplumer

marcpro wrote:

Dan, what does it mean when someone says: "I used a 3 stop Singh Ray GND". The only filter I have is a UV... oh, and a polarizing filter as well...

Does it mean that without the filter, you would have taken this shot 3 stops faster? And then what makes you decide to use the filter?

Newbie question, I know... Thanks in advance,
Cheers,

Marc.

A GND is a graduated neutral density filter. 3 stops is darker than 1 or 2 stops (over simplification).

It is very useful in shooting landscapes when the sky is much brighter than the subject. By using a gnd filter, you let less light into the lens at the upper portion of the photo, and thus this enables you to avoid blowing out the highlights or underexposing the subject. Just google "gnd filters" and read up on this important landscape photographic tool. Singh Ray is a particular brand of filter.

HTHs

Dan

dlplumer

LMGTFY

dlplumer wrote:

A GND is a graduated neutral density filter. 3 stops is darker than 1 or 2 stops (over simplification).

It is very useful in shooting landscapes when the sky is much brighter than the subject. By using a gnd filter, you let less light into the lens at the upper portion of the photo, and thus this enables you to avoid blowing out the highlights or underexposing the subject. Just google "gnd filters" and read up on this important landscape photographic tool. Singh Ray is a particular brand of filter.

HTHs

Dan

kdog

Really beautiful shot, Dan! The GND worked very well for you here.

-joel

dlplumer

anwmn1 wrote:

Hey Dan that title is a mouth full

Couple Questions:

What is your EXIF for this shot?
What was post process technique used? HDR-Merge- etc.


I think there are still some adjustments you can make to this to make it even better than it is. A little bump of the saturation, some contrast adjustments, and localized sharpening will give this more depth.

I added your suggestions to the first post. Thanks Aaron.

anwmn1

dlplumer wrote:

I added your suggestions to the first post. Thanks Aaron.

Hey Dan-

I think in between the two edits you did. Hope you don't mind but here is a quick example of how I would process. Could still do some more but you can get an idea. **If you do mind let me know and I will delete**



Used your original posted shot- dropped into Lightroom 2- increased the saturation on the green and the blue. Then increased the Luminosity of the Green to help get that one little bush to pop a bit. Dropped in a blue gradient for just the sky at a slight tilt to get some color in the top right. Used the brush tool and selected clarity - brushed the cliff faces - (works like a sharpener). Still using the brush tool selected saturation at 6 and brushed the cliffs in the background.

Once again- hope you don't mind but I thought an example might help.

dlplumer

Thanks Aaron. Good job.

dlplumer

anwmn1 wrote:

Hey Dan-

I think in between the two edits you did. Hope you don't mind but here is a quick example of how I would process. Could still do some more but you can get an idea. **If you do mind let me know and I will delete**



Used your original posted shot- dropped into Lightroom 2- increased the saturation on the green and the blue. Then increased the Luminosity of the Green to help get that one little bush to pop a bit. Dropped in a blue gradient for just the sky at a slight tilt to get some color in the top right. Used the brush tool and selected clarity - brushed the cliff faces - (works like a sharpener). Still using the brush tool selected saturation at 6 and brushed the cliffs in the background.

Once again- hope you don't mind but I thought an example might help.

My final shot: