I currently am using a Canon 5D camera. Some of the shots on my site are with the Canon 30D. Cameras in my opinion don't play a huge role, I bet you can't tell which ones are which on my site without looking at the "photo info". There are two things I use for most of landscape shots and that is a circle polarizer and a GND Filter (Sighn-Ray is the brand of choice in my opinion) as I stated earlier. The most important thing I use is a tripod. If you look at my "photo info" 90% of the photos on my site have exposure time of greater than 3 seconds thus requiring a tripod. As far as post processing goes. I never shot HDR, I have nothing against it at all, I think it is amazing, but I like the more natural look I guess you could say, some people think my photos look unnatural but whatever. I use Lightroom primarily for processing, I generally bump up the contrast a bit and that usually gives the appearance of more saturation, if I feel it needs more saturation than that I will bump up the vibrance a little after that. Then I spend the next 20 minutes cleaning up all of the dust (not really 20min but seams like that long, if anyone has some master dust removal system that doesn't require me to buy a new camera let me know). Here is an example of what one the images above looked like before I touched it at all...
....so the color/saturation is already pretty good/high (the circle polarizer helps with that a lot, I'm a heavy contrast guy personally I guess, I always crank that up little in post processing. I also feel very strongly about taking things out/putting things in my photos, the only instances I do that is with faces, I usually soften them up and heal them, but other that what you see is what I saw through the view finder. Feel free to ask more questions, I learned all know from trial and error and forums like this so I am more than welcome to answer questions and repaying the favor so to speak.
Thanks for all of your comments.
Interesting, I use slow shutter for a blurring effect, but never realized it improved color for static scenes. I've got the polarizer and grad ND filters so I'll be trying this soon. Thanks. And, again, the landscapes are tre bien!
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Just the right mood, ...lots of interest to keep you looking.
At first I thought some was HDR but I can see it is mainly the filters and the contrast....it looks much better. I have trouble with shots like your #4 (paintbrush in field) where the flowers just blend into the green and it doesn't look like much. The flowers pop out in yours. Maybe my exposures are a little too high. I'll try some of your technique.
I also use a polarizer a lot. Do you use a Warming Polarizer and is it the new low-loss glass (-1 stop or less)?
I am heading to the Canadian Rockies in September - know any good places?
Do you use a Warming Polarizer and is it the new low-loss glass (-1 stop or less)?
I am heading to the Canadian Rockies in September - know any good places?
Sorry it took me so long to get back you Dave.
I have never used a Warming Polarizer before. I have warmed some of my before though, none in this set, by adjusting the white balance by adding more yellow in post processing.
As far as any good spots in the Canadian Rockies go, I live in Colorado...so on your way up there swing by here and pick me up and we'll go find those good spots together...ok. Seriously though, I never been there before, but should would like to.
Your education of "trial and error" has paid dividends for you. All of your photos are very well composed and exposed. Nice job, and thanks for sharing your "how you did it" comments.
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I was viewing your recently posted Bryce Canyon Photos and searched through your other post. You are an amazing photographer. I just wanted to say thanks for the tips you gave in this post, I think it is great when other photographers share advise. Thanks again...
Can the blown sky be recovered, because it detracts from a foreground that is to die for!
WOW! I can't believe this post got brought up again...thanks a lot Melenie2323 for your comments they're appreciated.
W.W. Webster, it is funny that you should say that because that photo was from the first time I came across that spot, which, was by accident after all of the good morning light had long gone, so I went back the next day for sunrise.....
it is funny that you should say that because that photo was from the first time I came across that spot, which, was by accident after all of the good morning light had long gone, so I went back the next day for sunrise.....
I thought there must be an even better image there, somewhere.
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....so the color/saturation is already pretty good/high (the circle polarizer helps with that a lot, I'm a heavy contrast guy personally I guess, I always crank that up little in post processing. I also feel very strongly about taking things out/putting things in my photos, the only instances I do that is with faces, I usually soften them up and heal them, but other that what you see is what I saw through the view finder. Feel free to ask more questions, I learned all know from trial and error and forums like this so I am more than welcome to answer questions and repaying the favor so to speak.
Thanks for all of your comments.
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Just the right mood, ...lots of interest to keep you looking.
At first I thought some was HDR but I can see it is mainly the filters and the contrast....it looks much better. I have trouble with shots like your #4 (paintbrush in field) where the flowers just blend into the green and it doesn't look like much. The flowers pop out in yours. Maybe my exposures are a little too high. I'll try some of your technique.
I also use a polarizer a lot. Do you use a Warming Polarizer and is it the new low-loss glass (-1 stop or less)?
I am heading to the Canadian Rockies in September - know any good places?
Thanks for sharing, .......... Dave
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I have never used a Warming Polarizer before. I have warmed some of my before though, none in this set, by adjusting the white balance by adding more yellow in post processing.
As far as any good spots in the Canadian Rockies go, I live in Colorado...so on your way up there swing by here and pick me up and we'll go find those good spots together...ok. Seriously though, I never been there before, but should would like to.
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I was viewing your recently posted Bryce Canyon Photos and searched through your other post. You are an amazing photographer. I just wanted to say thanks for the tips you gave in this post, I think it is great when other photographers share advise. Thanks again...
WOW! I can't believe this post got brought up again...thanks a lot Melenie2323 for your comments they're appreciated.
W.W. Webster, it is funny that you should say that because that photo was from the first time I came across that spot, which, was by accident after all of the good morning light had long gone, so I went back the next day for sunrise.....
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