Before The Stars Came Out

dlplumer

and right before we all left Aaron to capture his brilliant shot (that is sincere in case you might be wondering), I captured this one which I have been meaning to share.

rwells

Wow Dan,

I don't know what WA lens you used, but this almost makes me feel like it was shot from a satellite. Kind of a Google-Earth feel to it.

Nice job indeed!!!

astockwell

Ah, Horseshoe Bend, I will shoot this someday. Great shot. What lens? Or was it pano?

GOLDENORFE

very nice, great view.
any pano shots Dan?

dlplumer

rwells wrote:

Wow Dan,

I don't know what WA lens you used, but this almost makes me feel like it was shot from a satellite. Kind of a Google-Earth feel to it.

Nice job indeed!!!

I took this with my 10-22 on board a 50D.

Thanks Randy

ghinson

Fabulous!

GORIO

that is an awesome landscape! I envy you! the entire image just become 3D!!! good job! just some soft CC im a bit bothered with the horizon, the right part the orange/yellow,red saturation is a bit harsh. just a tad down will be perfect! cheers!

eoren1

Dan-
Awesome view of Horseshoe bend Great exposure and composition of the canyon. Only nit as posted above is the sky. Not sure if it's the strong yellows or the dull blues but something takes away from the brilliance of the bulk of the shot.
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BradfordBenn

Holy Cats! That is cool.

pjames

Unreal! Beautiful...

dlplumer

GORIO wrote:

that is an awesome landscape! I envy you! the entire image just become 3D!!! good job! just some soft CC im a bit bothered with the horizon, the right part the orange/yellow,red saturation is a bit harsh. just a tad down will be perfect! cheers!

Thanks Gorio. You are quite correct. This is a multiple exposure Photmatix Pro blend, and that is the best sky I could salvage without using PS.

Tango

Dan, thanks for the mention!

this image, Im not understanding whats going on with the horizon, it looks like masking and blending issues, but your not using masks right?
maybe try a grad tool and soften the sky & horizon? maybe?, im not sure if that would help or hinder...

the wide angle looks good on your FG & water!

kdog

Beauty shot, Dan!

dlplumer

ghinson wrote:

Fabulous!

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.

hawkeye978

Beautiful picture, Dan. One trick I've picked up that you may want to try on the sky is to take the 0EV exposure, adjust it to match the HDR picture for exposure and color balance, then blend it in as a Photoshop layer.

dlplumer

hawkeye978 wrote:

Beautiful picture, Dan. One trick I've picked up that you may want to try on the sky is to take the 0EV exposure, adjust it to match the HDR picture for exposure and color balance, then blend it in as a Photoshop layer.

Thanks HE, but I am not sure what you mean by "adjust it to match the HDR picture" The 0EV is already right in the middle as far as exposure is concerned, so what specifically would you do to it prior to tonemapping?

Thanks,

Danny

dlplumer

GOLDENORFE wrote:

very nice, great view.
any pano shots Dan?

thanks Phil. Nice to hear from you.

No panos

hawkeye978

dlplumer wrote:

Thanks HE, but I am not sure what you mean by "adjust it to match the HDR picture" The 0EV is already right in the middle as far as exposure is concerned, so what specifically would you do to it prior to tonemapping?

Thanks,

Danny

Dan,

Many times the HDR result is going to have a different luminance in the area you may wish to mask. The trick involves adjusting the luminance of the 0EV exposure to match the HDR. In your case, adjust the 0EV exposure to get the skies to match in luminance and then mask in the 0EV sky. You may not even have to complete mask the sky in the HDR image. I found that by keeping the flow and/or opacity of the brush low when generating the mask you can brush in the mask and blend until you get the result you want.

dlplumer

hawkeye978 wrote:

Dan,

Many times the HDR result is going to have a different luminance in the area you may wish to mask. The trick involves adjusting the luminance of the 0EV exposure to match the HDR. In your case, adjust the 0EV exposure to get the skies to match in luminance and then mask in the 0EV sky. You may not even have to complete mask the sky in the HDR image. I found that by keeping the flow and/or opacity of the brush low when generating the mask you can brush in the mask and blend until you get the result you want.

Thanks. Since I do not use PS, I will have to figure out another way of accomplishing this. I suppose I could use my Viveza to adjust the sky in the 0EV exposure. Thanks hawkeye

dseidman

I like it but it seems like there is something weird going on in the sky. I agree with Aaron in that it looks like masking/blending problems.

dlplumer

I tried to incorporate Hawkeye's suggestions. Another version is at the beginning of this thread.

dlplumer

dseidman wrote:

I like it but it seems like there is something weird going on in the sky. I agree with Aaron in that it looks like masking/blending problems.

Let me know what you think of the the re-do Danny.

Phil Tompson

WOW! Definitely a beauty. Great work!

dlplumer

Phil Tompson wrote:

WOW! Definitely a beauty. Great work!

Thanks Phil