Reprocessed Snow Covered Mittens

dlplumer

I re-worked this in preparation for printing, but I would like to know what you think before I place an order.

Thanks,

Dan





Final (hopefully)

mtully

Beautiful shot Dan!

I might reduce the saturation of the blues a bit, but then again it may just be my monitor.

Mike

dlplumer

mtully wrote:

Beautiful shot Dan!

I might reduce the saturation of the blues a bit, but then again it may just be my monitor.

Mike

I was thinking the same thing Mike, after I posted. Thanks; that is very helpful

dseidman

This is stunningly beautiful. I think it's my favorite shot of yours.
I have to agree with Mike about the blues, though. I'd tone them down a bit to get some more true whites and grays in that snow.
Anyway, very nice work here!

CWSkopec

Great lookin' shot, Dan!

I see the blue cast, but it doesn't bother me. In fact I rather like it. To my eye (which I assure you is "off") I like the contrast between that and the red sandstone!

hawkeye978

It needs to be somewhat blue because it's early morning. Like the others, maybe increase the color temp a little to make the snow a little whiter.

Awais Yaqub

Agree about the blue

Thats a beautiful photo Dan !

redleash

I agree about the blue, but don't lose too much of it as it helps with the cold feeling, IMO. I would like to see a bit more detail in the snow. Overall, I think it's definitely worth printing--and I love the title!

Nice job, Dan!

Lauren

Tango

if possible, can you bring more pastel color out in the sky? (without degrading IQ or adding noise of course)
I would mask everything so you are just working with the sky and try to bring out the color that is in there.

if it were me, I would lose some blue in the snow, and I would enhance the light hitting the rock....

CWSkopec

AaronNelson wrote:

if possible, can you bring more pastel color out in the sky? (without degrading IQ or adding noise of course)
I would mask everything so you are just working with the sky and try to bring out the color that is in there.

If you duplicate the layer, and set the copy to "Multiply" blending mode, then mask out everything else, you should get an instant jolt of color to the sky... will probably be WAY too much, but you can dial it down by lowering the opacity of the layer...

Just a thought since Aaron brought it up... That method has worked for me a number of times!

DRabbit

Dan... I just wanted to say it's a gorgeous shot! I detect a hint of too much magenta, but I'm overly sensitive to it, so don't change anything based on my opinion! I bet it's going to look awesome as a print.

squirl033

having seen the Mittens in morning light, it seems the reds aren't quite as deep and vibrant as they should be. the blue tint is a little too much, but a little tweaking of color balance should help that. otherwise, and excellent photo... Monument Valley is just an incredibly scenic place, no matter what time of year!

dlplumer

Thanks everyone for your generous replies. I have tweaked this a tad by desaturating some of the blue. I may still play with this a bit more when I get home later today.

dlplumer

OK, the third shot is my final tweak. Do you like it better?

anwmn1

dlplumer wrote:

OK, the third shot is my final tweak. Do you like it better?

YES!!!

redleash

CWSkopec

anwmn1 wrote:

YES!!!

+1

Looks great, Dan!!

Tango

I would say test print #2 & #3 before going large.

I prefer #2 on my monitor, but #3 is brighter and may print nicer....

richtersl

Absolutely GORGEOUS! :jawdrop

schmoo

Gorgeous, Dan! This is a wonderful scene that is just made even more awesome by the unusual weather conditions.

I was going to make the same comment about the blues, but you've already got a handle on it.

dlplumer

AaronNelson wrote:

I would say test print #2 & #3 before going large.

I prefer #2 on my monitor, but #3 is brighter and may print nicer....

It's been printed and shipped.

dlplumer

richtersl wrote:

Absolutely GORGEOUS! :jawdrop

Thank you so much Linda. That means a lot

dlplumer

schmoo wrote:

Gorgeous, Dan! This is a wonderful scene that is just made even more awesome by the unusual weather conditions.

I was going to make the same comment about the blues, but you've already got a handle on it.

Thanks Stephanie, I really appreciate that

W.W. Webster

There seems to be a lot of unfulfilled potential in the sky in your image begging to be drawn out.

I'm no expert but does this add anything?

chrismoore

as already noted my suggestions would be to decrease the blues in the foreground and boost the sat/contrast in the sky. you could do both with layer masks and the graduated filter opacity so it blends.

Tango

dlplumer wrote:

It's been printed and shipped.

starting your gallery inventory early huh?

how big? and how printed?

dlplumer

AaronNelson wrote:

starting your gallery inventory early huh?

how big? and how printed?

I have an opportunity to possibly show my work in a gallery right near my home. I am building up inventory to fill the walls.

dlplumer

AaronNelson wrote:

starting your gallery inventory early huh?

how big? and how printed?

It's a 20 X 30 on the new thin metal high glossy mounts. It just arrived, and I must say it is perfect in terms of calibration. I love this product. Check it out

Awais Yaqub

Wow
show us the picture of print hanging with glory !

dlplumer

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Wow
show us the picture of print hanging with glory !

I honestly tried Awais, but the picture of the picture doesn't do it justice, and I'm too lazy to work the lighting and set up a tripod. Trust me though, it looks just like #3 at the beginning of this thread. No frame, just a 1/8" thick piece of metal floating on a wall. Everyone should buy a small one just to see how good this product really is.

Thanks for asking

kdog

That's magnificent, Dan. Awesome shot, and the new processing looks wonderful. Congratulations on that, as well as the gallery showing.

I too would LOVE to see the metal print.

-joel