BlueRidge Rays

CanonFanCanonFan Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
edited May 16, 2012 in Landscapes
As I waited on the rise of the Super Moon, this nice obscured sunset was happening behind me. Craggy Gardens area of the BlueRidge Parkway.
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  • eoren1eoren1 Registered Users Posts: 2,391 Major grins
    edited May 10, 2012
    Great image. Awesome light. Love the layers and that road in the distance
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  • choudhrysaabchoudhrysaab Registered Users Posts: 249 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2012
    its a good shot but a little too saturated for my likings :-s
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 12, 2012
    Gorgeous view and great light. Maybe a bit over processed as it appears that you have some haloing on the two foreground ridge lines on either side of the image.
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2012
    CanonFan,

    Please don't take offense, but I need to disagree with the others here.

    This image is a poor attempt at HDR. Over saturation, halos, lack of detail, colors seem off.

    Is this something you want to print op at 40" X 60" and hang in your living room?

    That said; Get mad at me if you want. Don't quit, do better next time.

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  • CanonFanCanonFan Registered Users Posts: 182 Major grins
    edited May 16, 2012
    BlueRidge Parkway sunset
    While waiting on the rise of the Super Moon, this great sunset was going on right behind me...
    Capture the Light!

    Franklin, NC
  • TopCatTopCat Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited May 16, 2012
    Beautiful light combined with thin clouds/fog. Seems to be a bit of halo on the foreground ridges--do you know what causes that?
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 16, 2012
    CanonFan wrote: »
    While waiting on the rise of the Super Moon, this great sunset was going on right behind me...
    CanonFan, you already posted this shot in a different thread, so I've merged the two.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 16, 2012
    TopCat wrote: »
    Seems to be a bit of halo on the foreground ridges--do you know what causes that?
    Topcat, you get that from using software to lighten dark shadowed areas that are bordered by lighter areas. HDR software will often do that if you're not careful, as will the Photoshop shadow tool, especially when combined with pushing the black-point or one of the other sliders. As Marc Meunch once pointed out in this forum, it's sloppy masking by the software. The best way to do this sort of thing is with manual blending, but it's a lot of work to do right.
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