Georgia O'Keeffe Country

merlinus

She probably awoke to this view most mornings.

redleash

With this view it is easy to see why her work was so amazing. I love Georgia O'Keefe. Thanks for sharing.

merlinus

Thanks for your kind words, Lauren -- much appreciated! There is an entire museum here in Santa Fe devoted to her work.

If interested, I have a number of photos from near where she lived at http://evening-sun.com/photography/ghost-ranch/ghost-ranch.html

kdog

Lovely shot, Merlin. Classic southwest scenery. I'd be tempted to darken the sky near the top with a gradient to make a graduated ND kind of effect. But that's a personal preference kind of thing.

redleash

I enjoyed looking at the rest of your shots--you have a nice collection. I hope you will shoot and post more.

merlinus

Thanks again, Lauren. Glad you enjoyed the photos, and I will certainly post more. There are many other amazing vistas out here.

Thanks for the encouraging feedback and suggestion, kdog. Not sure how I would do that with my open source pp tools.

kdog

merlinus wrote: »

Thanks for the encouraging feedback and suggestion, kdog. Not sure how I would do that with my open source pp tools.

Try using a very large soft brush set to "burn" or generally reduce the exposure. Use a very low opacity and paint the sky darker with more passes near the top and fewer towards the horizon to mimic the graduated effect. This will probably work best if you've shot raw.

merlinus

Thanks! I have given it a try, and it definitely helps. I shoot RAW+jpg large, but it seemed to work well on the jpg image.