Creek shots

Cornflake

A few from a recent hike. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Richard

Last one is magic. Bravo!

Cornflake

Thanks, Richard. Often when I'm out taking photos I fail to look up and down enough. I'm probably not alone.

David_S85

I agree with Richard. Last is the best, but I like all three. If the mid-tones (the sky) of the tree image were darkened a tad more, it might make it look even more magical?

Cornflake

That's a good suggestion, David. Thanks.

denisegoldberg

I also like all three photos.

The water in motion in the second photo really pulls me in.

Cornflake

Thanks very much, Denise.

Juano

Nice shots, I also like the third one best.

black mamba

I really like # 3....just as it is. I can also see a very stark rendition where the tree is darkened enough to lose all detail.....essentially black. I wouldn't want to mess with the intensity of the leaf " glitter " very much....it makes the shot. Good work, Don.

Cornflake

Cristobal, Tom, thanks.

I tried David's suggestion and darkened the sky slightly. It wasn't dramatically different but I thought it was an improvement.

El Gato

Don,

All three are winners!

Did you originally shoot #3 in color and then post-process in B&W?

Nice work in creating this very stunning image!

David_S85

Don, thanks. I was thinking that the leaves should pop out (very) dramatically in that shot. "Clarity" adjustment can make that happen without darkening the sky much, if at all, but it can generate unwanted noise if taken too far. Maybe you had already done that step.

Cornflake

Thanks, Gato. "Did you originally shoot #3 in color and then post-process in B&W?" Yes.

Cornflake

In light of David's helpful comments, I reprocessed this. The result isn't very different. If I darkened the sky any more, I started to lose separation between the sky and the tree. The blacks and white were both beginning to clip. I decided to boost the highlights some anyway because they don't have any detail I care about.

Stumblebum

Good stuff Don!

Cornflake

Thanks, Taz.

roaddog52

Great set! I love #3.

sarasphotos

Like everyone else, #3 is my fave, although I'm not sure if I like to rework better than the original.

Cornflake

Thanks, folks.