Aspen in High Dynamic Range (HDR)

eoren1

Was in Aspen for a conference at the end of August. Dynamic range was HUGE and I was very glad that I brought a tripod along. These shots were taken with my 350D and Sigma 30/1.4 (for most). Post-processed with Photomatix Pro. Looking forward to your comments/critiques.







Thanks for looking,
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Ric Grupe

Unbelievable!

What can I say.....I absolutely want to look into this...thanks.

stephiewilliams

I love the second shot. You know growing up in Colorado it takes a lot from a mountain photo to float my boat and that sir is a keeper for sure!

eoren1

Thanks Ric!
Pretty small and quick learning curve to using the program (make sure you generate an HDRI and then tone map).
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Ric Grupe wrote:

Unbelievable!

What can I say.....I absolutely want to look into this...thanks.

eoren1

Thanks Stephie,
Nice to hear that the shot went over well with a native.
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stephiewilliams wrote:

I love the second shot. You know growing up in Colorado it takes a lot from a mountain photo to float my boat and that sir is a keeper for sure!

mmroden

That second shot is amazing. I try and fail to get those kind of results with HDR. Well done!

Browndog

Wow! #2 is great. The others are very nice as well. Makes me want to experiment more with hdr. (So far my attempts have all been futile).

David_S85

Agree that #2 is the best. Is that Maroon Bells?

Ric Grupe

I just wanted to add...that while #2 is an amazing shot...I like this one most.



The only thing missing is a wolf, fox, or deer looking over it's shoulder back at you on the path. I have no trouble visualizing that though, since you provided everything else!

eoren1

Hey Ric,
The only animal I saw the entire time was a relative of the beaver. Wouldn't quite work in this shot though...
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Ric Grupe wrote:

I just wanted to add...that while #2 is an amazing shot...I like this one most.


The only thing missing is a wolf, fox, or deer looking over it's shoulder back at you on the path. I have no trouble visualizing that though, since you provided everything else!

eoren1

Yes it is the Maroon Bells - though the peaks kept hiding in the cloud cover that day.
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David_S85 wrote:

Agree that #2 is the best. Is that Maroon Bells?