Misty Scotland

OsirisPhoto · February 24, 2008

Been going through some previously 'shelved' captures, and came up with this view of the Torridon Mountains. 2:1 crop from an expansive panorama made by stitching 4 images shot at 182mm f/11 1/60s ISO100.

A work in progress I think definately worth further effort. :dunno

Suggestions welcome!

Ann McRae · February 24, 2008

Hyperbaric wrote:

Been going through some previously 'shelved' captures, and came up with this view of the Torridon Mountains.
A work in progress I think definately worth further effort.

Suggestions welcome!

Oh I think it is worht the effort - it is lovely and has great potential.

My suggestions are to include more foreground if you have it - I want to see more of those rocks and maybe a bigger glimpse of the village. I don't think you need quite as much sky.

I also think you need a stronger black in the scene - I would run a curves adjustment to bring down the darks til something was black. You could try bringing the highlights down too to see if you can pull more out of the top of the sky.

Lovely image though - well worth a few more tweaks.

ann

OsirisPhoto · February 24, 2008

Many thanks Ann

Unfortunately, there isn't much more subject to add to the image, I have pasted the complete image below. I shot the series using exposure bracketing, so I was able to bring out much more sky detail by blending before stitching.

2:1 crop.

schmoo · February 24, 2008

I love the full pano too - would be GREAT printed and hung at a huge size.

Wow mountains. Love the layers and the light!

OsirisPhoto · February 25, 2008

schmoo wrote:

I love the full pano too - would be GREAT printed and hung at a huge size.

Wow mountains. Love the layers and the light!

Thanks Schmoo

OsirisPhoto · February 25, 2008

OK, so here is the full pano after some more tweaking...

It will fit a 5:1 Fotoflot very well

Ann McRae · February 25, 2008

Hyperbaric wrote:

OK, so here is the full pano after some more tweaking...

It will fit a 5:1 Fotoflot very well

I like this alot - the little house bottom left and the mountains behind really add so much.

Fotofloats are great!

Laast tweak might be to clone out the pole bottom right

Marc Muench · February 25, 2008

I think a little layer blending helps! I will post an addition to quick and beautiful to show you how I did this in 2 seconds:D well ok 3 sec because I did remove the pole. These are GREAT ridges and you framed them well with the house and lake and all

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Tango · February 25, 2008

walla magic

OsirisPhoto · February 26, 2008

Marc,

It may just have taken a few seconds, but I think your adjustments have really brought out the image

Many thanks

I have reworked my existing curves adjustment layers to emulate your version. I've kept the foreground a bit lighter. I'll keep an eye out for your tute on blending.

So, here is (probably) the final result.

Hmm, now that I look at it again.. maybe the foreground is too light.

Marc Muench · February 26, 2008

I agree about the FG, but the sky is

I think you are seeing the light

javierplumey · February 26, 2008

Hyperbaric wrote:

Marc,

It may just have taken a few seconds, but I think your adjustments have really brought out the image Many thanks

I have reworked my existing curves adjustment layers to emulate your version. I've kept the foreground a bit lighter. I'll keep an eye out for your tute on blending.

So, here is (probably) the final result.

Hmm, now that I look at it again.. maybe the foreground is too light.

Wow, wonderful. I need to learn some of this layer blending stuff! Where's that tutorial?

schmoo · February 26, 2008

javierplumey wrote:

Wow, wonderful. I need to learn some of this layer blending stuff! Where's that tutorial?

There's a bunch about layers, masks and the like over here. When in doubt, it's all in the navbar at the top of the forum page.

And oh yah Marc if you really want to update your tute, you know who to bug!

Awais Yaqub · February 26, 2008

Wow marvel

OsirisPhoto · February 26, 2008

Right, I need to put a print order in soon, so this is definately the final version.

Thanks again to everyone's input, and special thanks to Marc.. just hope I don't get an invoice through my letterbox

dmmattix · February 26, 2008

That is amazing. Obviously the best of all of your versions. Just wow!!

xris · February 26, 2008

Ann McRae wrote:

I like this alot - the little house bottom left and the mountains behind really add so much.

Fotofloats are great!

Laast tweak might be to clone out the pole bottom right

Great shot.! And I agree about the pole.

Misty Scotland

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