Avalanche Creek

[AlanLichty]

A shot from a fall visit to Glacier NP a number of years back along Avalanche Creek.

C&C always welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice, Glacier is a great place for moving water.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice, Glacier is a great place for moving water.

Thanks Ben - it is indeed a beautiful place for the water flows.

 

[JimFox]

Wow!!! I can tell by looking at this Alan, that would be a nightmare to process! Half sunlight and shadow? You did a great job balancing the harshness and the darkness.

 

[AlanLichty]

Wow!!! I can tell by looking at this Alan, that would be a nightmare to process! Half sunlight and shadow? You did a great job balancing the harshness and the darkness.

Thanks Jim - you are correct about the absurd dynamic range. The new masking in LR/ACR coupled with DxO shadow detail recovery made it possible to process this one. There's a reason I haven't processed it since I took the shot 8 years ago

 

[Josh Dye]

Great shot Alan. I second what Jim says too. Looks like it was quite a challenge to balance this scene but the outcome is nicely done!

 

[AlanLichty]

Great shot Alan. I second what Jim says too. Looks like it was quite a challenge to balance this scene but the outcome is nicely done!

Thanks Josh - I often see a scene and shoot it without regard to how well (or even if) I can process the capture. This was one of those that was more than my software could handle at the time. Its fun that we now have tools to recover shots like this.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Before I read the entire thread I saw DXO processing on this right away given the amount of shadow recovery. Looks pretty nice.

 

[AlanLichty]

Before I read the entire thread I saw DXO processing on this right away given the amount of shadow recovery. Looks pretty nice.

Thanks Jameel - being able to recover details in the shadows is where DxO earns my respect and praise. My new rule for archive shots is focused on whether the highlights are blown since I can scrounge the details out of the shadows now