First Light

[Darcy Grizzle]

The land when the sunlight first kissed the floor of Valley of Fire!

 

[AlanLichty]

I like this with the darkness from the clouds above. Adds an interesting sense of drama to the image.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Thank you Alan, I didn't darken the clouds at all, it was just like that . All I did to this was sharpen, bring down my highlights & lift the shadows a little, warmed it & added a little magenta, then dehazed to +4 or +6, then switched to Adobe Landscape mode in lightroom. I really wanted to delete it after I posted but guess we can't, as it seems a little blurry to me, may be my eyes as I put it full screen on my computer before uploading here & it looked fine.

 

[lionking]

I like the light, but struggle with the composition.
Perhaps lightening those distant hells a bit?

Cheers!

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

I like the light, but struggle with the composition.
Perhaps lightening those distant hells a bit?

Cheers!

Thank you I just may try that

 

[JimFox]

Hey Darcy,

What a really cool shot. It seems sharp here, but its on the web so you would have a better idea with critical sharpness. What was the resolution of this that you uploaded?

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Hey Darcy,

What a really cool shot. It seems sharp here, but its on the web so you would have a better idea with critical sharpness. What was the resolution of this that you uploaded?

due to crop 2400 I believe.

 

[Martín el Escocés]

Nice drama in the contrasting light, Darcy.

 

[Teresa Gilbert]

Love this, Darcy!

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Nice drama in the contrasting light, Darcy.

thank you Martin

Love this, Darcy!

Thanks my Bud