Salvage Saturday

[Ben Egbert]

Time to pile on with this weeks salvaged images

this is White Pocket. I wanted the reflection in the little pool but it took 1/2 hour of clone work to remove dirt, debris and suds. I never cared for that version so I went to my archives for a tighter crop. I prefer this

 

[AlanLichty]

I like this view with the nice light and delightful clouds.

 

[AlanLichty]

My salvage job is from an early morning visit to Ruby Beach. The image may look like it's just blue hour but this was a 271 second exposure taken in the dark. It was a bit overexposed but still salvageable so I decided to give it a shot.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Those long exposures can yield lots of light you can't see with the naked eye

 

[AlanLichty]

Those long exposures can yield lots of light you can't see with the naked eye

Most definitely - I set up the shot by flashlight.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Time to pile on with this weeks salvaged images

this is White Pocket. I wanted the reflection in the little pool but it took 1/2 hour of clone work to remove dirt, debris and suds. I never cared for that version so I went to my archives for a tighter crop. I prefer this


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Nice job on this one, Ben. This is a perspective I have not seen before.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

My salvage job is from an early morning visit to Ruby Beach. The image may look like it's just blue hour but this was a 271 second exposure taken in the dark. It was a bit overexposed but still salvageable so I decided to give it a shot.

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I like the way the time smooths out the wave activity, Alan.

 

[AlanLichty]

I like the way the time smooths out the wave activity, Alan.

Thanks Doug - once you get past the one minute mark wave action simply disappears into a misty water surface.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

This is an image from Yankee Boy Basin in CO. You can see the high dynamic range involved. So, I worked on balancing the light and reducing the blue in the shadowed area in the foreground.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Gorgeous job Douglas your blending is impeccable

 

[John Holbrook]

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT (2019) Reedited with DxO Pure Raw 3 and ACR, performed D&B on sky and shadows.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great recovery and I bet the version preceding this was already great but almost anything can be improved

 

[John Holbrook]

Time to pile on with this weeks salvaged images

this is White Pocket. I wanted the reflection in the little pool but it took 1/2 hour of clone work to remove dirt, debris and suds. I never cared for that version so I went to my archives for a tighter crop. I prefer this


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Ben, this is one gorgeous landscape! Very nice capture and edit.

 

[John Holbrook]

This is an image from Yankee Boy Basin in CO. You can see the high dynamic range involved. So, I worked on balancing the light and reducing the blue in the shadowed area in the foreground.

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A colorful image––love that foreground and the sunlit mountain beyond, a beautiful scene.

 

[John Holbrook]

My salvage job is from an early morning visit to Ruby Beach. The image may look like it's just blue hour but this was a 271 second exposure taken in the dark. It was a bit overexposed but still salvageable so I decided to give it a shot.

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Great edit Alan, one (me) would never have guessed the exposure length––sure did turn out great!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT (2019) Reedited with DxO Pure Raw 3 and ACR, performed D&B on sky and shadows.

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Nice one here, John. That is a really interesting tree. It almost looks like it decided to go for a walk.

 

[JimFox]

One from 2005 and the Nikon D70 in Monument Valley. All I had was a jpg of this. I was still treating digital memory like film back then, so I only switched it to raw when I knew it was a killer image, otherwise I just shot in jpg back then.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Fantastic image Jim

 

[John Holbrook]

Jim, love the composition—the foreground shadow leading to the sunlit formations and the larger proportion of sky. Nice.

 

[IainGFoulds]

One from 2005 and the Nikon D70 in Monument Valley. All I had was a jpg of this. I was still treating digital memory like film back then, so I only switched it to raw when I knew it was a killer image, otherwise I just shot in jpg back then.

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... Beautiful light, beautiful depths, and beautiful colours. Myself, I only love vintage CCD (and vintage Foveon) colours. They are lush, warm, comfortable and authentic. I remember the exact moment, years ago, when I realized that something about CMOS sensors were no match for vintage CCD colours.
... And colour is #1. Loving to be shooting with the D200 again.