Sublime

[Ben Egbert]

That's how it felt at the time. The eastern sky was crimson as I drove in 45 minutes before sunrise. When I arrived I climbed the hill and found this scene well before sunrise. I will show a succession of images from this Wednesday morning shoot on succeeding days.

I leave the dead trees in, but if you think I should crop them out just say the word. Also please let me know if my processing seems overcooked.

 

[AlanLichty]

Interesting to observe the chance since the last installment from here. I like the idea of seeing more

 

[Luvwine]

This does not look overcooked to me. It looks quite natural. It is a sublime scene. Wish i were there.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Interesting to observe the chance since the last installment from here. I like the idea of seeing more

Well stay tuned, I have only been out three times this fall and for only a couple hours each time, but I have a number of images to show from these excursion.

This does not look overcooked to me. It looks quite natural. It is a sublime scene. Wish i were there.

Thanks, I really appreciate other peoples take on how my images are processed. I have very good hearing, one of my few senses that still works. And it was really quiet here, not a sound to be heard. Cool but not really cold, fresh and the clear high altitude air that allows you to see forever. I really like this place.

 

[BarryHamilton]

Agree with Stephen....very natural, pleasing light and color. I also agree that a wee touch of local contrast would be helpful. But be gentle.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Agree with Stephen....very natural, pleasing light and color. I also agree that a wee touch of local contrast would be helpful. But be gentle.

Thanks a lot Stephen.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Ben,

I like this scene, that's a nice location. The dead trees look fine to me in this and add some character to the composition. For me, this is slightly over cooked. In scenes like this my eyes always go to the mountains, if a shot is overcooked, usually the blues in the mountains are the first area to start looking unnaturally blue. The rest of the image is great, I would jut select the mountains and desaturate them 10 to 15%. Or as an alternative you could warm them up just slightly. What I look for besides the blue, is how white is the white of the snow. So whether you desaturate it a bit, or warm up the mountains a bit, watch the snow also. Sometimes that means the snow needs to also be deselected from your selection.

Again, it's oh so close if 100% is perfect your overcooking to my eyes is only 105%, so no drastic changes are needed.

Jim

 

[Ben Egbert]

Hey Ben,

I like this scene, that's a nice location. The dead trees look fine to me in this and add some character to the composition. For me, this is slightly over cooked. In scenes like this my eyes always go to the mountains, if a shot is overcooked, usually the blues in the mountains are the first area to start looking unnaturally blue. The rest of the image is great, I would jut select the mountains and desaturate them 10 to 15%. Or as an alternative you could warm them up just slightly. What I look for besides the blue, is how white is the white of the snow. So whether you desaturate it a bit, or warm up the mountains a bit, watch the snow also. Sometimes that means the snow needs to also be deselected from your selection.

Again, it's oh so close if 100% is perfect your overcooking to my eyes is only 105%, so no drastic changes are needed.

Jim

Thanks a lot Jim, this is great analysis and I will revisit this image and see what I can do along these lines. Great tips on what to look for too.

Here is an edit along those lines, how does it work?

 

[JimFox]

Hey Ben,

I would say you nailed it with the edit. Just a subtle change in the amount of blue brings it back to a very natural looking scene. Good job.

Jim

 

[Kyle Jones]

Wonderful scene, just so much for my eye to wander through.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Thanks Kyle.