Taken in Banff, Alberta Canada. Banff and Cascade mountain will always be remembered by me as one of THE most beautiful places I've ever visited.
Shooting Data Nikon D50
2005/10/20 16:39:39
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 26mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/800 sec - F/5
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off
PhotoShop Data Opened
Save as .psd
Levels: 2 / 1.00 / 235
H/S: 0 / 35 / 0
B/C: 15 / 9
Curves: 74/61 188/94
Cloned out some minor distractions
H/S: changed mode to color -50 / 35 / 0
H/S: 0 / -100 / 0
Dodged and burned the clouds
Resized image
Resized canvas to create border
USM: 50 / 1.8 / 2
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excellent comp, b&w need tweeking, good texture, interesting angle, great flow, great light, excellent dof, nice atmosphere, overall could be a masterful print
Wow, awesome image, love the reflections in the creek. And capturing it breaking through the clouds, just rad. The shadow on the bottom botthers me, maybe cropped off it would be better. Great picture.
A little bit too contrasty, and lacking any real focal areas.. A strong landscape uses leading lines to a good subject, and this almost does that, but just wanders a little too much.
the rich tonal range is very pleasing to the eye. the cloud-ensconced peak is very dramatic.
based on the aspect ratio of this image, it looks like you may not have cropped it... as I look at this picture and my eye wanders around it, I see the shadowy area at the bottom and I have to wonder why you included it. it seems to have no part of this scene. the two small trees are also unnecessary to my eye... possibly a 5x7 or 4x5 crop would have helped focus the attention on the good stuff (basically, everything in the top 3/4 of the photo) and remove the bad (the bottom 1/4). I can easily imagine one version wherein the crowns of the two small trees in front are cloned out but you still keep the reflection of the peak.
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