I am lucky enough to live in a place that is a few hours from some of the most spectacular places on earth. All Utah national parks, many Idaho and Colorado national parks, and Yellowstone are in this category. Thanks be to God for such wondrous places!
This photo was taken in Yellowstone National Park near sunset. The mist in the river is nearly always there due to the geothermal actions of the geyser basin. In fact, the water comes from such a hot pool/geyser.
I'm not sure why (but someday I'll figure it out), but this photo had considerable grain in it that was difficult to remove. I don't care for most grain removal software, so I had to do a great amount of spot editing to select an area, and apply blur or a dust & scratches filter. I also smudged the clouds at 15%, following their natural contours. There is still a great amount of grain in the snow, which proved too subtle to be blurred or manipulated. Were you to look at the large image (not the web version), it would be very easy to see. This image also required adding some contrast, and fiddling with levels a few dozen times. Enjoy! I'm sure I'll be enjoying yours!
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I'm not sure why (but someday I'll figure it out), but this photo had considerable grain in it that was difficult to remove.
Just curious if this has anything to do with the 1/320 shutter speed. f8 seems to have been large enough to let in light, I am wondering if 320 is too much. - Just a thought from someone who really doesn't know for sure. :)
This is awesome. Beautiful shot and wonderful composition. Even if I live in the same place where you live and Ihave the same camera as ou do, I still wouldn't be able to capture a scene like this. You have an eye for beauty. Great shot!
Again David...come on, give everyone else a chance! :)
This is a great image. I'd be curious to see the original grainy image because I wasn't a big fan of some of the blurring on this. It looked a little too unnatural to me and I find myself becoming a fan of grain lately. Also, what's going on with the hints of green and red in the snow? Did you do that in post-processing. Well, I sound picky now...
I gave this a 10 and still would it's just interesting to see the choices people make in editing based on the original.
PS. Wish I lived where you live!
Yeah, it could be I'm hypersensitive to grain these days, but there is a place for it, and I've used it in other contexts. And there's hints of green and red in the snow? (I'm colorblind, you know!). This image mostly required the noise removal in the sky, and the dodging of the mist to make it stand out as much as it seemed to do when I was there. I do like the weird look to it though. The feeling I get from it is very much as I remember it.
Again David...come on, give everyone else a chance! :)
This is a great image. I'd be curious to see the original grainy image because I wasn't a big fan of some of the blurring on this. It looked a little too unnatural to me and I find myself becoming a fan of grain lately. Also, what's going on with the hints of green and red in the snow? Did you do that in post-processing. Well, I sound picky now...
I gave this a 10 and still would it's just interesting to see the choices people make in editing based on the original.
PS. Wish I lived where you live!
Hey you're right! Those trees ARE crooked! I wonder why. That's a pool at the horizon level, so it is level. Hmmm. Thanks for the votes! Keep on inspiring me!
Beautiful subject but the shot looks a little over-treated to me. The trees are unsually off-vertical which suggests that this is either a skewed shot of a slope or it's a very windy place?
Beautiful image. Lighting and composition excellent. The fog and clouds adds much interest to the image. A curiosity is that the trees are not strait up and down when everything else in the image appears level.
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