Bear Lake in RMNP, Estes Park, CO. Fog on the mirrored lake at sunrise. Reflecting in the lake is the Glacier Gorge area, including Long's Peak. This is a different set of images than I used for the HDR challenge. My postprocessing tools and my ability to use them have evolved. I listened to all the feedback from my HDR challenge blue ribbon image and applied the suggestions here.
Three images blending for detail enhancement in PhotoMatix plugin for Aperture. Also, use of Nik Software's Viveza 2 to selectively improve areas of the image.
[Jan. 28th, 2010 08:11:29 PM]
Four hours before rollover. Pretty good score and lots of excellent comments. I agree with the constructive criticisms. I completely understand why this image may have received some low votes, as another from this photo shoot topped the HDR challenge. It was identifiable as mine and some people just don't like to see a repeat of a front page winner, even when it's processed differently and consists of different frames.
[Jan. 28th, 2010 11:47:28 PM]
15 minutes left. Recording the numbers so I can see how many votes are scrubbed, if any.
Votes: 259
Views: 498
Avg Vote: 6.7104
Comments: 36
[Jan. 28th, 2010 11:56:06 PM]
5 minutes left. Several late votes.
Votes: 263
Views: 502
Avg Vote: 6.7034
Comments: 36
Post challenge: 8 votes scrubbed
Statistics
Place: 20 out of 445 Avg (all users): 6.7176 Avg (commenters): 7.8824 Avg (participants): 6.7071 Avg (non-participants): 6.7544 Views since voting: 2528 Views during voting: 502 Votes: 255 Comments: 39 Favorites: 7 (view)
Richard, this still literally takes my breath away every time I look at it. Even if I didn't have such an emotional attachment to that place, the photography is like none other. I'm not sure a better picture of Bear Lake has ever been taken -- by ANYONE! What an accomplishment!!
Lacks the clarity & crispness in this HDR. There is a lot of potential in this shot with the lighting , the mist and all the other natural elements.
Composition is good, 7 , could have been better IMO
Absolutely stunning scenery, and you've processed this perfectly. Love the mist, and the detail in the rocks in the foreground (including those in the water). Well done.
Wow. A beautiful image, absolutely great, if you did HDR this, the job was very well done, and I'm not sure how else you could have gotten such a great image.
This is obviously a very beautiful scene that has been very well captured and edited. At this level of quality, the clipped shadow / reflection of the foreground rock seems a little out of place. Splitting hairs of course.
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