This was taken in the Canadian Rockies during a Darwin Wiggett photography tour. It was stormy practically every day were were there (8 days) but a lot of the images were just stunning with the clouds and fog.
Levels, curves, cloned out a photographer to right below me, cropped. It was necessary for me to use a polarizer to cut haze, graduated ND 0.6 also was used.
more editing details: I used a multiply blend layer to darken sky and mountain; then layer mask to reveal the lighter foreground
pseudo hdr (dynamicphoto) used lightly for saturation
lucis art exposure used very lightly for detail in trees
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Wow. Would love to see the original of this. feel its maybe worked a bit to much especially the trees. Super comp and mood here though. Still a 8 from me. Would really appreciate if you were to give some feedback as to your processing here.
I like how you've captured so many picturesque elements of landscapes in one scene. The river, the peaks, the dynamic clouds and the evergreen forest all combine together quite nicely. Looks like a tiny bit of the mountain and the river a slightly blown but it's a minor issue. Good job.
I'm going to assume that this has been enhanced in some manner, but your application of whatever technique you chose is done extrememly well resulting in a delightful scene, both wild and beautiful.....9
When I see shots like this I often wonder how long you had to walk to get to it. This one feels pretty isolated though for all I know you could be standing at the edge of the car park :)
I like this, I like the fact that you have nice details running all the way through it, from the rocks in the foreground right through to the mountain in the background. The stream for me is a touch overdone, I usually prefer water to look like water rather than flowing smoke.
This is without a doubt a truly gorgeous shot!It is truly a shame one cannot just jump into the picture like they do in the Mary Poppins film of this would be a wonderful place to explore. Composition and lighting and detailed DOF are just stunning. Love how the flowing river is in the center and acts as a curving road that the eye travels upon to arrive at the majestic mountain beyond the canopy of pines.
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