Some nice morning pastels on the slopes of Mt. St. Helens from a sunrise last week. This is a 3 shot panorama from the tele lens on my Mavic 3.
Comments and Critiques always welcome.
Comments and Critiques always welcome.
Thanks! This was one of the better sunrises I have managed to capture with this mountain and it's a view from directly over my driveway so I can shoot it a lot.You need to find some wall space for that one! Beautifully done!
It's a beauty that you took there. Lovely composition and framing with those bottom trees. Please forgive me, but I tweaked your photo a bit and include it here for you to peruse. Apologies if I took too much liberty.Some nice morning pastels on the slopes of Mt. St. Helens from a sunrise last week. This is a 3 shot panorama from the tele lens on my Mavic 3.
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Comments and Critiques always welcome.
Thanks - a bit more colorful and contrasty than what I saw when I shot it to be sure but an interesting take on the scene.It's a beauty that you took there. Lovely composition and framing with those bottom trees. Please forgive me, but I tweaked your photo a bit and include it here for you to peruse. Apologies if I took too much libertyView attachment 160617.
I completely understand, however you need to remember that your eye has far, far greater contrast resolution than any camera that we currently know about. For example, in your photo, you saw the trees at the bottom as mostly dark to black. If you saw them with your eyes, I would say that you could see the details and colours in those trees, however, your camera did not register that as a basic image.Thanks - a bit more colorful and contrasty than what I saw when I shot it to be sure but an interesting take on the scene.
I am often told that I am on the conservative side when it comes to pushing my imagery in post processing but I tend towards presenting a scene as faithfully realistic whenever possible.
I am quite well aware of the sensor shortcomings when it comes to depicting the full dynamic range in a scene compared to what our eyes can see. I have been actively shooting digital for over 20 years now and have posted several thousand images in photo forums prior to playing around with drones.I completely understand, however you need to remember that your eye has far, far greater contrast resolution than any camera that we currently know about. For example, in your photo, you saw the trees at the bottom as mostly dark to black. If you saw them with your eyes, I would say that you could see the details and colours in those trees, however, your camera did not register that as a basic image.
You would need to tweak things a bit to get on a screen, what your eyes actually could see. As for colours, well yes, some people like an added boost of colour and others like it muted or dulled down. I did tweak the colour a bit to give it more punch, which could, of course, be toned back down. What I wanted to do though, was to show the colour and detail in the trees that framed the bottom of your image, to give it a bit more depth. I appreciate you not jumping all over me for taking some liberty here, thanks.