Air 2s A little pond at sunrise

[DanJ]

A long since abandoned gravel pit in Alberta, Canada just before sunrise.

 

[Skydreamer]

A long since abandoned gravel pit in Alberta, Canada just before sunrise.
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thats amazing,did you use a filter and if yes which # ?

 

[DanJ]

No filters. I stopped using them years ago.
It's much cheaper, easier and have more control in Photoshop.

 

[Skydreamer]

No filter. I stopped using them years ago.
It's much cheaper, easier and have more control in Photoshop.

ill quote my 4 year old:”Daddy,it looks like magic”….

 

[maggior]

Amazing image...wow!!

 

[CorralesDan]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DaveS]

Beautiful image. Well done.

 

[Florida Drone Supply]

Gorgeous picture! Great job.

 

[samtex]

Fantastic. The points of interest are photogenic, and timing is everything when catching a sunrise or sunset. The reflection in the pond from the clouds reflecting the sunrise was timed just right! Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

 

[Dale D]

A long since abandoned gravel pit in Alberta, Canada just before sunrise.
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It's a beautiful shot, and I absolutely agree with your comment of using Photoshop instead of filters. I took that suggestion, and I tried to open the shadows, and increase the detail and structure of the clouds with the Adobe Photoshop masking tool. I selected sky first, edited it, then INVERTED the mask selection, and increased the shadow details of the foreground. I think I over did it a bit in the foreground but you get the idea.

 

[DanJ]

It's a beautiful shot, and I absolutely agree with your comment of using Photoshop instead of filters. I took that suggestion, and I tried to open the shadows, and increase the detail and structure of the clouds with the Adobe Photoshop masking tool. I selected sky first, edited it, then INVERTED the mask selection, and increased the shadow details of the foreground. I think I over did it a bit in the foreground but you get the idea.View attachment 155775

Thank you for the advice.
It's now too flat on my calibrated monitor the way that you edited it.

 

[Dale D]

Thank you for the advice.
It's now too flat on my calibrated monitor the way that you edited it.

Sorry, but I am not sure what you mean by "too flat on my calibrated monitor." During the editing, I actually did flatten the layers in Photoshop as I first edited the sky, the inverted sky (foreground) and the caption.

 

[Dale D]

Thank you for the advice.
It's now too flat on my calibrated monitor the way that you edited it.

I went back and added my work flow- Add this to work flow...After Camera Raw Filter- select the masking tool

 

[MaxE1955!]

A long since abandoned gravel pit in Alberta, Canada just before sunrise.
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Absolutely beautiful! Very well done sir!

 

[Lykus]

This picture is beautiful like a fairyland. It's incredible that this is real. Thanks for sharing.