1. A photo plan should be flexible and willing to follow the light.
2. Lightroom makes me want to learn more!
As I mentioned in my last two posts, I spent Sunday evening photographing a glorious sunset. This was not my intention at the beginning of evening as I wanted to take some pictures at Nolte State Park. While the park is beautiful with the lake and the trees, the light just wasn't adding to the shot. I was disappointed and was just going to head home. On the way, though, I noticed the beautiful sky and the light changing minute by minute. I decided to stop and just see what the light was going to do. It was amazing. I am so glad I didn't give up. Sometimes the most stunning shot is right around the corner!
One of the shots I took as I watched the light was of Mount Rainier with the setting sun hitting it. I liked how it turned out SOOC, but it was missing a bit of highlighting in the sky and on the mountain.
Settings: ISO 100, ss 0.5sec, f/18 (full manual on tripod)
"Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow." – Imogen Cunningham
I do find that I sometimes don't know when to stop editing or how to do specific tasks like how to combine the sliders in sharpening and noise reduction to get it to do what I want. I would love feedback/critiques on this SOOC and edit. What works and what needs improvement? If you have any tips for when to stop editing and how to sharpen/noise reduce I would also love those.
Thank you for reading and commenting. I so enjoy learning from you!
“Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and remove one accessory.” by Coco Chanel. This is something I always keep in mind when I'm editing. It's so easy to go over board and over edit. Remember to pull back :O) I know when I first learned about vignetting, I went bananas :O) I'm still embarrassed some of those pictures are still up on my site :O) I think you did a great job with the noise reduction. Personally, I don't use the sharpening tool. I just sharpen during export but do what you think looks best! One thing I may do is bump up your exposure just a smidge. I wouldn't do it too much b/c you don't want to lose that light. Just a thought! I love the angle you used!! Thanks for the shout out and I'm so glad to hear you enjoy the videos!!!
ReplyDeletesometimes it's just a matter of turning around, I find I can be so focused on what's in front of me that I miss the beauty behind me.
ReplyDeleteLove the pink cloud and light reflected on the mountain. You composition is fantastic, I love that you framed the foreground with the grasses and put the mountain off to the right. I'm not sure if the grass is a little too light (in the edit), for me it competes a bit with the mountain for attention, but overall it gives the picture a really lovely light, so I don't know. Love this shot though, gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVisiting from "Click it up a Notch"...I am not even going to attempt to give you any suggestions re: editing as I am a complete novice myself. But I can tell you that I love the touch of color in the pink cloud, and the hint of pink on the top of the mountain. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteKathy
www.youllshootyoureyeout-kathy.blogspot.com
A very beautiful scene.
ReplyDelete