Thanks for the crop. I also did a tighter version of the file, but I honestly was not 100% that it did the job either. LOL. I WANT to really like the file but the mountains and sky are missing something. The tree stand is georgous.
Well here is my version. I reset the highlights and shadow values to bring out the details that were hidden, but still there. I also straighten up the horizon a bit and removed a few dust specks. Did a focus resharpen and that was about it.
I like this images better than the first, the new crop, to me, is much better!
James, as you know, you can everything just right, but it the light's not there, none of the rest really matters. This is why I'm always so impressed with other's who manage to get great shots of glacier. There's maybe 20 days a year that are great for photographing glacier, the rest of the days are just average to "normal" for landscapes, so when someone comes home with a dramatic full blown landscape they should feel proud. So, even while your shot is nice, youre right about the light. At the end of the day, you shoot what you can. BTW, I dont shoot any of that country - it intimidates me and I know I cant do it justice, so rather than go for it, I just wimp out! Keep it up, you'll get there when the light is just right!
I have included the link to the raw file below. Thanks for putting the interest into the file.
James
James,
This spot is one of my favorites at Grand Tetons. I have a sunset picture from this spot but I never got a sunrise pic.
Since I'm really unencumbered by what the real life sunrise actually looked like, my version is the sunrise I would have liked to have seen. I like the composition here with the dark foreground and line of trees drawing you in to the sunlit trees and Mt Moran. As a technical point I did the PP on this with the program Nikon CaptureNX. As you may or may not know this is Nikon's raw converter program but I was interested in applying the very unique "control point" technology that this program uses on a non-Nikon RAW image. I converted the CR2 file to a TIF using ACR and then loaded it into NX. I am really taken with the control points which allow local control of locations in the entire image. Overall I'm pleased with the results most times and it sure cuts down on the old blending and masking techniques I usually use. Anyway, here is the result.
I chose the 'soft touch' approach based on the imagined end use. In this case I couldn't help imagining this image in a frame and on my desk at work, always there as a reminder - peaceful and pleasant.
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