[petergordon]

September 28, 2009 at 6:24 pm

Sean,

Thanks for the input. On number 1 it was a misty morning so there is no more definition in the sky. The image for me was about the atmosphere created by the back lighting in the FG. To be honest a lack of cloud definition in the sky isnt an issue for me as it reflects the misty conditions of sunrise.

On the second image it is obviously quite saturated but the heather was in peak bloom, it was the first light of the day, an 8 sec exposure and it was shot on velvia. The colours are representative of the transparency which is the medium I always use hence the majority of my imagery is always high sat,

Peter

[petergordon]

March 19, 2009 at 2:09 pm

Peaceful and very beautiful. I might consider a slight crop from the left though..

[petergordon]

March 18, 2009 at 9:07 am

The result looks great darragh. youve done well with the exposure too..

[petergordon]

March 18, 2009 at 8:37 am

The mono treatment works well. Nice series..

[petergordon]

March 18, 2009 at 8:36 am

was this yesterday. the light looked beautiful from my window but i was minding my baby so couldnt run out to capture it. the colours here are beautiful..

[petergordon]

March 13, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Liam,

Choice of film all depends on circumstance. I recommend provia when shooting snow as it will keep the snow whiter than a film like velvia which will leave a more magenta and sometimes deep blue cast. Provia also has a greater dynamic range than films like velvia so is better equipped to deal with the high contrast conditions that wintery weather provides. Astia is another film which is good in this regard.

However if you want a sky to pop and sing all the colours under the rainbow then velvia is your man. Be prepared for more much more saturation and magenta but higher contrast.

[petergordon]

March 13, 2009 at 4:55 pm

Thanks all for the welcome and feedback. Heres some black backrounds for the images posted. I have tended to really make snow as white as possible sometimes even loosing detail as I feel this conveys the freshness I experienced..

[petergordon]

March 13, 2009 at 9:17 am

aoluain,

Thanks for that the images are displaying properly now..

[petergordon]

March 13, 2009 at 8:19 am

I dont think I could choose one over the other. They both stand in there own right. Beautiful imagery..

[petergordon]

March 13, 2009 at 8:14 am

Ill rephrase. Grad ND’s are essential for a landscape photographer that wants to get the exposure correct in the camera (film or digital) rather than through digital post processing and HDR blending..

[petergordon]

March 13, 2009 at 8:06 am

The cold tones and magenta are a by product of the early morning light and colour temperature and the manner in which transparency film interprets this light. Minor adjustments to the shadow and highlight details were made during post production but the colour balance largely matches the transparency..

[petergordon]

March 12, 2009 at 10:35 pm

Grad ND’s are most certainly a must for a landscape photographer. I use singh ray which are available in the US. Closer to home Lee mare a decent set in the UK.

I like the comp and idea but I think some post processing would help. I would like to see at least some of the flare cloned out in photoshop. Also I would remove some of the magenta as the colour balance looks a bit off.

For future reference when trying to avoid flare you need to cover the light hitting the lens by holding a hat(cowboy is good) above the lens at an angle to stop the light directly hitting the glass. It can be difficult to keep the hat out of the shot so try and compose the frame in a way that the camera is tilting slightly downward..

Hope this helpful..

http://www.explorelight.com

[petergordon]

March 12, 2009 at 10:17 pm

not sure i can see how to embed the imagery..

[petergordon]

March 12, 2009 at 9:57 pm

The colour version for me is much stronger. The b and w without the blown out highlight looks much better of the two b an w’s. Beautiful image..

[petergordon]

March 12, 2009 at 9:38 pm

might anyone be able to tell me why the images posted are not displaying at 100% within the post?????