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We were on the way to Jura Canyon and my friend Lawrence wanted to show me an outlook on the Stoney reserve with public access. The view was wonderful, the light nice, if not perfect. In colour the image lacked power but in black and white and careful handling of contrast the result is pleasing. - 6 images stitched with the 1Ds2, 70 mm. with the 70-200 mm. lens, hand on camera even though using tripod because of a goodly breeze. I took the lens hood off since it increased vibrations as it caught the wind.
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George, just guessing what the detail must be on that image from the stitch, the print has to be awe-inspiring. Minor quibble (thought it may be the web view): the mountains on the horizon, along with the sky, appear a bit washed out; strongly enough that they almost appear detached from the rest of the very powerful vista. Was this deliberate (or am I seeing things)? I suspect a deeper grey (darker anyway) sky, with a bit of additional contrast to the mountains, might make for an even more majestic view. It also occurs to me that this image represents a coming home, in a way, to a "traditional landscape" for you ;-) Your most recent images have focused on tight artistic compositions...and now a Wagnerian-like "epic". Very dramatic.
Nicely done, George, congratulations!
Andy:
in fact I did add contrast to the mountains simply because the lighting was very flat on them, while the foreground was in sun. I think it might be worth going further with the contrast enhancement though as you indicate, just on the mountains.
Rob:
thanks, once again it points out the moral that what you go out for may not be the best shot you bring home.
George
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