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Morkel Erasmus
05-14-2013, 02:30 PM
A marvelous sunset from last year's autumn on a local farmyard...
Your thoughts are most welcome.
I blended 2 exposures using the gradient masking tool in Photoshop (it was the easiest way due to the clear horizon band with nothing protruding into the top part of the exposure).
Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 @ 17mm
f11 | ISO-200
Don Railton
05-14-2013, 11:13 PM
Hi Morkel.
Simple, but very nice... colours are all very complimentary in a nicely balance comp.. The horizon is not level but I guessing there is a slope in the plain. Only horizons on the ocean are level...
DON
Morkel Erasmus
05-15-2013, 03:09 AM
Thanks Don. I should have stated that this area is pretty much all undulating grassland hillocks.
I leveld using the positioning of the bale and the immediate foreground layout.
Rachel Hollander
05-15-2013, 06:39 AM
Morkel - Beautiful clouds and colors. I like the placement of the bale as well. It all works for me.:5
TFS,
Rachel
Steve Kaluski
05-15-2013, 07:53 AM
A very arresting image Morkel and the hay bale anchors things nicely. Cracking skyline!
Try adding a Levels adjustment of 226, just before the whites blow, mask and paint in the FG and arching grass, it just lifts things overall, then a channel overlay for the sky, it just enrichens it.
TFS
Steve
Andrew McLachlan
05-15-2013, 07:24 PM
Hi Morkel, gorgeous color in the sky...love the way the clouds are moving diagonally to the upper right corner and the tone of the dried grasses and bale are perfect. Nicely done! I don't get to shoot hay bales over this way until late July or August.
Vivaldo Damilano
05-16-2013, 12:29 AM
Excellent scene, love the mood here, lovely rich coloured clouds and good blending. I think a bit more space on the left would have been nice but love warm light ESP in the FG, nice work Morkel.
Anette Mossbacher
05-16-2013, 03:20 AM
Hi Morkel,
this looks very nice. I as well like the placement of the hay bales. The sky has beautiful colors.
Ciao
Anette
John Ippolito
05-18-2013, 01:30 AM
Very nice comp, blending and the sky rocks.
James Fuller
05-26-2013, 04:52 PM
What a fantastic sunset!!! Great job with the colors in this image.
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