Antarctic Paradise

[Norm Dulak]

D7000 w/Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 vr lens @ 28mm, hand held
ISO 400; f/7.1, 1/2000 sec
Standard CS6 adjustments with Nik Color Efex Pro Detail Extractor

I cropped a little off the top of this image from Paradise Bay, Antarctica, but it is otherwise as framed.

Your comments and suggestions are as always most welcome.

Norm

[Don Nelson]

Beautifully seen image, Norm!
I think this one could use a bit of contrast enhancement with some additional masking.
Also, the bright white coastline on the right really pulls my eye away from the berg -- I know that wasn't your goal , but the eye moves to the areas of the greatest contrast after viewing the rest of the image.
Also, I note some funny lines in the clouds middle top and to the right -- either posterization effects, or (I hope not) some sort of fluid cleaning marks on the sensor (I have seen similar effects). They become more prominent with the contrast increase -- but you will see them in your original as well. (Maybe they really are some sort of cloud lines? I don't know....)
Should you like to see the masking effect - send me a PM with your email and I will forward it to you.
Hope you don't mind - here's the results of a quick and dirty set of changes - your changes on the raw/tif would be superior to the jpg as source material.
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Here is your original image, untouched, with a second layer blended as linear burn to make the lines show up in the sky. I suspect posterization on conversion
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[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Norm - I had the same initial thoughts about contrast and the brightness of the rhs pulling the eye. Don has done a nice job with the rp. I didn't notice the lines until he pointed them out but am now curious as to what is causing them.

TFS,
Rachel

[Norm Dulak]

Hi Don.

Thanks for your comments and the repost. Toning down the bright coastline area might be a good idea, although I think that the sun caught that area when the exposure was made, and my post accurately reflects what I saw .

As for lines in the clouds, I don't see them on my monitor or in a 10 x 15 inch print. Perhaps you are right that there may have been an effect in converting for web posting. But I have never used a cleaning fluid on my sensor!

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Norm,

very nice scene and good suggestions above about the bright areas. I took again the image in CS6 and tried my luck with the darks again in the iceberg. I think the detail extractor pushes here a bit to much.
When I lighten the dark areas, the blue ice in the iceberg really starts to shine, well on my screen.
Give it a try, if you like my RP. I pushed quite a lot, but did nothing for the highlights! As well did only selective brighten up the darks in the iceberg, no sky or anything around. Added a Mid-tone contrast at the end.
WDYT?

PS This image as well has no color profile assigned! Check in the Wildlife Form, right on top Steve K. posted a very nice how to. We all went this way, me too :bg3:

Have a great eve

Ciao
Anette

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Norm, good suggestions already mentioned, I like what both Anette and Don have done with the image and lean a little more towards Anette's repost as I too like the brighter look to it. Another lovely scene, but I do prefer the previously posted image a little more than this one. Nice work!

[Norm Dulak]

Thanks everyone for your comments!

[Lyle Gruby]

I like the comp Norm, I tend to like Don's repost, but I also tend to like dark and moodier images. I'd love to see more from your trip.