Matilda Bay retake..

[Don Railton]

Hi Guys

I posted a shot from this location a few weeks ago which had a tree branch dropping in from top of frame. It was a distraction best removed that I tried briefly to do in PS but decided in the end to reshoot the image. This is that image... Taken this morning, its been a beautiful winters day here in Perth. It was ~ 2 degrees C at time of the shot, cold for me but worth the early 'getup..' to see a beaut sunrise.

1D4 + 24 to 70 F2.8 at 70mm with Tripod
30sec at F11, iso 320. 3 shots stitched, leveled, start trails removed, and adjusted levels & sharpened and cropped to taste.. Thats it...

I have cropped the attached at the 16:9 ratio, I also have a wider verson at 3:1 That I am considering for my wall. I choose not to post yet because the resolution of that is very compromised when sized to the 800 x 1200 pixels ...

DON

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Don, love the clarity, sharpness & detail in this, first class. The lights, colours work, with a strong anchor, the pontoon. Crop is spot on for me, cool image and certainly would be nice, big on a wall. :cheers:


It was ~ 2 degrees C at time of the shot, cold for me but worth the early 'getup..' to see a beaut sunrise.

Days like this Don are well worth the effort, cheers matey.

TFS
Steve

[Don Railton]

Thanks Steve..!


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[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Nice shot, Don! The air looks crispy clean, complemented by the mirror-smooth water surface & reflections. So far I've always been rewarded with something nice from +/- 0C morning shoots so it's always worth it...

[Don Railton]

Thanks Tobie..! I agree, Early mornings are special always if you make the effort, hardest part is reminding yourself of that when you are snuggled up in bed....


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[Tobie Schalkwyk]

...hardest part is reminding yourself of that when you are snuggled up in bed....

Spot on... :t3

[Kaushik Balakumar]

A fine composition of a lovely scene, Don.
Kudos...

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Don - I haven't stuck my head in Landscapes in a while. Glad I decided to do so. This is one of your best for me. Nice colors, sharpness and comp. It all works. Congrats.

TFS,
Rachel

[Don Railton]

Thanks Kaushik, and thanks also Rachel... Glad you liked it.


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[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Don, good choice to go back and re-shoot this image, cuz you nailed it perfectly :cheers: I would not change anything and the crop works quite nicely too!!!

[Morkel Erasmus]

You nailed this one proper, Don! :5 :cheers:
Only thing I would look at is a slight rotation CCW, feels like it's slanting to the right to my eyes (might be an illusion?).

[Arthur Morris]

I love everything about this one Don. Your choice of perspective was perfect, the image design is right on, and SH and EXP are nailed. Way to go.

[Don Railton]

Hi Andrew, Morkel and Artie... Thanks so much for the comments and encouragement it brings...

Regards
Don.


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