Dead Horse Point Pano #3

[Don Lacy]

Here is another Pano of Dead Horse Point this is a four image stitch and a two image blend using luminosity mask. In order to create this image I bracketed each image taken for the pano and chose two image from each step of the pano one with the mids and shadows correct and one with the highlights correct. I then created panos of both exposures and combined them in PS so all told I used eight images for this finale image.

Cano 6D, 70-200 f/4, Manual mode. Evaluative metred, ISO 400, aperture 10, tripod

[Don Railton]

Hi Don

Beautiful light and setting. Lots of detail through out. I am sure an actual print will look so much better again. My only suggestion is that you have done something to the sky top RHS and I see a smudge in the sky just to the right of the clouds along the ridgeline...

DON

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

A beautiful scene well processed to get a great result, Don! Nothing to add other than agreeing about the mentioned smudge. Nice one! :5

[dankearl]

Really nice, Don, no real suggestions except maybe the sky Don R noted.
Very nice light....

[Don Lacy]

Corrected sky not sure what it was so I just cloned out the area

[Diane Miller]

Gorgeous color and S/H detail! I love the small area of reflection in the water! I never know whether it's best to do the stitch first then the exposure composite, or the other way.

[Morkel Erasmus]

This is gorgeous stuff Don! Nothing to add here...thanks for expounding on your processing method...

[Andrew McLachlan]

Beautiful work as usual Don...the sky looks better with the smudge tended too.

[Craig Markham]

Beautifully executed, Don! The water reflection in the lower left 1/3 is a really special touch.
Craig Markham

[Ian McHenry]

Fabulous colours & beautiful composition.
Cheers: Ian Mc

[Walker Noe]

Wow, looks like lava! Great image.

[Gerald_Gilligan]

Love the "Light" on this one !