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José Rodríguez
06-12-2009, 05:40 PM
This is a landscape of Roque Bentayga in my island, Gran Canaria. On the top a sea of clouds and Tenerife island.

Nikkor 55-200 VR
Cámara: Nikon D300
Exposición: 0,001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/14
Lente: 98 mm
Velocidad ISO: 200
Tendencia de exposición: -7/3 EV

Comments apreciated!
David Thomasson
06-12-2009, 07:45 PM
Wow, Jose, this is a beautiful image. The layers, the light variations, the specular highlights in the foreground pine boughs -- it's all
beautifully composed. Maybe others can suggest improvements. I can't. Excellent!
JB Ellis
06-12-2009, 07:51 PM
What an interesting shot. Wish I had seen it myself. :)
Mike Moats
06-12-2009, 08:53 PM
Hey Jose, love the lighting and layers of tones. Good backlighting on the pines, and great looking clouds. Well done.
Alfred Forns
06-12-2009, 10:45 PM
I'm impressed Jose !!! Unique ... well seen, exposed and processed !!! Big Congrats !!!
Ed Cordes
06-13-2009, 06:38 PM
I love the layers in this image. They create a wonderful moody feel. At first I didn't like the highlights on the trees. However the more I look at the image the more I think they add a good balance to the tones of the scene.
Arthur Morris
06-13-2009, 07:31 PM
Love the layers and the light. I cropped a bit (there was definitely too much on the bottom) and did a Linear Burn on the brightest parts of the sky.
José Rodríguez
06-14-2009, 08:53 AM
Arthur, that's a clearly improved version !
Thanks everybody for your comments!
Roman Kurywczak
06-14-2009, 09:22 AM
Hi Jose,
A little late....but see youhave gotten some excellent advice. I too like Artie's cropped and popped version....added the depth to the clouds that was needed. The highlights for me do add to the scene.....places me there more. Nicely done.
Robert Amoruso
06-14-2009, 11:29 AM
I like the recrop Jose, but the Linear Burn has skewed the colors in the sky and clouds. This may not happen in a large TIFF correction but I think it will as that is my experience with the Linear Burn Blending mode and saturated colors.

I would suggest using curves to make localized changes and then a mask to apply it only to those areas needing it.
Arthur Morris
06-14-2009, 02:44 PM
Arthur, that's a clearly improved version! Thanks everybody for your comments!

Hey Jose, YAW. My pleasure. And to think that it is a landscape image!
Arthur Morris
06-14-2009, 02:45 PM
ps: And thank you sir for your membership support!