View Full Version : Dune Glow (Kalahari Sunset)
Morkel Erasmus
10-19-2009, 05:05 AM
This image was also created in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa. It is a manual gradient mask blend of 3 exposures, all taken handheld from the car window (not allowed to get out of your vehicle in the park :().
Would love to have your feedback on this one...
Techs:
Canon 40D with 100-400mm L IS USM @ 100mm
f5.6 @ ISO-400
3 exposures bracketed, [-1,0,+1]
Gradient Mask Blend (CS3)
Judy Lynn Malloch
10-19-2009, 09:09 AM
Very pleasing composition Morkel and I like the mood you captured in this with the clouds just passing over the sun and the lovely DOF. Very warm and peaceful image. Thanks for sharing
Roman Kurywczak
10-19-2009, 09:53 AM
Hey Morkel,
To me the FG competes too muc with the sky colors and the sun....which are well placed and very nice....immediately I thought pano crop!....browser crop to about 1/2 inch below the bush underneath the sun.....really makes for nice lines and flow. Let's see how others feel!
Morkel Erasmus
10-19-2009, 04:09 PM
thanks for viewing and commenting Judy & Roman (faithful as ever :))
I like your idea Roman - the OP was already about 80% of the original image, but here is something akin to what you were suggesting...
Roman Kurywczak
10-19-2009, 05:40 PM
Hey Morkel,
The crop is exactly where I thought......and I really like it! Want to try another one?....maybe a little CC in the FG....either cyan or blue....this may deepen the shadow and color cast.....selective colors >neutrals>add black.....may also work...just on the grases.
Yeah....I'm a junkie to my faithful posters!
Joe Senzatimore
10-19-2009, 06:43 PM
Love the colors and DOF. Great job of blending 3 handheld images ( if I read this right). I think the crop to pano works wonders on this one.
Julie Kenward
10-19-2009, 07:30 PM
Morkel that pano crop is stunning! The color palette here really takes it over the top for me. I do wish there was a way to make some of the FG bushes as dark as the one at the far right of the frame. I think it would help create a stronger anchor to the image that way.
Morkel Erasmus
10-19-2009, 11:23 PM
thanks Roman, Jules & Joe...
@ Joe - yes I blended 3 handheld shots, the advantage of youth - a steady hand ;)
@ Roman - your suggestions applied...
Roman Kurywczak
10-20-2009, 03:08 PM
Hey Morkel,
tough to tell the difference between the 2......but I do like the pano!
Morkel Erasmus
10-20-2009, 03:17 PM
yeah - I did apply CC with more cyan and blue, and also added blacks to neutral channel, but still could probably darken some more.
thanks for the advice, as always :)
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