Mountains on Fire

[Ken Watkins]

Recent Bush Fires in Greyton, taken from my front garden.

Taken 6th January 2010

EOS 1D MkIIn

28-300mm at 85mm

F8, 1/2000, ISO400

[Dave Mills]

Hi Ken, Pretty dramatic stuff from your backyard. I like the basic comp and thought I would give it a few tweaks. Used a levels adjust to add depth by not having the image one hue. Used a highlights adj to add a bit more detail.
While I was doing this I took at the small brown area in the corner which I felt was distracting. Thought I would show image without that included....

[Robert Amoruso]

Dave did just what I was going to suggest.

[Ken Watkins]

Thanks for your input the adjustments certainly add more drama, I am not used to tinkering with landscape types of picture.

[Anita Rakestraw]

Interesting image, Ken; looks like this is not at all far from you in your front yard!! Dave's repost with adjustments does improve it, IMO.

[Lance Warley]

Very dramatic, and Dave's changes really make it pop.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ken,
Pretty scary view from the garden! Dave's added pop makes this work nicely. I like the way you composed this with the V at the base. Nicely done!