Another Yosemite image from my recent trip... this one is El Capitan taken in the morning. I waited for the sun to light up the entire monolith while keeping the trees and river in shadow. With relatively low water flow, it's a great time for getting good reflection on the river. For processing, I removed some debris in the water and used two different layers for Topaz simplify with modified settings for B&W and Bizsum. Applied selected adjustment layers for colors, contrast and levels. Hope you like it...
12-23-2012, 08:35 AM
Anita Bower
I like it a lot! The sun on the rock and the rest in shadows allows El Capitan to stand out and glow. Great planning on your part. I like the simplified look, the lovely smooth water with reflections, the sky. Also, I like how the trees lean inward. Lovely work.
12-24-2012, 07:50 AM
denise ippolito
You are so lucky Indranil to be able to visit Yosemite as often as you do. Beautiful peaceful scene- does it need a slight rotation? I love the filtering you applied.
12-24-2012, 01:19 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Indranil, a beautiful painterly El Capitan:S3: I especially like the lighting on the tops of the trees.
12-26-2012, 01:25 PM
Steve Adkins
Beautifully done, Indranil. The painterly result is very appealing. Especially like the reflection and it's tones. Agree with Denise it might need a slight CCW rotation.
12-29-2012, 01:23 AM
Indranil Sircar
Thanks all. I appreciate it... Denise, Steve, thanks for the feedback on ccw rot... I had already done a bit of rot and I will check for more.