Another One from Acadia National

[Michael Pancier]

I'm finally starting to sort out my images.



I tried HDR on this but it just wasn't happening, so I took the middle exposure and processed it in PS CS 4 by adding a ND Grad to darken the sky. I used Viveza to brighten up the trees on the left.


Should I tone down the grad? (Also I just noticed the dust spots, so I'll fix that).

Thanks

Do you think I should tone down the grad? (I'm getting some minor glitches in CS 4 and I'll have to advise Nik)

5d + 24mm t/s at f/18
ISO 160
1/5

[Robert Amoruso]

SKy looks good but clone out the dust.

Sometimes this happens to me and I end up with one of the middle images being the best. The inclusion of the FG rocks makes this image.

[Grady Weed]

Robert said it all here. I like this one much better than the other image form Acadia you posted. Much better colors and warm tones. And the rocks rock!

[Chris Starbuck]

Michael,
Another beauty! You've already noted the only nits I can see.

Should I tone down the grad?

Without a before/after look I'm not absolutely sure, but to me it looks like the color in the clouds at upper right almost exactly matches the color in the rocks at left, which looks great to me - another aspect of balance in the image.

[Dave Mills]

Michael...you have a real winner there! congrats!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Agree with all above. You did very well on your trip up the coast!

[Maxis Gamez]

Terrific work Michael. I would leave the grad alone!!

[denise ippolito]

Michael, I really like the sky. Y ou really have a good eye for a pleasing sky.

[Dennis "Curly" Buchner]

Michael, a very captivating image, great work on your trip. I hope I get a few keepers in my trip to New Mexico next week.

[Joanna Trescott]

Really nice sky. I like how the color and the same in the rocks. Nice balance. Nice solid foreground.

[Arthur Morris]

Compositionally superb, but the filtered light on the scene--part in sun, part in shade, makes it impossible for me to love this one as I do most of your scenics.

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Lovely colours. Might brighten up the darker regions of the cloud on ULC.