Sedona

[denise ippolito]

Canon 20D
24-70mm
ISO 100
1/125 sec at f/5.6
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I figured you guys could help since there are so many good landscape photographers in this forum.
Should this be cropped? Is it too soft to save?

[Katie Rupp]

Denise, landscapes are not my area of expertise but here's my $.02. I'd take some off the top, perhaps 1/3rd of the sky and then I'd try to open the shadows a bit before sharpening. I like the composition.

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with Katie and would suggest tweaking the contrast. Seems there is lots of mid tone range but nothing much on either side Do like the image a lot !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Lady Denise,
I like the composition and capture...:) I recommend cropping 1/4 from the top and opening up the mid-tones in the greens and blues...good show...:cool:

[José Rodríguez]

Denise, I love your pic. Some times I'm a little wild with my processings , but these are my two cents!

[Harold Davis]

i, by no means, am a landscape pro. but this is my take on it. i didnt want to destroy the feel you had to it. just a selective contrast adjustment to the bg elements. and a slight crop.

[Gus Cobos]

Excellent repost Doctor Davis...This brings Lady Denise's capture over the top...well done...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

thanks gus!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Love the light Denise and the vista. Added black in selective colour (+3), increased the vibrance (which I think pops thie mid-tones a bit and just a little saturation. Cropped as well. Just some IDA's:) Definitely a keeper. If you use ACR have some landscapes sharpening settings you might want to try:
AMT 40
Radius .8
Detail 50
Masking 0
Didn't see Harold's post , I think we were working on it at the same time:)

[denise ippolito]

Wow you guys rock!! I love all three!! Great job-Jose you really brought out the details nicely!
Harold, I love it- the crop is fantastic!
Jackie, I love the tweaks-looks great! You and Harold are on the same page!!
I thought I'd wait to see what you guys came up with as far as the crop before I tried any adjustments-but now I see your adjustments and they are really great!!

[Richard Waas]

Denise, what a great capture. I lean towards Harold and Jackie. i love Harold's crop. I'm going to Sedona in November. I'll try my hand at this shot......

[Lance Peters]

Some excellent reposts - great base image though - like it a lot :)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I would crop as much sky as possible and maybe even the foreground a little to make it more pano. I love the light and colors here. :)

[Dave Phillips]

Denise, this is a very nice scene.....I took a few things to almost extreme,
but it was a fun play. May not be to taste of some, but I like.

Dis a little dodge/burn on 50% gray layer......soft light.
Then some color selective saturations....refined with sponge tool.
Local contrast enhancement @ 12/50/0

The foreground may be too bright

Hope you find some merit in it.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Better late than never. For what it's worth I like it the way you presented it.
Although all the re post are vey good, it's all up to individual taste.
Congrats D.