Shenandoah Morning

[Bob Miller]

Nikon D-300
12-24 mm Tokina
14 mm
1/5 sec at f16
All comments welcome.....Cropping?

[Julie Brown]

I like this, Bob. As for the cropping-it looks like you did well with ROT.
Were you in the park? Never been but I am going there in June.

[Bob Miller]

HI Julie....I was in the park. This is Blacktop Mtn in the southern part of the park. When you go in June....Don't miss the many fawns at Big Meadows in June. . Also, whiteoak Canyon is great for waterfalls

[Colin Knight]

Nice image of my old stomping grounds!

Thanks for sharing. I don't think I would change the comp with cropping at all.

[Robert Amoruso]

Bob,

Like the scene and the FG details but feel even with all the color it appears flat. I did two things to the repost (1) Local Contrast Enhancement and (2) Curves correction to lighten the scene and then applied mask using a gradient over the green mountains. I then sharpened the whole image. The upper left and right have lens shade vignetting.

This lightens the rocks in the FG (curves) and increases contrast throughout (LCE).

Both discussed at the links below.

Go to http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=20434 to see my Image Contrast and Tonal Range Tweaks, Part 1.

Go to http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...d.php?p=161168 to see my Image Contrast and Tonal Range Tweaks, Part 2.

[Bob Miller]

Hi Robert. Really like the repost. I will visit the threads you listed. I hope it will explain the part about the mask and gradient for the green mountains. Thanks for your time in helping me with this image!

[Bob Miller]

Hi Robert....Both links you gave me ( Image contrast and Tonal range tweaks) bring up a file not found..can you help?:(

[Robert Amoruso]

Hi Robert....Both links you gave me ( Image contrast and Tonal range tweaks) bring up a file not found..can you help?:(

Bob,

Try them again. I got them fixed. Sorry. :o

If you have any questions, let me know. On the gradient mask, I started drawing it at the bottom of the ridges and stopped at the FG rocks.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bob, I like Robert's repost...It gave the image more dimension which equals more interest. Nice lighting!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Bob,
I'm fine with the crop as presented and Robert's re-post really brought up the details nicely. Well done!

[Kobus Tollig]

REAlly nice scene you have here and you did well. Hop you dont mind but i gave it a go.
Just lightened the image and did some contrast.
Aslo cloned out the corners at the top

[Bob Miller]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I have reworked this image and like it much better now! What a great forum! I am learning a ton !