Well I'll have a go! This is an image made about 5 kms from my house on the Bay of Fundy. You are looking at Fundy mud, salt marsh, Acadian forest, and not a single sign of human habitation!
Conditions were sunny, late afternoon. The light was warm. I opened up one stop from f16 so halved my shutter speed. Image was cropped and sharpened. I darkened the sky to bring out the clouds with a Photoshop trick that gives you a gradiated neutral density filter. Dupe the later, darked duped layer in Levels, add a layer mask and with the mask selected, draw the gradient tool from top to bottom until you get the desired result.
I really enjoyed using the sunny 16 rule and clearly it worked here. Never really used it before. I have some thoughts about its applicability to shooting RAW digitial but I'll leave that till later!
Comments welcome of course (and looking forward to seeing others).
Date: 6 September, 2010, Time: 1617h
Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Lens: EF85mm f/1.2L II USM, 85 mm
Program: Manual
ISO 100, 1/200s, f/11
Exp. comp.: 0.0
Flash: off
Last edited by John Chardine; 09-07-2010 at 07:43 PM.
Reason: spelling
Gorgeous, John! Lovely angle here - capturing each distinct area and showing it off for full impact. That spot of grass in the middle of the image is a great way to bring the FG and midground together. Nice detail from the grass back to the clouds - lots of texture and a real sunny feel to this one!
Lesson- the sunny 16 rule
