During a workshop with Jack Graham (http://www.jackgrahamphoto.com/), my brother Steve joined me for our first ever serious shoot together. We had a blast for three days under the watchful eye of Jack.
I used Viveza to lighten the clouds and give them more structure (14 small CPs along the length of the could). I also did a version where I lightened the foreground; however it seemed to reduce the impact of the sun in the mountains. This optimized .jpeg is overall a bit darker than the .tiff image I am seeing in CS5.
This is early morning at Zabriske Point, a mandatory visit when shooting Death Valley.
My brother's image is sooooooooo different!! (http://www.stevegouldphotography.com...ery=California)
Camera: 5D2
Capture date/time: 14 Oct 09; 7am
Light condition: sunrise
Lens: 24-105
Focal length: 105mm
Distance: 655m
Extender: none
Tube: none
Flash/Comp: no
ISO: 800
Exp Prog: Av
Speed: 1/8 sec
Aperture: f/18
Exp Comp: -2/3
Metering: Manual
WB: Auto
AF Drive: One shot
Tripod: yes
Filter: SR GNDs
Crop: none
Images Changes:
Processed in LR 3 and CS5 - plus Viveza, DeNoise, InFocus, and Pixel
Genius Sharpening.
All C&Cs gratefully appreciated!







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