Grizzly Tracks

[John Ippolito]

Grizzly Tracks
September, early morning on the river below my place.
Failing to get an image of the bear, I decided to try something with her tracks
2 shot realistic HDR, followed by several tweaks of Nik Glamour Glow, Tonal Contrast

[Dennis Bishop]

Wow. This is terrific. I love the colors and the composition. Those diagonals -- path, bear tracks, fallen trees, river, and mountain -- all converging give a great feeling of depth. And those bear tracks . . . Not only do they make a good foreground, but they stir the imagination.

[Brendan Dozier]

Wow is right, John, this is a beauty! Dennis sums up very well all of the elements that make this comp a winner. Excellent job on the processing, and I like the little touch of warm colors in FG to match the color on the mountains in BG.

[Cheryl Slechta]

John, the tracks tell quite a story. I like your composition, the lighting and HDR treatment. Really well done.

[Indranil Sircar]

Awesome composition, John. Love the perspective with those bear tracks. Great colors and tonal range. Excellent processing.

[denise ippolito]

John, I love this! The tracks are so well defined and the scene just screams wilderness! I love the colors, composition and the processing-very well done.

[Gus Hallgren]

Great presentation, made waking up this morning a real pleasure!

Keep smiling

Gus

[John Ippolito]

Thanks everyone for your encouragement, and taking the time to look and comment!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi John, this is very nicely processed. I love it!

[Jay Sheinfield]

John, Great capture. I agree this is a great wilderness scene. The bear tracks add to the interest. Great comp and flow to the image. Processing is over top for me. Beautiful work.