Bosque Steam Bath....
On the cold IPT morning of 11/27/10 at the North RR Pond. Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-1D MIV. ISO 400. Evaluative metering -2/3 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/10. (Barely enough to save the RED channel....)
Two merged crane heads replaced.... Thus, a photo illustration by my definition.
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Birds as Art. That is what exactly came into my mind when I saw this image.
Thanks for sharing Artie.
Birds as art, indeed! Spectacular light and setting. I can't get my eyes off this image. Like everything about it. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Arthur, love this one - definitely art. I like the extra tall plume of mist rising up. Looks great!
I strongly suggest you enter this into the next contest that comes along. Holy cow!
I aspire to see in a situation like this the photographic possibilities while having the technical expertise to make the vision reality. Congratulations on your technical and artistic achievement. I'd forget about the tiny duck lower left and center the cranes.
Thanks Chris :) But I could not (and would not) enter this version in most contests as I have monkeyed around with two of the crane heads.....Originally Posted by Christopher Marek
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Craig, I love the little duck, that is actually a Snow Goose. Glad that you noticed :)
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I really really like the goose too. If anything, I'd remove clipped incoming crane (?) on the right.
Good eyes Siddarth. I never even noticed that single wing on the frame edge....
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Artie:
A lovely light painting, with many layers of tone despite the limited color palette.
Nice to have most of the birds looking in same direction, and I think the snow goose is one of those little hidden jewels that you see as you scan around the image.
This type of image is enough to entice me to visit Bosque.
Cheers
Randy
Well, you all are persuading me that the tiny snow goose does add to this memorable shot . . .
It was a beautiful morning and you created a stunner!:) The steam looks great.
Quite breathtaking - birds as art indeed in the true sense of the word. Thanks for sharing - inspiring.
Thanks all. Chris, the folks on the IPT really enjoyed the slide program that you sent. I will be doing "The Complete Bosque Experience" again next year and you are again invited as a guest co-leader.
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Stunning!!! I agree with Chris it is quite breathtaking and would look sweet printed on canvas.... It has
excellent depth and unlike others I've seen lately you can see every detail in the scene it has my eyes looking
throughout the whole image.
Thanks James, I did spend a bit of time dickering with the color temp,Exposure, Black and Brightness sliders and with various HSL sliders before conversion, and with Selective Color once I got the image into Photoshop. I am most proud on the two head replacement surgeries and the work I did with the over-exposed highlights....
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Here is the image as it opened in ACR.
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And here is the image converted at the ACR defaults. I was so excited to discover the fire in the mist--many folks to our right simply did not realize what was occurring just to their left, that I did not subtract enough light (though at -2/3 I though that I had done OK at the time) :)
The darker processed image in Pane 1 surely has a more primeval look than the image here :)
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Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater: this was on Saturday the 27th, the morning of the Blurry Day event, not on the prior occasion when I missed it (too).
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Arthur, this is a great photo illustration:) I agree with the others that it's the sense of depth and layers that really allows your eye to wander around the frame and then start all over again. I do very much like the post-processing too; looks great for this image.
Cheers,
Greg Basco
Outstanding Processing!!! The icing on the cake it really gave it the depth with the shadows and highlights from foreground to background I'm sure this image will make you some money.
This is a good lesson for someone wanting to improve in the digital age that processing is just another very important step.:)
A signature Art Morris image and I stress the "ART". Not much to add to what has allready been said but the depth, clarity and mood of the scene stand out for me. TFS the post processing work.:)
Hey, I have 16 years experience there and know the place better than anyone. And I was standing in the right place ten minutes before it happened. And then left! With the group!!! So don't hit your head too hard :)
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Wow.... very powerful shot Arthur! Love the feel of it!
Beautiful imagery - feels like I am there (and makes me want to go!) :)
Charles
Beautiful image. And special thanks for posting the image before optimization. I must admit that I am struggling with my images from that morning. But your comparison gave me some ideas. Let's see how it goes. JR
Love your image and I was glad I was there to capture the event also
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