Bollin Millner
March 2023 - Huguenot Flatwater
About the Image(s)
This photo was taken on the James River in Richmond, Va at a place called Huguenot Flatwater. 22mm, f/10, 1/60. I had actually been out shooting at a quarry and just decided to drop down to the river when I was driving back because this fog had moved in. I am glad I stopped.
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8 comments posted
(Groups 24 & 83 & 87)
Bollin, this is a terrific scene! Kudos for maintaining a dark and silhouette like appearance ... the mood was well captured! (What time of the day was this?) Posted: 03/13/2023 05:55:43
Thank you very much! It was about 45 minutes before sunset. Posted: 03/13/2023 11:39:33
A great image that makes me feel I am there. I was curious if the image had a complete tonal range, so I took it into Lightroom and adjusted the whites a bit to include the whole tonal range. Not much of a difference, probably wasted my time. Posted: 03/17/2023 14:13:59
Thank you for trying some things out. Which tools did you use? Posted: 03/20/2023 13:03:19
In Lightroom I made the following adjustment in the Basic Panel:
In WB subpanel
Temp +3
Tint +2
In Tone subpanel
Highlights +30
Whites +35
In presence subpanel
Clarity +10
Hope this helps.
Posted: 03/20/2023 15:05:31
In WB subpanel
Temp +3
Tint +2
In Tone subpanel
Highlights +30
Whites +35
In presence subpanel
Clarity +10
Hope this helps.
Posted: 03/20/2023 15:05:31
Thank you. I have appreciated your other comments and the focus on tonal range. There was an Ansel Adams exhibition here (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va) which talked a lot about his 11 zone system. Seeing that and what he was doing was informative. I started paying more attention to the histogram. Posted: 03/20/2023 21:40:52
A nice image, with lots of detail. I had a go at converting it to mono, which I think brings out the cloud detail. I tweaked the whites a little (histogram!), and increased the structure a small amount (which has probably done nothing much than increase the noise!). Posted: 03/28/2023 10:08:11
I think that is a good decision to convert to mono. I like it better. Part of what I liked about the original image was it almost looked like a black and white, and I was like intrigued by that. But seeing your conversion, I like it better I think. What do you mean you increased the structure? Posted: 03/28/2023 10:16:38