Rick Cloran, HonPSA, MPSA
About the Image(s)
This month’s image also dates from that 2012 trip to Yellowstone. It was based off a 5 shot bracket at 2/3 stop intervals around a base exposure of 1/20 at F 22 and iso 200 using a Canon 1 DX mk IV and 24-105 lens at 28 mm. This is one of those situations that Lisa commented on where the new camera bodies could probably have handled the dynamic range in a single exposure given the highlight and shadow recovery we have now. The blend was done in Aurora 2019. From Photoshop I invoked Luminar Neo and used it for refining the tone and contrast in the image. DeNoise on the Standard setting to neaten things up and then size and sharpen. The reason for the bracket was that light face in the lower travertine terrace. I just couldn’t hold it with the mark IV and still have shadow detail. I did like how Neo handled the tone and contrast adjustments. It definitely saved time over trying to tune things one area at a time.
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