Ally Green
About the Image(s)
An amazing Fall day we took a hike to Ptarmigan Ridge near us in Colorado. I had my wide angle lens but I think this image could be sharper but not sure whether this is the lens or my aperture choice? Thoughts. 1/200 F11 ISO400 with my Canon R5.
Very little in Post except move the sliders in LR with Highlights & shadows with a little Dehaze & Clarity.
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12 comments posted
Judith Lesnaw
I love those Autumnal colors, and the composition. The angled line of trees leads to the curve of road that takes my eyes up into the mountains. The progression from color into haze enhances the feeling of vastness and depth. I wonder if camera motion might have contributed to the slight lack of sharpness. Was the camera hand-held? I would try a watercolor filter for an impressionist effect in which the softness becomes an asset.   Posted: 11/02/2024 16:38:12
Ally Green
Thanks Judith. Yes was handheld and you are right maybe a tripod would have increased the sharpness. Is the watercolor filter in LR as that sounds interesting?   Posted: 11/03/2024 21:50:52
Mike Cohen
Beautiful scene and I like the road climbing over the hills in the valley. The horizon looks a bit off to me, higher on the left than the right but if that fixing that throws off the foreground trees I would leave it as is, or mess with the trees in Photoshop to straighten them. The trees on the right do look like they are leaning and would be corrected if the horizon was adjusted.   Posted: 11/02/2024 19:03:48
Ally Green
Thanks Mike and now that I have looked again I see you are right and the horizon is a bit off…I will see if I can fix it without throwing off the trees.   Posted: 11/03/2024 21:52:03
Sharon Prislipsky
This is a lovely scene, Ally. You can use the Transform tool in LR selecting "Guided Upright." It will allow you to straighten the image by chooing two vertical and two diagonal lines to correct both the trees and the horizon. You may lose some pixels on th edges as a result of this, but it should not be much. I do not know if you enter Nature Divison competitions or not, but be awre that the road - being eveidence of the "hand of man"- would disqualify this image. It would do better in Color Open, especially if there is a landscape theme.   Posted: 11/09/2024 20:59:36
Ally Green
Thanks Sharon yes will look at the Transform tool in LR that might improve the imgage. Good to know that roads are not acceptable in Nature Competitions too.   Posted: 11/22/2024 18:42:50
Polly Krauter
This is a lovely autumn scene. The winding road is a focal interest for me. You might consider a small touch of vignetting. I wonder what cropping in from the right, almost to the rock, would do. It removes the issue of the trees on the right (just a thought). The is a very pretty and relaxing image. Well done.   Posted: 11/12/2024 18:07:47
Ally Green
Yes i think i could crop abit more on in to see if that helps with the trees so thanks for the suggestion.   Posted: 11/22/2024 18:43:51
Pamela Hoaglund
A nice scenic showing the beautiful fall topography of the area where you live. The road wandering through the valley and over the hills is a nice addition and focal point. Makes one wonder where the road leads. To my eye I'm not so sure the horizon is crooked as it might be an illusion as the eye travels from near to far mountains. The trees on the right are definitely leaning while the others look pretty straight. My thought was the same as Polly in cropping in from the right and eliminating those trees. I think cropping more of the sky also would put more emphasis on the topography as the sky is mostly empty. I might suggest adding some dynamic contrast to all but the sky as it will boast the detail and add some sharpness. A beautiful area to hike.   Posted: 11/17/2024 21:48:32
Ally Green
Yes less sky would be good i think too. Am very lucky to live in such a beautiful place just need to hone my landscape photography skills as there is so much to offer here!   Posted: 11/22/2024 18:44:57
Ann Brixey
Fall colors that gives the feeling that winter fast approaches. I really like this scene, I agree with Pamela about cropping more of the sky. I am thinking it is the topography that might have given the illusion of the horizon being off. I often get that comment on images I have taken in hilly country. Although some of the trees are leaning, it does not detract for me, since I always thnk about the prevailing winds. Overall I think this is a good image.
Happy Thanksgiving.   Posted: 11/24/2024 14:50:24
Happy Thanksgiving.   Posted: 11/24/2024 14:50:24
Ally Green
Thanks Ann and Happy Thanksgiving to you :)
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