Emil Davidzuk  


The Badlands – by Emil Davidzuk

December 2024 - The Badlands –

December 2024 - Emil Davidzuk

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About the Image(s)

The eastern end of the park is flat and dotted with these little “mounds”. I had never bothered to process this image from a trip to SD several years ago. So I submit it humbly for your consideration.
Workflow: After rendering the image in BW using NIK Silver Efex, I followed my standard procedure of using the LR masking tools to dodge and burn the image particularly the foreground.
Camera: 590nm Canon 5D Mk II, 24-105mm Canon f4 lens at 70mm, 1/80 sec at f11, ISO 100, .33EV


7 comments posted




Henry Heerschap   Henry Heerschap
I like the composition a lot, Emil. I also really like the way the clouds echo the textures in the ground. It does feel a bit too dark for my taste. I took it into Photoshop and did a bit of work in Curves. It's a small adjustment but I think it works here.   Posted: 12/03/2024 22:20:52
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Emil Davidzuk   Emil Davidzuk
Henry,

My SOOC shot was underexposed. When I was doing my rendering I tried to address that but as you noted I have room to move the exposure up.

Thanks for your feedback

Regards

Emil   Posted: 12/03/2024 22:47:52



Gary Potts   Gary Potts
Hi Emil,
You've captured the mood of the Badlands very nicely. I simply took Henry's lightened version and added a VERY mild vignette and applied Detail Extractor from NIK. What do you think of my rendition?   Posted: 12/04/2024 22:56:15
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Arik Gorban   Arik Gorban
Nice work with the scene. Your post work pulled great details in the shadows. I also like Emils's and Gary's treatments.   Posted: 12/06/2024 21:48:46



Jack Florence Jr   Jack Florence Jr
Having visited there myself, I can appreciate how considered this composition is Emil. There are so many dramatic scenes, but here the simple procession of the five small formations in line works very well, for its mood, and understatement. A more dramatic sky would have taken away from the scene. The one you have works perfectly. I like your placement of the horizon , and the overall soft treatment. Well done.   Posted: 12/08/2024 23:23:34



Charles Walker   Charles Walker
Emil, I like the image as is. The light available did not give you many options to add tonal complexity, but you rescued this image. The final is far less flat and much more interesting than the original.   Posted: 12/10/2024 23:27:18



Melanie Hurwitz   Melanie Hurwitz
Hi Emil, This tells the Badlands story. The is such beauty in the starkness. The clouds are perfect. Some doge and burn gives depth. Here is my version   Posted: 12/11/2024 22:01:23
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