Jeff Fleisher
July 2026 - Shenandoah North Fork
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About the Image(s)
This image is of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. It is located about 2 miles from my house in Virginia. I recently purchased a 550nm filter which gives very intense saturation of the colors. This image is basically right out of the camera with minimal post processing. I did not do a camera swap because I like the intense sky and foliage. I did darken the foreground and lighten the central portion of the image to help draw your eye into the scene. I took this in vertical, portrait format, again to draw your eye towards the center of the image. I was trying for that surreal sunset look.
Specs:
Nikon Z6 converted to full spectrum
Nikon 24-120mm lens at 24mm
ISO 200, f/8, 1/1,000 hand held
5 comments posted
Jeff,
Stunning color SOTA of your Nikon. Seldom happens it seems
My thought is to dodge the water way a bit to bring out some the texture in the ripples and let it serve as a lead into your shot
Emil Posted: 07/01/2026 14:49:21
Stunning color SOTA of your Nikon. Seldom happens it seems
My thought is to dodge the water way a bit to bring out some the texture in the ripples and let it serve as a lead into your shot
Emil Posted: 07/01/2026 14:49:21
Hi Jeff. It's interesting that I never considered leaving the colors without channel swapping. I may try it after seeing your picture. I like the effect and overall look. I would consider an 8x10 aspect ratio with a bit less foreground and sky, but still beautiful as presented. Posted: 07/01/2026 16:36:52
You are convincing me to like false color images. I see some sensor spots in the sky. Posted: 07/01/2026 18:50:35
Jeff,
Nicely seen. Sometimes straight out of the camera with a bit of cleanup works well and this is a great example of that. There have been more than a few times I've struggled over an IR image and realized that what the camera was giving me was enough. I need to embrace that more often. Minor nits: As Steve said, you missed a sensor spot or two. Also the bright bits in the water in the lower left corner should be taken out. Otherwise, excellent. Posted: 07/02/2026 16:56:58
Nicely seen. Sometimes straight out of the camera with a bit of cleanup works well and this is a great example of that. There have been more than a few times I've struggled over an IR image and realized that what the camera was giving me was enough. I need to embrace that more often. Minor nits: As Steve said, you missed a sensor spot or two. Also the bright bits in the water in the lower left corner should be taken out. Otherwise, excellent. Posted: 07/02/2026 16:56:58
I'm often drawn to images straight out of camera too, Jeff. They always seem to have that orange glow so beautiful for skies. The purple tone on the trees is really interesting! I bet if you played around with this, you could make even more interesting color combinations. Posted: 07/03/2026 15:09:16