Do these pictures do anything for you?

[Cheex]

2 for C and C.


1.

Utah stormset by Chodie89, on Flickr


2.

recrop by Chodie89, on Flickr
*the cliffs look much more realistic in the large version )=

 

[Compaq]

Indeed they do. I think the first has a great feeling of depth. Nice HDR processing as well, in my humble opinion.

 

[pixilstudio]

i love moab... i think both have too much sky and #2 your sensor is incredibly dirty probably red sand

 

[vivalavieboheme]

I like them, and there is a lot of sky, but the sky is interesting, in my opinion.

 

[bennielou]

These are honestly wonderful. I want to move to wherever the photos were taken at. That to me means the photos are successful. Great going!

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Is the horizon unlevel in shot 1, or is it a super-wide angle lens distorted/tilted a little off, or maybe it truly is the terrain?

Take a shot at f22 at the sky. you'll see a lot of spots as a result of junk on that sensor.

 

[bazooka]

Nice work! I wish the water wasn't brown in #2 though. It's all your fault!!!

 

[Cheex]

Is the horizon unlevel in shot 1, or is it a super-wide angle lens distorted/tilted a little off, or maybe it truly is the terrain?

Take a shot at f22 at the sky. you'll see a lot of spots as a result of junk on that sensor.

I guess my understanding of aperture might be misguided. I thought f22 would do a good job of capturing the largest dof. Would you recommend otherwise?




Thanks for the comments everyone! Good pick up on Moab. Definitely a cool place.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Is the horizon unlevel in shot 1, or is it a super-wide angle lens distorted/tilted a little off, or maybe it truly is the terrain?

Take a shot at f22 at the sky. you'll see a lot of spots as a result of junk on that sensor.

I guess my understanding of aperture might be misguided. I thought f22 would do a good job of capturing the largest dof. Would you recommend otherwise?




Thanks for the comments everyone! Good pick up on Moab. Definitely a cool place.

Not for the pics, shoot f22 at the open sky and you'll see exactly all the dirt/dust/oil or whatever is on your image sensor

 

[Cheex]

Is the horizon unlevel in shot 1, or is it a super-wide angle lens distorted/tilted a little off, or maybe it truly is the terrain?

Take a shot at f22 at the sky. you'll see a lot of spots as a result of junk on that sensor.

I guess my understanding of aperture might be misguided. I thought f22 would do a good job of capturing the largest dof. Would you recommend otherwise?




Thanks for the comments everyone! Good pick up on Moab. Definitely a cool place.

Not for the pics, shoot f22 at the open sky and you'll see exactly all the dirt/dust/oil or whatever is on your image sensor

Would around 7 get a better image?

 

[tirediron]

Now that I see them on a calibrated monitor, I like them very much.

 

[Alpha]

They're pretty but I think the post is overdone and I would prefer a level horizon in shot #1.

 

[scorpion_tyr]

#1 makes me want to tilt my head at first, but I can see that it is actually level.

#2 makes me want to clean your sensor. Great shot, but honestly those sensor spots really steal the show. Just edit those bad boys out and you've got a winner though.

 

[KmH]

Is the horizon unlevel in shot 1, or is it a super-wide angle lens distorted/tilted a little off, or maybe it truly is the terrain?

Take a shot at f22 at the sky. you'll see a lot of spots as a result of junk on that sensor.

I guess my understanding of aperture might be misguided. I thought f22 would do a good job of capturing the largest dof. Would you recommend otherwise?

I wouldn't say your understanding of aperture is flawed, but I would say your understanding of how to control DOF is.

From plugging numbers in for a T2i at Online Depth of Field Calculator we see that:

If your focal point was 100 feet or more from the camera, the near limit of your DOF using f/22 was pretty close to 2 feet in front of the camera, and the far limit was infinity.

If your focal point was 100 feet or more from the camera, the near limit of your DOF using f/16 was pretty close to 2.75 feet in front of the camera, and the far limit was still infinity. (f/22 to f/16 is a full stop)

If your focal point was 100 feet or more from the camera, the near limit of your DOF using f/11 was pretty close to 3.75 feet in front of the camera, and the far limit was also still infinity. (f/22 to f/11 is 2 stops)

Many people forget, or don't know, that the focal point distance is also a major factor that determines DOF.

Additionally, at f/22 diffraction can start to limit overall focus sharpness.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

I like them both very much. Its not too often in the beginner forum that we see decent use of HDR. I love the mood set in the first one due to the lighting and the sparse landscape. (Reminds me of that Nickelback CD with the road on the front ) #2 is nice also, although if it were me, I would clone out the power poles on the top of the mountain. Other than that the only issue has been mentioned, which is cleaning your sensor ( or possibly your filter ). Nice job.

What program did you use for the HDR? ( I assume Photomatix? )