Max Patch Sunset

Over Exposed · Mar 14, 2011

Took this last evening. This was the highlight of the show as the sun dipped behind a thick haze a minute later.

Davor · Mar 14, 2011

Wow this is beautiful! , although some wont agree with cutting off the landscape at the bottom much but it works great in this shot i think , great composition, exposure and color.

jim1013yyf · Mar 14, 2011

amazing view. Btw, how did you make four corners dark?

NayLoMo6C · Mar 14, 2011

^ it's called vignetting

tyler_h · Mar 15, 2011

Davor said:
Wow this is beautiful! , although some wont agree with cutting off the landscape at the bottom much but it works great in this shot i think , great composition, exposure and color.

Spot on. I was sitting here thinking the thumbnail was been really slow to load haha. Not after a lot, just 10-15% of the height again on the bottom.

Otherwise absolutely stunning shot. Vignetting could be toned down a little, but I'm not one to typically favour it much.

Over Exposed · Mar 15, 2011

tyler_h said:
Vignetting could be toned down a little, but I'm not one to typically favour it much.

Agreed. I was not happy about the vingette which was from the lens and not added PP. I have somehow never taken the time to learn vingette removal in PS, so I suppose now is a good time to do so. Anyone have a good tutorial to point me towards?

as for the cropping, it was the only decent option I could find for this particular vantage point. The elevation at this bald is only around 4k while the surrounding peaks are closer to 5k-6k, eliminating the ability to get a more downward vantage on the rolling mountain ridges.

tyler_h · Mar 15, 2011

Over Exposed said:
Agreed. I was not happy about the vingette which was from the lens and not added PP. I have somehow never taken the time to learn vingette removal in PS, so I suppose now is a good time to do so. Anyone have a good tutorial to point me towards?

Got ACR with PS? There are lens correction profile that it can access (not always in existence) or you can adjust it manually. Just have a look at the tabs on the right; there are ones for vignetting, CA, distortion; all the 'negative' traits of lenses...

Frequency · Mar 16, 2011

A classic panorama indeed

LaFoto · Mar 16, 2011

I'd call this a "glorious sunset"! Looks good!
But I personally wouldn't have minded to also see some of the colour gradation in the moutain tops. What little we can see looks promising.

Over Exposed · Mar 16, 2011

tyler_h said:
Got ACR with PS? There are lens correction profile that it can access (not always in existence) or you can adjust it manually. Just have a look at the tabs on the right; there are ones for vignetting, CA, distortion; all the 'negative' traits of lenses...

Thanks Tyler! I quickly popped the shot in PS this a.m. before heading out the door. I went to Filters>Distort>Lens Correction in CS4 and found the vingette tool. Worked like a charm in seconds!