reaching for heaven

[thebeginning]

thought this tree looked kinda like something from a fantasy book...

thanks for looking!

 

[Taralyn Romero]

WOW - speechless here! That is just gorgeous!!! How did you get the colors to be so vibrant though?!?!? Every time I take a shot like that it always comes out hazy

 

[thebeginning]

thanks taralyn!

it kind of depends on the situation, but for this shot I shot in RAW and converted it at the lowest contrast setting. On super bright days it's tough, but shooting low contrast helps tremendously, as does bracketing (or metering both the sky and the foreground and choosing an exposure somewhere in between those readings). glad you liked it!

 

[scoob]

cool tree! awesome shot!

 

[skiboarder72]

awesome shot as always... i'm going to have to get one of these shots now that i got a DSLR

 

[thebeginning]

thanks you guys!

definitely man, go for it :thumbsup:

 

[icondigital]

wonderful image! :thumbup:

 

[jstuedle]

Cool tree, great sky. BTW, since you shoot RAW, have you tried opening up a file and adjusting it for exposure for both highlights and shadows in two files then merging the two? That can give you as much or more latitude as film.

 

[thebeginning]

i was about to try that actually. never got around to it. do you just merge them with layer blending in PS?

 

[JonMikal]

nice capture!
yes, i would give the adjustment layer technique a go.

 

[Taralyn Romero]

...am I the only one left on the planet without APS? jeez I gotta get with the program...

 

[Chiller]

Very cool shot. Love it.

 

[Alison]

Love the color and feel of this photo! Great work!

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

Jack and the Beanstalk comes to mind! amazing shot once again!

 

[M @ k o]

God I love trees that do that! Awesome shot and great title! Really dig the dark blue BG.