River rock watching sunset

[zulu42]

1/5 second exposure ISO 100 f/11 with a graduated ND

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[stapo49]

Really like the perspective you have used and the way the clouds and water look. Nice one!

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[weepete]

Very nice! I really like how you've controlled the DR here and the slow shutter. It could do with leveling a bit as it's slightly off kilter.

 

[Jeff G]

Very nice shot Zulu, I think you could do a little weeding before you shoot next time! Seriously, the tones and color are very pleasing.

 

[CherylL1]

I also like the tones & color. The POV is very good too. Only suggestion would be to clone out the water bubble in the foreground rock.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

I also like the tones & color. The POV is very good too. Only suggestion would be to clone out the water bubble in the foreground rock.

But, but that bubble is the reason for the title!

Great catch, Zulu. I get it!

 

[Jeff1548 48]

Lovely image..........

 

[zulu42]

Really like the perspective you have used and the way the clouds and water look. Nice one!

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Thanks very much stapo

Very nice! I really like how you've controlled the DR here and the slow shutter. It could do with leveling a bit as it's slightly off kilter.

Thanks weepete! I did struggle with the leveling. The tripod was level and the camera indicated level, so I didn't expect to need to level or crop it, therefore I didn't leave myself any room. The photo may actually be level, I think it's the tree in the center that makes it look tilted, but there are no true vertical or horizontal elements. I considered trying to just tilt that one center tree...difficult... but I'm not sure what to do about leveling this one.

Very nice shot Zulu, I think you could do a little weeding before you shoot next time! Seriously, the tones and color are very pleasing.

Thanks Jeff, this river canyon is so healthy and fertile, everything grows everywhere always!

I also like the tones & color. The POV is very good too. Only suggestion would be to clone out the water bubble in the foreground rock.

Thank you CherylL! It is actually a puddle, a bit bigger than a dinner plate, that is reflecting the sky. I find it quite valuable feedback that you saw it as a bubble and found it distracting. Thank you!

I also like the tones & color. The POV is very good too. Only suggestion would be to clone out the water bubble in the foreground rock.

But, but that bubble is the reason for the title!

Great catch, Zulu. I get it!

Thank you Dean. The bubble/puddle is a feature I wanted to include as an element of the composition, but I'm thinking maybe it doesn't translate how I intended. I have some different shots of this rock I'll try to share .

Lovely image..........

Thank you


Anybody have any tips on working in post with a Grad ND?
This image is a good example of the grad ND working as intended to reduce light from the bright sky, but the top half of the image also had shadow areas I wanted to preserve detail. I exposed for the sky in-camera with the ND filter, then used an adjustment brush in LR to try and match the exposure with the bottom half of the image. The areas with the bright sky showing through the trees were most difficult, but the auto-mask feature did a pretty good job, I think.

I wonder what others' process for correcting the areas where a grad ND "spills" onto unwanted parts of the image.

 

[otherprof88 29]

I/5 second exposure ISO 100 f/11 with a graduated ND

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Great composition.

 

[weepete]

No worries mate, it's actually the water level that makes me think it's tilted though I see what you mean about the trees. I'm possibly wrong and it's the perspective combined with the curve of the bank coming towards you. That can sometimes have that effect. I tend to level mine anyway, even if I know it's just a trick of perspective as a wise man once told me that "if it looks right it normally is".

Working with ND grads can be difficult with vertical elements in an image. If it's a still day I'll shoot multiple exposures and combine them with luminocity masks in photoshop, though it can be tricky. I try and remember to take a "safe" shot as well when I'm doing this so I have one I'm pretty sure I can just process the single file in lightroom.

 

[zulu42]

I tend to level mine anyway, even if I know it's just a trick of perspective as a wise man once told me that "if it looks right it normally is".

I like this.

Here is a vertical composition from almost the same spot. I did combine 4 exposures for this one which got me wondering... why use a grad ND if I'm going to be combining exposures anyway...

 

[Jeff G]

I liked the first one and this one is even better!

I didn't notice it the first time, but I like the way the the wedge shapes of the sky and rock make a nice hourglass that pulls your attention to the center.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice pic and the 2nd pic looks level and the crop of the leaning tree on the right helped. Good work.

 

[zulu42]

I/5 second exposure ISO 100 f/11 with a graduated ND

C&C always valued thanks for looking!

View attachment 179911

Great composition.

Much appreciated

I liked the first one and this one is even better!

I didn't notice it the first time, but I like the way the the wedge shapes of the sky and rock make a nice hourglass that pulls your attention to the center.

Thanks very much! I noticed all the triangles in the scene and tried to balance the lines together in the frame.

Nice pic and the 2nd pic looks level and the crop of the leaning tree on the right helped. Good work.

Thanks Kirk!