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Delicate Arch From Below


Delicate Arch From Below
Photo Information
Copyright: David Terry (dwterry) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 56 W: 0 N: 204] (2453)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-05
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon 24-70 2.8L USM
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Travelogue: Moab Utah: Arches and Canyonlands
Date Submitted: 2006-09-20 7:31
Viewed: 428
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Just one more picture of Delicate Arch. This one is taken from down below in the bowl that can be seen at the bottom of this picture.

The branches in the foreground make the Delicate Arch look almost tiny. Until you notice the person up at the top left who is taking a picture of Delicate Arch. Then the enormity of the structure once again comes back into focus.

Post Processing:

1) This one, again, started out as 3 exposures from a single raw file, processed by Photomatix Pro.

2) However, I still wasn't happy with the lighting. So I brought it into photoshop and created an overlay layer on top of the image. Then I filled that overlay layer with a gradient from 35% gray at the top to 60% gray at the bottom. This basically has the same effect as if I had used a Neutral Density filter on my camera at the time of taking the picture (darkening the top of the image, lightening the bottom). Some day I plan to buy a set of ND filters as it would make images like this so much easier!

3) Final preparation of the iamge was to reduce size for web, sharpen and add a border.
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A very good composition David!
I really like the details and texture of the branches in the foreground. I find the brightness/saturation of the rock formation a little harsh. I posted a workshop to adjust the colours a little bit.
Thanks for sharing.
Mike

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  • csuebele Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 801 W: 163 N: 675] (5403)
  • [2006-09-20 13:22]

Beautiful shot. The comp is great & the colors are really eyecatching. Very good pp work too. out of points all ready.

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  • Enric Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 595 W: 55 N: 526] (5870)
  • [2006-09-20 16:39]

Great contrast of forms and colours. Well composed and with a human figure that adds a size idea. Well done.

Enric.

Another great shot, David. Nice work on the PP. If nothing else, you could try stitching, too, by taking a shot above and below, then work them together. That way, the OE sky will blend with the rock which should look natural. I got a circular polarizer and it seems to work great on mine as I tested it the other day on a lake on a hazy day. There's a Grad ND, too, which may help, as well as blue, I think this might only be good for 'flat' horizon shots, though.

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