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Peace and Quiet

Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Sat May 05, 2012 7:10 am

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A scene I captured in a local forest back in 2010...only got round to processing it now.

All comments welcome - this was a tricky one to blend right so that it looks natural but exhibits the same lush, tranquil feeling I experienced looking at it.

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Canon 7D with 10-22mm USM
f22 @ ISO-100
Blend of 3 exposures using luminosity masks

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by Luvntravln on Sat May 05, 2012 8:34 am
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Not tricky for The Morkman! While I like the feel, I would open up some of the shadows just a bit.

by alibenn on Sat May 05, 2012 8:54 pm
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Did well to create a nice neutral scene.

by John Labrenz on Sat May 05, 2012 11:02 pm
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Yes, tough DR here...but you did very well to give it a natural feel.

by WilliamGS on Sat May 05, 2012 11:13 pm
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A very nice view and greens. I agree with Luvntravln to open up the shadows. I would tone down the bright sky, it grabs the attention a lot.

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by Gary Briney on Sun May 06, 2012 12:50 am
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Gorgeous spot Morkel -- lush cool and green!
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by Randy Mehoves on Sun May 06, 2012 10:42 am
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Very nice natural looking image! I think the shadows and the highlights are right at their edges and any more processing of them would give this a unnatural HDR look to it. Well done.

by Morkel Erasmus on Sun May 06, 2012 11:41 am
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Thanks for the kind comments, folks...
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by Greg Russell on Sun May 06, 2012 5:50 pm
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REally nice processing and scene, Morkel...I like this a lot!
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by E.J. Peiker on Mon May 07, 2012 12:54 pm
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Very nice scene. The brightest areas may be still a tad to bright despite the processing.

by Morkel Erasmus on Fri May 11, 2012 3:04 pm
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Thanks for the honest critique EJ and Greg...
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