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Posted by NUNZG on Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:48 am

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Sun down at Morant's curve Banff national park Canadian Rockies
with no train OH well

Nikon D800
62mm @ f/16
ISO 50 1/15 sec

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by david fletcher on Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:15 pm

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Magnificent view. Beautiful!

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by John Labrenz on Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:19 am

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I know this spot very well.

It is a classic that frequently shows the train coming around that bend....the problem is...the train doesn't come that often...so getting one with the train involves some pre planning....or...luck

A good image, but I feel the dark area (from what appears to be a grad filter) lets this one down.
If the grad was put in in post...selecting the sky portion and bringing down the highlights/exposure of that alone would probably yield a more realistic result.
If a glass grad was used in the field...this is one that may have benefited from a blended exposure instead.

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by NUNZG on Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:59 am

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Yes John I did some grad filters in Lightroom
I had no glass filters and its just single shot I cant do blending in Lightroom

The foreground came out quite dark tried to capture that sun blast
way too much light in the background so I di some filter work as best I could in
Lightroom to bring out the foreground details and maintain the background light

Thanks you guys for taking a look always appreciated

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:30 am

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From what John says, it sounds like a lot of planning needed to catch that train - but still a nice view and it does look like an explosion on the mountain!

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Mar 30, 2024 7:35 am

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Nice composition despite any other issues. Love the sun "explosion".

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