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Posted 30/09/2010 - 17:23
Kevin, this is a very dramatic shot but would benefit from some work in Levels. I took the liberty of copying it into Photoshop and there's far too little contrast (the whites are not white enough!). Probably the meter underexposed the scene, confused by the snow.
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Andrew
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Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
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Posted 30/09/2010 - 18:20
I looked at the shot before I read your comments. It took me a while to notice the climbers and then I realised the scale of what I was looking at. That I really like. I agree though with Andrew's comments on the technicals.
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Posted 01/10/2010 - 07:26
You got it posted successfully, so that is good.
I've also had a play with the image, and a bit of a tweak with contrast and curves does whiten the snow a lot.
http://www.pbase.com/iberg
I've also had a play with the image, and a bit of a tweak with contrast and curves does whiten the snow a lot.
http://www.pbase.com/iberg
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Posted 02/10/2010 - 07:42
Thanks for the comments. I seem to always have the same problem on snow (since I am often up in the mountains, it is a common problem...).
So would the workaround be to overexpose the scene and burn the rocks?
So would the workaround be to overexpose the scene and burn the rocks?
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Posted 03/10/2010 - 12:19
fitypoundpdog wrote:
So would the workaround be to overexpose the scene and burn the rocks?
So would the workaround be to overexpose the scene and burn the rocks?
Not necessarily: it's always easier to recover shadow than highlight detail, so you've erred on the "right" side. You could try checking the histogram in the camera after shooting then over-expose the next frame to compensate. Obviously the more accurate exposure you can achieve the better the final image.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
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fitypoundpdog
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Here is a shot from near the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. The two climbers (just visible in the middle of the frame) were very small on the bleak ridge.
Any comments (especially re. the contrast rock vs. snow) would be appreciated.
Kevin