Back Country Reflection

Thanks for viewing.

but this seems a bit over the top to me...like 2 simultaneous sunsets going on.

Very intense. A wonderful addition to your strong portfolio.

Absolutly beautiful. Is this an HDR, multiple photos merged?? Excellent work, and I really like the extreme wide angle, Congrats! *John

Well done!

wow amazing! did you use a filter? or multiple frames? I love the warm colors and tonality!!! 7/7

It is an excellent artwork. Gorgeous colourplay. Thanks for sharing this visual pleasure with us.

WOW excellent colours, beautiful image, well done!

I love those golden-rusty colour tones, excellent image.7/7

Great capture. I'm not sure about colors, they seem to be oversaturated. But anyway I like subject and what really make photo interesting is a comp. Congrats and all the best, VS

what a riot of colour. beautiful photo david and looks a cracking location.

the skys is great. the rest not so. the whole scene is blended, there is not main motive which an eye can rest on.

Precioso juego de luces

I think this is an AMAZING image!

David:

 

You've captured an amazing show of light, no doubt about it. The atmosphere here is absolutely stunning and exceedingly rare. Congrats.

 

To be completely honest, the file needs to be reprocessed from scratch, however. Let me explain why.

 

The red color channel at right is clipped due to over adjustment. The reflections are not nearly as strong/rich as the sky, leaving a rather unnatural appearance with less impact IMO. The light on the tree areas appears uneven due to grad use or other processing. The image has a very noticable tilt CW, at least 2 degrees.

 

 

Hope this helps a little. You could get a lot more out of this stunning image with some more work. Good luck.

With such photo, the choice of 7/7 is obvious and easy ;)

Thank you all very much for the comments good and bad. This image was taken after a long day of backpacking in the five lakes area of the sierras. While dodging mosquitoes and making dinner, the sky that had been clear all day filled with storm clouds threatening to bring some bad weather, but instead all I got was this gorgeous sunset. The image was taken on my 5D with a fisheye lens. It was two bracketed exposures for highlight and shadow detail and later mixed together in photoshop using layer masks. Other than that, really not a lot work done to it: added a little contrast with levels.

 

Thank you Marc for the tips on making it better. I will play around and see what I can come up with.

 

- David

preciosa.

EXCELLENT!!!Best regards.

Looks almost like av Painting. A little too warm in tone for my taste. What kind of technique have you used here, if I may ask?

Best regards

The fire you put in the sky is nothing short of spectacular. This picture really stands out in the crowd.

My only complaint is that the reflection is brighter, near the shore, than the original scene. I don't think there are any situations where you actually see this in the real world. I think that is what bothers some people about this(these) otherwise excellent shot(s).

All of the elements work great and a kick butt sky to top it off- always a photographer's dream. The lighting is well balanced and makes me wish I were there instead of here in the office.

Regards, Harry

One of the most beautiful, remarcable photos I've even seen so far.

Impactante y bella imagen.