Magic Nature

Very often clouds have a key role in my landscape photography. That

afternoon I was rewarded with the kind conditions I was looking for

long time now. Usually, although this is the kind of weather every

landscape photographer is dreaming of, it is, at the same time, a real

challenge for the current state-of-the-art sensor technology. For this

picture I used a number of different techniques, both in field and in

post-processing. I used a polarizer, a 3-stop reverse GND filter and

3-stop neutral density filter for getting a 20" exposure. The RAW file

had the red channel end clipped and I discover that the best way to

get rid of that clipping was to generate four exposures from the same

RAW file, from -3 to +1, and generate a HDR file with photomatix.

After that, I used that file as a base layer for getting a smooth

clouds sky without the red channel clipped combining it with the RAW

exposure for getting a natural rendition of the FG and MG.

 

I'd really appreciate your comments and I hope my explanation is clear

enough as my mother tongue is Spanish and very often it is very

difficult for me to express what I have in mind as I wanted.

Excellent image ^^^ Light & colors is great ^^^ Max anon 7/7

 

***Ali***

I love the foreground sharpness combined with the long depth of field and the whispy clouds all lit by the sun. A wonderful shot and impressive (and proper!) use of HDR. Congratulations!

Simply beautiful. 6/6 anon

A splendid photo of this magic nature. The colours are wonderful and it is greatly composed. Thanx and regards LKV.

Great exposure and postprocessing; what is absolutely perfect is the texture of the snow in the FG, one can almost touch it.

Uffff¡¡¡, que buena, un gran momento, pero tambien un pedazo de fotografo.

Abrazo.

Magnificent landscape! Not only was this image rendered technically excellent but also presented aesthetically beautiful. The uncovered area by snow in the FG seems to form an arrow that points to the snow covered mountain beyond and the dramatic clouds as you said, play a key role in your landscapes. Congratulations! - Lester

Really dynamic shot Enrique.I like the way the snow lights up with the colors of the sky.Excellent job with this one!

Strengths - I think the foreground and middleground are layered effectively, and good depth is created by the relative scale of the foreground rocks vs the distant rocks. The glow on the snow is beautifully captured.

Weakness - Foreground. the light is great, but i feel this magical lighting and great sky is almost wasted by a foreground that is very prominent in the frame yet lacks any point of interest for the viewer to "grab" onto. Secondly, while I applaud your effort from a technical standpoint in combining several exposures, I think the end result is unrealistic. The clear patch of sky directly above the sun is too dark in this case.

Overall, this is a visually appealing image with the above comments in mind.

 

Anish

Mi Le Gusta! Tus hablas english muy bien, yo comprendo con no problema. La photographia es buenisimo. No problemas y mi le gusta tu explicar tus processes. Yo hablo espanol cuando trabajor con mexicanos in mi compania. You espero mi espanol es bien tambien.

A wonderful image. All of your efforts were well worth it. The HDR looks completely natural to me. Great job!

Wonderful!

Gracias por la explicacion, que mas o menos he descifrado del traductor de Google. Ahora mismo voy a perderme en tu web. SAludso y felicidades.

Amazing shot, from the texture of the snow to the hues of the sky, both from the exposure as well as post processing point of view. Nothing less than 7/7. Regards - michel

Magical!! Great Shot and excellent darkroom work.

Hola Enrique. Una imagen preciosa sobre todo me encanta la textura de la nieve del primer plano. Enhorabuena. Un cordial saludo.

Bellísima, Enrique, con esos tonos rojizos. Saludos.

An beautiful image - nice colors and well composed.

 

Paul

Beautiful picture and very lovely colors :-)

I think what I love about your image is the detail in the foreground snow. great dof and color. outstanding. regards.

Buff, me encanta. Es una pasada como la luz se va apagando a medida que llegamos al primer plano, creando un buen juego de luces-sombras y dando volumen y textura a la nieve. Muy buena.

Un saludo

Great tones, nice composition.

Vaya, un compañero de fonamad por aquí! la foto me encanta desde que la vi en el ultimo "foto del mes". Una luz estupenda y una composición mejor. Un saludo.

Stunning colors!