Canyon Wash Rising Sun

Hey, this came out very, very nicely. It really grabs the eye. Wonderful lead-in, and terrific processing. Good work, Leo. Cheers! Chris

Super capture! enough said...Lefty

This is one of those scenes were a single exposure just isn't going to

get the job done. This wash is on the Artist Drive area of Death

Valley,the sun had just risen and the foreground wash was in complete

shade.I used three exposures with Photomatrix to produce this HDR

image. I could have as easily blended two exposures, one for the

foreground and one for the sky but the HDR looked fine ( not too HDR

looking.) There was quite a bit of haze to deal with in the sunlit

portion but a gradient seem to tame it enough to show details.I think

this captures the "feel" of Death Valley quite well. What do you think?

Revisiting this image again, and loving it all over!  What a great morning that was for the 'Three Amigos' too.  I just love the sunlight catching the tips of the hills in the middle-distance.  Wonderful processing, Leo.  Cheers!  Bear

Leo. You did the job great. Your F/G is sharp enough and apparent, as well as nicely exposed far. I think you used tone compressor part of Photomatix, which in my eyes yields very better results than detail enhancer, specially in nature landscapes. My best wishes. Hamid.