Sky and Field II

--Lannie

Hi Lannie,

This is a nice image capture using your super wide angle zoom.

The ominous look is certainly present !

Best Regards,  Mike

Lannie

This is such a great example of how to feel very small in and around nature.  I love clouds and sky images in general and I love it when the sky becomes so overwhelming such as this.

deb

Lannie, with such striking clouds seemingly sweeping upward from a point behind the trees, there seems to be much more interest in the clouds than in the very dark foreground.  Therefore, I wonder if it might be good to raise the camera such that the ground received about 1/3 and the sky about 2/3 of the frame, with perhaps a light dodging of the foreground to bring out just a bit more detail without having it compete with the sky.

I think you're right, Stephen.

Hi, Deb and Mike.  Thank you all.

--Lannie

It occurs to me that this shot and the one following in the folder (click the right arrow above) could possibly be combined to get the best of both the sky and the field.

One of these days I will learn how to do layers in Photoshop and actually create something.

--Lannie

This is very deramatic just because the darker mood and small light in the BG.The previous frame with the same details is a nice landscape this one has substance and a "story"....

Lannie, I think you're right about merging the two photos.  Alternatively, you could use just one of these photos, duplicate the layer, adjust one of the layers for either the sky or ground that you want (via curves), flatten the adjustment layer and the image layer together, then use the gradient tool (along with a layer mask) to "merge" the two image layers.  Being able to use layers is a huge benefit.

Thanks, Pnina.  I like the light in the background, too.

Thanks again, Stephen.  Yes, I really do need to learn how to use layers.

--Lannie

Lannie...nice shot!  I agree with the critique abt losing some of the foreground.  Again, really nice shot.  Oh, and don't feel bad about layers...shhh~j