Painted in Spring

Thanks for commenting.

Very beautiful image ,

I love the lighting you got !

 

Regards Jeff

I can see why you have so many images published !! Stunning indeed.

The color, the composition, the detail; it is all outstanding!

Great painting!! the colrs and the light are wonderfull!!

The light and color are fantastic. I love the composition.

Hello Marc,

 

Your image is a glimpse of OZ.

Stunning, fairy-tale like quality. Colors, contrast, light all adds up to a wonderscape, where fantasy roams. Or perhaps another planet.

 

A great job. And altogether, very well composed.

And quiet a different world from my own images..

 

All the best to you from

 

Peter

 

This isn't a critique, it is a question about this amazing photo. How does one unify two exposures to accomplish a better DOF?

very romantic. maybe you could enlighten us on technique. after all, pnet is a learning resource. and who better to learn from than the best.

 

cheers

Guys, there are a ton of different ways to merge exposures. Hundreds of tutorials on this can be found online. It's actually not too difficult either, assuming there isn't a lot of motion and/or fine details overlapping the images from different focal points. Tony Kuyper has a very detailed tutorial on blending from different focal lengths on his site, which is goodlight.us You can find a variety of interesting tutorials there packaged as e-books.

Wonderful colors and composition. The texture in the distant hills is beautiful. Regards, Jeroen

what a wonderful world

Marvelously lurid colors. I've been to this spot many times, but never during wildflower season. I'll have to change that.

Say, have you considered contributing some of your Oregon high desert images to the annual ONDA calendar?

Very beautifull landscape and great picture.

John, yes, I may very well be a contributor this year. The preservation of Eastern Oregon is extremely important to me and I'll do what I can to help. Since I only recently became aware of their publication, I haven't had much time to produce work in their 'high priority' areas. Something I hope to change for the 2010 publication.

Photographically, the best opportunities are probably the Owyhee, Spring Basin, Diablo and Abert Rims, and Hart Mountain/Sheldon corridor. Obviously, you know the Spring Basin area, as well as the Steens/Alvord. The Pueblos are my personal favorite. Still haven't made it out to the Owyhee (one of only two major natural areas of Oregon I haven't visited). There are lots of other little gems, too. If you don't have it already, pick up a copy of Andy Kerr's "Oregon Desert Guide".

Hi Marc,

 

The warmth of the light and harmonious composition that transitions from the yellow wild flowers to the sunlit valley to the clouds draw the eye and keep it. Always a pleasure to see your work.

 

Vince Stanford

Beautiful scene and great lighting Marc.

Thanks for sharing your work.

Marc, what I would like to know is how do you retain the sharpness when your down sizing a shot to this size.

My web sharpening technique is pretty well known and used among photographers today. Here is a basic explaination of it I copied from another forum.

 

 

 

The following is my step by step method for sharpening an image to create the best possible version for a web resolution of 600-800 pixels.

 

 

- Take full res image and reduce size to somewherebetween 1000 and 1500 pixels. As much as 1500 for detailed forest scenes and such, 1000 for rock and more simple images. Apply "Sharpen" filter (easy enough right?) twice.

 

Sometimes, applying the filter 3 times at similar or larger sizes between 1200 and 1800 pixels is necessary. Just start with 2 for right now.

 

 

 

- This will create a very oversharpened, noisy, mid-size image! That's fine.

 

- Futher reduce image size to your web preference of 600-800 pixels.

- When reduced creates an ultra-fine USM edge sharpness that you simply cannot acheive through other methods. This can result in a 5-10% increase in file size vs. traditional methods such as regular USM or PK sharpener, which is rarely a problem.

- Play around with this technique and make it work for you. Every image is different! Sometimes I'll apply a sharpen filter 3 times at 1500 pixels and then reduce for an even finer sharpness, but other times this can have too much of an adverse effect on color and resaturation is necessary. Sometimes I'll just lasso an area and apply the filter more heavily in one section before reducing size. Just experiment!

- Do local touch-ups with 'sharp brush' to improve textures/definition in sky and water!

Lovely colorful shot. The gully on the right almost seems to have water in it. Did it?

 

Yes, I owe much time and gratitude to Marc's technique of web sharpening! I have been using it for more than a year and so far works best for me. Thanx Marc!

Another rock solid composition. The quality of light is extraordinary. Your recent posts have all been terrific Marc. I am impressed with your use of the craft, blending exposures not only to solve dynamic range challenges but also to display DOF, even when a pesky breeze wants to intervene. I must ask you something contrary about this image in particular. To me, it appears to lean left. I suspect more than likely that it is the lay of the land, perhaps. Yes? None the less, it is quite stunning. Thanks again for your unwaivering passion!

Very amazing photo!

Simply stunning Marc!!! You always seem to capture the light at the perfect moment. I love how you're using the blending techniques to not only fix DR problems, but also to assist in DOF.

 

I might be headed out to Northern Oregon in a few weeks. I'm going to bring my camera as I will have plenty of free time. What should I be expecting as far as wildflowers go? Are they still around in those parts? Thanks!

 

Jake

Marc

 

I had no idea thats how you did your sharpening. Is this for web presentation only. Or do you use this for pritns also. Do you have a special technique for prints?

 

Thanks in advance