High Noon

Challenging conditions made this a hard one to get right.

Still a personal favourite...

I can see why, what a great shot. Usually I would say it is too centered but it really works with this image. I think its because of how the clouds frame and somehow 'point' to the shack. Great picture!

Beautiful wide angle shot !!! perfect match between the line of the clouds & the house, nice colors, too. Regards.

Killer sky! Excellent comp...

Hi Peter. Gorgeous shot (HDR ?) ... Ray.

Outstanding capture !! What drama and color !! Very well presented ! ( Thanks for dropping by and leaving some remarks -the image was not too well received ) john

Fantastic sky! and very atractive colours

I have no idea how you achieved this clarity in the sky forms and color depth.

 

The atmosphere makes the image... has such power and movement, great separation of forms!

 

NICE

Amazing image! Best regards.

The sky is very beautiful but it seems almost too elaborated, which gives it an artificial look, like in HDR photo.

Surrealism at the O.K. corral !

Just want to lie on my back & look at that sky all day.

Regards

Pete.

That sky really sells the shot for me. Very nice.

Beautifull Sky! Great contrast..

Thanks all, for the wide range of comments.

This was no HDR, but fill light was used during the raw conversion. A set of adjustment layers was applied, as well as, some dodging and burning. Overworked? Quite possible...

Still, this is my personally best liked version, that I have come up with.

Thanks again!

look what I found in my local software store

Okay guys, at the risk of sounding like an idiot, what on earth is HDR? Pardon my ignorance ya'll but Im just a little missy from the sticks. Cat

Catherine, HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. It is a post processing feature that became available with the issue of Photoshop CS2, in 2005. You can also get specific software for the creation of HDR images, like Photomatix. If you have a look at this page, you will have a better idea...

Now, Doug.... I'm afraid that we have quickly reached the stage, where my people had better sit down and talk with your people.

You know, stealing intellectual property and all that. Or better, revealing state secrets which might compromise the security of Tasmania.

Either way, I will not step away from the fact that we live in the path of the 'Roaring Forties' down here. There is hardly ever a dull moment in our local skies. Day, or night, as we permanently live under the magnificent Southern Cross - a circumpolar constellation from Tasmania.

BTW, how much did they sting you for that beautiful piece of software, Doug? I'd just buy it for the box alone!