Yosemite Sunset

These type of images are always a challenge to a photographer.

Shooting directly into the sun at sunset one must be careful to

maintain shadow detail and manage flair. Yosemite in the summer is

almost always very hazy and adds that problem to the mix. Although

this is a remake of a previous post, I find rendition to better convey

the summer heat, haze and sunset. The image was toned with Ektalure Cream.

Nice image!

Absolutely beautiful Leo! Well done!

Thanks Dr D and Tim, I do appreciate your comments

This simply could not be better! Truly one of your most stunning landscapes, and a very majestic scene to boot. Superb details and the tonal range is quite phenomenal. I think the lone scraggly pine tree is incredibly important to the composition and sense of depth. I am assuming, based upon the direction and point-of-view, that this was taken on a hike to the falls (Nevada Falls). Excellent processing; and ya just gotta love that Ektalure cream toning, Amigo! Cheers! Bear

 

Oh, and BTW, this has just gone into "My Favorites".

Thanks for all the kind words. I believe this was taken at Taft Point about a mile hike off of the Glacier Point road.

Another Ace from the Lion! Wondered where this was taken from til I read the exchange between you and the Bear. El Captitan stands out even as you shot against the sun. I think what makes this shot is all the different tonal ranges you managed to capture as you travel back thru the photograph. I think I'm counting over a dozen different ridges and hills from front to back. Excellent work Leo, as always!..Lefty

Well well, very well done. And now I want to learn more about the toning process.

First of all thanks for the encouraging words. I'm always willing to share any of my secrets; all you have to do is ask. Ektalure Cream was a Kodak paper of old that was one of the best warm tone papers that ever lived. A like so many of other papers are no longer made. Unfortunately during my printing days I couldn't see their beauty and I stuck with the cold tone papers. Now that I'm older and wiser and willing to entertain new ideas, I've come to love something that I swore that I would never use. Ektalure Cream is gone forever but it's tone can live on. I would love to give credit to the author of this formula but unfortunately I have forgotten the author's name. I can tell you that I picked it up in the tutorials section of Layers Magazine. I urge all of you to visit their site and take advantage to their wonderful tutorials. Now the formula, make a Color Balance adjustment layer:with the following settings:Shadow 2,0,-4.Midtones 2,0,-4 and Highlights 5,0,-8. I have made an action that plays and adds the toning with a single click of the mouse.