dejansmaic

Early to mid-morning light revealed three subjects against the glowing gold

of Colorado's eastern plains. The sunlight was not harsh enough to where I

was still able to pull some details from these back lit subjects. This is a

single image taken at f/16 at 16mm to accentuated the spatial distances

between these three subjects. Comments welcomed. Thanks!

Dejan

I like this shot very much, but would consider cropping up to the bottom of the rock to the left...I do see why you cropped like you did, though.  Just seems like much empty space in the lower third. Colors & sharpness as well as subject are great...

Dejan

Hi all, I am sure this scene has been beaten to death by other

photographers, but, here's mine. The cove at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State

Park is where I want to spend the rest of my life...just awesome!

Watching McWay Falls is mesmerizing. The lighting was less than

spectacular, but the fog was lifting enough to give out some rays and a

hint of blue. This image was a set of 4 between f/8 and f/16 using a

circular polarizer & 2-stop BW ND filters, blended in CS5. The water was

shot at a 1 sec exposure...no blinkies :-)

I really sat at this location for about 30 minutes and considered the

possibilities risking a little poison oak to get more unique shots, but this

will have to wait..Comments are welcomed! Again, thanks for looking.

Dejan

As the sun sets, the fog begins it trek towards the shore and soon

shrouds the bright colors in muted tones. This image is of the central

California coastline just south or Carmel, CA. This image is comprised of

4 images, blended for optimal sharpness. Some specs are ISO 100,

27mm, f/16, 1/8 sec exposure, circular polarizer, 2-stop ND grad Cokin

filter, using a tripod mounted Nikon D700 & Nikon 16-35 f/4 lens. August

9, 2011. Comments welcomed!

Dejan

Fading moments of a pacific sunset can be addicting. I was standing on

a small seastack with waves crashing to my left and soaking to the

waist...what a rush! This shot was from along the pacific coast approx 15

minutes north of Cambria, CA. It is a combination of 2 images, one

exposed for the foreground and the second the sky, then blended via

layers. The foreground was shot at f/18, 2.5 sec, ISO 320 at 16mm with

the background at 0.8 sec. Comments welcomed! thanks.

Dejan

This image of several seastacks during the fading remnants of sunlight

as it sunk below the horizon shrouded in fog. This image was a blend of

two images...one shot for foreground, and the second exposed for the

moon. The foreground image was taken at ISO 200, f/16, 0.8 sec

exposure...while the moon shot was at f/18 (bad choice) at 1/8 sec

exposure. The shot location was approximately 15 minutes north of

Cambria, CA on August 7, 2011. Comments welcomed.

Dejan

This is an image of a mountain goat ontop Mt. Evans this AM. I was

shadowing a herd of approximately 40 for a couple of hrs. I took this

image using a Nikon D700, Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 lens. I spot metered the

highlighted fringe of its coat to capture details otherwise would have been

lost if averaged the exposure. These guys let me walk within the herd

after getting comfortable with my presence. August 2, 2011. Comments

welcomed! Thanks!

Dejan

Sunrise at the dunes yielded sunlight dancing on the tops of the peaks

of sand dunes. This is a single image of sunrise at the Great Sand

Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado. I hiked in approximately 1

mile w/headlamp around 0400 hrs to get to a high point to capture this

scene. I used a tripod mounted Nikon D700, Nikon 16-35 f/4 lens with

circular polarizer filter, 2-stop ND Grad filter, ISO 250, f/16 and 16mm

focal length. Comments welcomed and thanks for looking!

Dejan

I was up in Crested Butte on July 30, 2011 hanging out at around 10,000 ft

MSL with the wild flowers, painters, and a magnificent sunset which never

really materialized. This is a single image of a set I took taken at various

focal points for exposure...but this image worked best w/o any blending.

Some data includes Nikon D700, ISO 320, f/16, Nikon 16-35 f/4 lens, 2-stop

ND Grad Cokin filter, and post in LR & CS5. Comments welcomed! Thanks

again.

Cave Point, Door County, Wisconsin. Sunrise along the right coastline of

Door County yielded a burst of orange, yellows and blues commingling with

a little AM fog. The shoreline at Cave Point is bordered with limestone bluffs

eroded by wave action, resulting in unique "lake caves". This image is

comprised of one image, using a 2 stop ND & 2 stop-ND grad filters.

Comments welcomed.

Dejan

Cave Point, Door County, Wisconsin. Another take of this sunrise

scene. I was originally trying to capture several purple flowers growing

out of the bedding planes, but somehow the flowers were not

cooperative. Anyways, I shot two images, then blended into this one

image...both shot at f/16, using a 2 stop Grad ND filter and 4 stop ND to

slow the exposure time. Comments welcomed.

Thanks for looking!

Dejan

Clint & Douglas, I actually took two sets of four shots of "this" scene before I moved on and the lighting increased.  My first three shots comprised of f/16 at three different focal lengths (for stacking) then the last shot of ea set was at f/22.  I agree with the diffraction, but this is a new lens (Nikon 16-35, for full frame) where I did not notice any significant diffraction at this focal length is the previous two days of images.  Now, my Nikon 24-70 is a different story.  In the images f/16, a couple of flowers did move, but the morning breeze was moderate at that time. I have a couple of other wide angles (for full frame & DX), but this one is impressing me...even at f/4. 

Dejan

Like your image, but I'd crop a little from the right to de-center the stacks.  Still, nice!

Dejan

Hey Rassie, the processing killed this image. You have a nice subject, and probably a nice cloudless sunset / or sunrise? But you have artifacts from over sharpening (white halos) & a jacked up contrast (halos & distortion) ...and you oversaturated the colors.I would consider a monotone with some structure, use a 1x1 or 4x5 crop to eliminate all the bottom & right dead space. If you really want to ge ambitious, consider cloning out the shrub below left of the tree.  The tree makes a nice subject by itself.  The shrub give un-necessary distraction to the image.  Just a few thoughts.

Dejan

This image is a revision to my original.  I decided on a 4x5 crop...Anyways, morning sunrise at a sea stack along the south shore of Cape Blanco, Oregon. The tide was out all morning and revealed more beach details. It was a perfect start to the morning. The flowers in the foreground would be illuminated by sunlight in about 15 or so minutes...giving the scene a different feel. Single image shot at f/22. Comments welcomed & additional suggestions.

Stephan, that is one of two crops I am considering...and a very good point in composition.

Here is an image I initially overlooked...I am still playing around

with...debating about a little more cropping. Anyways, morning sunrise at a

sea stack along the south shore of Cape Blanco, Oregon. The tide was out

all morning and revealed more beach details. It was a perfect start to the

morning. The flowers in the foreground would be illuminated by sunlight in

about 15 or so minutes...giving the scene a different feel. Single image shot

at f/22. Comments welcomed & suggestions.

What I liked about this image was how the sun intensified and reflected

its color across the standing ocean water. I sun is a little blown out, but

I shot it that way to start the image viewing at that point, then draw the

viewer along the reflection to the rocks. The tide was beginning to make

its march up the beach at this point, but was a very relaxing experience...with the tide washing up to the ankles and the sound of sea

lions near by. Comments welcomed and thanks for viewing!

-Dejan

I shot this image while working my way back to the trail head as the tide

was moving in. In this scene, the tide was moving in quickly as the light

began to fade. On the far rock, seals were basking in the sun before the

waves began to swallow the small rock outcropping. Comments welcomed

and thanks for viewing!

-Dejan

Hi all, here is another take of the seastack along the south beach at

Cape Blanco, Oregon on June 15, 2011. I took this image just before the

sunrise peeked above the horizon after getting down on the beach. I had

the beach all to myself for the next 30 minutes before the sounds of

dogs, sea gulls and the distant wails of sea lions permeated the air.

Anyways, this is a single image shot at f/22. I decided to use this image

because there were some clouds and some of the oranges were

beginning to show up. Also, let me know if you think the stack appears

over-sharpened...I made two passes on this. Anyways, thanks for

looking and comments welcomed as always!

Strawberry Hill State Park, Oregon. The few things which stood out about

this coastal area were the number small stacks / rock outcroppings, how

quickly the tide moved in, and sea lions. These guys were lounging on a

rock outcropping a little further to the left of the image and were quickly

being overtaken by the surging tidal waves. Comments welcomed and

thanks for viewing!

-Dejan Smaic

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This is a singe image of Fern Ridge Lake in Oregon during the early

moments of sunrise. I took a 3 second exposure to allow for a mirror like

appearance of the water, but short enough for capturing the mist slowly

dancing across the water body. Comments welcomed and thanks for

looking!

-Dejan

I took this image after witnessing the beginning of a magnificent sunrise at

Fern Ridge Lake in Oregon. Mist was dancing across the lake and the

sunrise illuminated oranges and yellows. I shot this single image using a 8-

stop ND filter for a 61 second exposure to create a surreal experience...one

I was experiencing when I watched this sunrise. Comments welcomed.

-Dejan