Helpful Posts: During my photographic trip to Yosemite I was always mindful of making images of scenes that were a bit different. That were about seeing the place from a different perspective. That's when something like the EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens comes in useful. This photograph was captured at 400mm on a crop sensor body. Who said you had to have wide angle lenses for landscape work?
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14th December 2016, 05:50 PM #1Moderator
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Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
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14th December 2016, 05:56 PM #2
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Wonderful framing, we feel very close to the right wall and we have a good perspective.
In addition, as usual, very very good PP in B&W.
1/30 at 400 mm, not hand held?
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Indeed. NOT hand held .... and using a cable release with the camera set to mirror lock-up. So everything was done to minimise movement.
Originally Posted by bje07
1/30 at 400 mm, not hand held?
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
What struck me is the lack of a decent black Donald,
Knowing you, you made a conscious decision on the tonal range, so I wonder what that was?
I accept that as the nearest point is some distance off, there should be some atmospheric haze, but if mine, I'd have been tempted to get a few pixels down to black as part of the contrast or micro contrast on the extreme right (since that's nearest us).
Just my musings, Dave
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Interested to read the views of others on this point. Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
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14th December 2016, 08:10 PM #6
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
I have been totally indulged and have seen more of your Yosemite shots than most...for which I thank you on a deep and personal level.
This is one I haven't seen and is very different in the way it fills the frame. I like the difference ...but I'd like to see some blacks too.
Even if only to show me you were correct not to go that route.
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14th December 2016, 08:45 PM #8
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
I think you got it right first time, after looking, one for me.
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Well..
That certainly brings depth to the foreground...!
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
I personally prefer #1 as there is more detail in the rock face.
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
That's way more heavy handed than I was imagining.
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
I'd like to see what you were thinking, Dave. Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
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14th December 2016, 10:07 PM #13
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
First one for me Donald and very nice it is. Too much detail lost on the R H S in the second.
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
It was always my intention not to affect the shadow side of the rock face, only the sunlit side (when I said "a few pixels", I wasn't joking) - so ... Originally Posted by Donald
The original for side-by-side comparison in LyteBox:
I tried it two ways, using Gradient tool in ACR:
Clarity +20 and Blacks -20 applied in same Gradient:
Dehaze +60 applied in a Gradient on RHS:
Screen grab of the Gradient location:
It may not be a hard black in either, but let's see what you think.
The difference is subtle and may not even be noticeable in some browsers and/or ambient screen lighting conditions.
When I was turning on and off layers in PS CC, I preferred the Clarity and Blacks version slightly, I remain of the same opinion now viewed in LyteBox.
HTH, DaveLast edited by Dave Humphries; 15th December 2016 at 01:56 PM. Reason: reversed modified image order for increasing effect
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Why does a black and white photo have to have 'decent black' in it?
To me, that's like saying a color photo has to have all the primary colors in it.
What am I missing here?
I like the first version Donald, but the second is really pretty dramatic too IMO.
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Donald, I prefer the first version. Having said that, the second version is a different picture altogether. The second version is 'dramatic' the first version is 'majestic.'
Cheers Ole
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Wow!!
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Majestic; a bit more contrast ?
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
my favorite so far
(referring to shot as originally posted) Nevertheless there is so much in this shot that I find all of the versions interesting.
Last edited by JBW; 15th December 2016 at 03:53 AM.
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Re: Flying across the face of Half Dome to Cathedral Peak, Yosemite
Nicely framed, so much character in those rocks.
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