Palouse

[lovelife65]

Didn't get to areas that I wanted to, but here's a peek at sun setting on the wheat fields.
Not as dramatic as being there... where I struggle in landscape stuff.

skf

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[Geoff F]

If your editing software allows the use of masking, you could try adding just a fraction more highlight brightness, but partially mask the effect over the sky to tone down any resulting over exposure.

[lovelife65]

If your editing software allows the use of masking, you could try adding just a fraction more highlight brightness, but partially mask the effect over the sky to tone down any resulting over exposure.

Thanks Geoff. Agree. The sky in this particular photo looks like crap. I need to go back in and figure out what happened. ( a filter effect?).

sharon

[lovelife65]

Nice shot.

Thanks for commenting John

[tbob]

Thanks Geoff. Agree. The sky in this particular photo looks like crap. I need to go back in and figure out what happened. ( a filter effect?).

sharon

I suspect the sky looks as it does from suspended particulate matter. resulting in the red horizon but a very dull washed out blue due to scatter. I played with the image; with your permission I will post the result.

[lovelife65]

I suspect the sky looks as it does from suspended particulate matter. resulting in the red horizon but a very dull washed out blue due to scatter. I played with the image; with your permission I will post the result.

I would love to see it.

[lovelife65]

If your editing software allows the use of masking, you could try adding just a fraction more highlight brightness, but partially mask the effect over the sky to tone down any resulting over exposure.

Thank you Geoff.
I use mostly lightroom. On my To Do list (beyond getting great compositions and photos SOOC) is to learn PS.

[tbob]

This is my version, and bear in mind it is an interpretation, and may not jive with your initial vision, They way I see it there are three main elements in the image: the sunset colour, the light on the hill tops and the texture of the fields (folds and crop rows)
This was all done in Aperture with NIK Vivesia plug so you will have to go with the intent as the mechanics may not translate to another program.

I made the blue sky and red horizon more saturated and then darkened the entire sky. I made the field a little cooler as if I saturated the colour it would be a nasty orange (the light from the setting sun is really red and makes the tan field more red than desired when worked with) Saturated that colour a bit and then lightened it. Then increased the structure (a slider in NIK that enhances the edge effect) and increased the contrast in the field to make the folds of the hills and the crop rows more prominent. Then an S curve on the entire image to make it even more contrasty. Finally a bit of sharpening to again bring out structure.

[lovelife65]

I like it Trevor, and thank you for the effort and explanation.
I took a slightly different approach, giving the fields a softer appearance. Yet, what's fascinating about the Palouse area is what you have highlighted, and that is the rolling textures within the fields. I've seen both approaches, and what you did is fantastic

[Cantab]

I suspect the sky looks as it does from suspended particulate matter. resulting in the red horizon but a very dull washed out blue due to scatter. I played with the image; with your permission I will post the result.

Sharon, I've enjoyed your photo. I don't know when you took this photo but wonder whether there was still forest fire particulates in the air.

[lovelife65]

Sharon, I've enjoyed your photo. I don't know when you took this photo but wonder whether there was still forest fire particulates in the air.

Hi Bruce and thanks
No fires in this area, these photos are new. There is some burning fields as well as plowing/tilling which has created a lot of dust. Worse now than a couple weeks ago when I was there.

[Kathy O]

Beautiful!!