Something different

[Steve S]

For me anyway..............................

[jeeperman]

I know there is a herd of deer just over the hillside! Either way I do like this, nice composition and great sky.

[MiniChris]

Interesting....it almost looks like the sky and the trees are two separate images but upon closer examination, I am not sure anyone is nuts enough to sit at a computer for hours clipping out small sections of tree to get the clouds to come through on a masking layer....and, in this instance, I don't see that it matters much since the end result is so striking...nice work, Steve!

[Steve S]

Interesting....it almost looks like the sky and the trees are two separate images but upon closer examination, I am not sure anyone is nuts enough to sit at a computer for hours clipping out small sections of tree to get the clouds to come through on a masking layer....and, in this instance, I don't see that it matters much since the end result is so striking...nice work, Steve!

Didn't realize how bad that clone was untill you pointed it out to me. There was a small band of trees on the horizon that i didn't like and couldn't get rid of by moving my feet. The only way out was to minimize the area and then clone it.(didn't do a very good job)


Cool looking shot though, i like it. Just going to have to spend the time to make it right.

[Dave Humphries]

Subtle, nice

[Steve S]

Subtle, nice

Thanks Dave


I fixed the clone on this one, anything else i miss?

[ScoutR]

Something Different gets my vote. Very nice.

I'm not sure if you fixed the clone though. Are you talking about the left horizon - looks like a big clone mark and a few trees left in the clouds

Wendy

[Dave Humphries]

anything else i miss?

Well, since you "asked for it"

On the left, the bright spot in clouds, with a dark spot just below it, is a bit of a distraction, even it was natural.
Not sure if that's what Wendy means, personally, I didn't, and don't, see anything I could put my finger on and say 'bad cloning' about, but maybe I just can't the trees for the clouds

Cheers,

[ScoutR]

I think we are talking about the same spot Dave. From the top there is the bright spot and then the dark spot and then below that there is a light semi-circular area from the horizon surounded by grey that looks like it might have been a cloning attempt. I'm not sure if this is what Steve thought he had fixed, but it looks the same as in the original post.

Wendy

[Steve S]

The place i cloned was right under the trees. There were a few limbs and tree tops sticking up over the snow line. I didn't clone anything up high.

[jiro]

I don't see what you guys are talking about. LOL! Must be my old eyes. For what it is, I think it should pass as a nice image. Good work, Steve.

[alvarito]

Great!!!!!!

[ScoutR]

See below for the area that I'm (and I think Dave) referring too. Sorry about the "calligraphy" I never was very good with etch a sketch.
Anyway, it's probably just one of those things that would not have bothered me except that I went looking for issues, and now that I see it it won't go away.

I agree with others that this is a great image, and stands as is, but I still think I would like the symmetry of having the clouds on the left match the smooth softness of the clouds on the right. Artificial? maybe, but....



Wendy

[Steve S]

Wendy, I see what your talking about, and perhaps i should smooth that area out with some cloning. The bottom spot had a small limb sticking up that i cloned out. I should have spent more time on the image before presenting it. I do like the image though. This is what i envisioned, but no matter where i set up for the shot, i couldn't get it isolated.