k-hawinkler Posted May 20, 2015 Share #1 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael Hiles Posted May 20, 2015 Share #2 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Vibrates with drama. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunebed Posted May 20, 2015 Share #3 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Wow. The light on the mountain range, the contrast in the clouds. The blur in the middle looks alarming! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted May 20, 2015 Share #4 Â Posted May 20, 2015 Very dramatic. I hope you weren't in the path of that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted May 21, 2015 Share #5 Â Posted May 21, 2015 Fantastic photo!! What a wonderful opportunity....you really were in the right place at the right time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 21, 2015 Share #6 Â Posted May 21, 2015 Beautifuil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larsv Posted May 21, 2015 Share #7 Â Posted May 21, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Â What a power and what a beauty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northwest Wanderer Posted May 21, 2015 Share #8 Â Posted May 21, 2015 Great image K-H. Reminds me of some of Ansel Adams work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted May 22, 2015 Share #9 Â Posted May 22, 2015 Fantastic, KH! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Z. Goriup Posted May 22, 2015 Share #10 Â Posted May 22, 2015 Magnificent image. Â Many years ago, during a Jack Dykinga photo seminar we encountered a similar scene in New Mexico near Shiprock. My attempt back then wasn't nearly as goodl as this. Â JZG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted May 22, 2015 Share #11 Â Posted May 22, 2015 Was there manipulation other than the obvious sharpening? Does it matter? Â Thank you for the image. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share #12  Posted May 22, 2015 Thanks everybody for the feedback.  Really appreciated!  Was there manipulation other than the obvious sharpening? Does it matter?  Thank you for the image. .  Well the image was shot with the Sony A7R and Leica Vario-Elmarit-R 28-90/2.8-4.5 ASPH. I used Capture One Pro 8.2.2 to develop the raw image in color by adjusting WB and moving some sliders.  Then I used CS6, Nik, and in particular Silver Efex Pro 2 to enhance the cloud and rain structures already visible in the color image. I also removed some dust spots.  pico, to answer your questions: • yes, • you be the judge.  Thank you for your questions.      Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iduna Posted May 22, 2015 Share #13 Â Posted May 22, 2015 K.-H., Â a very dramatic shot. Your rendering is emphasizing the drama. The IR effect is great and provides a surreal aspect. Excellent work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share #14  Posted May 22, 2015 A7R + Vario-Elmarit-R 28-90/2.8-4.5 • Capture One Pro 8.2.2  Capture One Pro 8.2.2 • CS6, Nik, Silver Efex Pro 2, 000 Neutral  Capture One Pro 8.2.2 • CS6, Nik, Silver Efex Pro 2, 000 Neutral • 024 Full Contrast and Structure   Capture One Pro 8.2.2 • CS6, Nik, Silver Efex Pro 2, 000 Neutral • 024 Full Contrast and Structure • 024 Full Contrast and Structure  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunebed Posted May 22, 2015 Share #15  Posted May 22, 2015 Thank you very much for showing these steps in pp! The impact of the last step is essential for the dramatic effect. Great work. The funfactor for me is seeing that i am drawn the most to the initial shot. Wysiwyg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted May 24, 2015 Share #16  Posted May 24, 2015 Fascinating to see how your final result has been achieved, particularly for me, as I convert images from the M9 to b&w using LR only. Thank you for sharing this with us!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-hawinkler Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share #17  Posted May 24, 2015 Fascinating to see how your final result has been achieved, particularly for me, as I convert images from the M9 to b&w using LR only. Thank you for sharing this with us!!  Thanks.  You are welcome Dee.  I look at the Operator 024 Full Contrast and Structure as enhancing smooth gradients in an image.  BTW, applying this Operator twice in a row to the image introduces a lot of noise and makes dust spots increasingly visible. Luckily there is the Dust Removal Function in CS6 and the Define 2 Operator in Nik that I applied when needed to keep noise and other artifacts at a minimum. Interesting is also that whereas the clouds and falling rain benefitted a lot from this treatment, the sunlit lower part of the image wasn't affected that much at all in my eyes.  For certain kinds of images this treatment seems to work rather well and lets them appear more dramatic. For other kinds it seems to give the images simply an unrealistic touch!   Which is fine with me if that is the intended purpose.    YMMV.   In the end - unless one uses photography for documentary, news or forensic purposes - a more interestingly looking image has to be the goal of these manipulations IMHO.    Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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