5 pics from Convict Lake this past weekend

[Ryan10]

So...I've narrowed down my final pics I'm happy with and processed. I was there this past weekend. I took my wife, 3 kids, and 2 dogs, Got there Friday at 6PMish and left Sunday morning, so my compositions are limited due to spending more time with family.

Convict Lake by Ryan Luna, on Flickr

Convict Lake Colors by Ryan Luna, on Flickr

Laurel Mountain by Ryan Luna, on Flickr

Convict Lake Window of Color by Ryan Luna, on Flickr

The Lone Fisherman by Ryan Luna, on Flickr

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice set Ryan. Something about the second image keeps drawing me back for another look. The indirect light in that one really brings out the color contrasts in the mountainside and the aspen at the base have some nice contrasts. The first one is quite nice with what still almost looks like a volcanic eruption behind the clouds. The clear reflections in the last one are pretty nice too.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Ryan,

Having the family along can sometimes limit us a bit, but there is no matching of the joy of having the family outdoors and sharing our love for nature.

It looks like a great series of shots you got from Convict lake.

My favorite is #1. I want #4 though to be my favorite with a few small tweaks...

In #4, just two things. The sky is blown out quite a bit, and that hurts what is otherwise a really sweet composition. I like that window into the lake that is created by how you framed it. I also would clone out those branches in the sky in the upper right. Even if the sky wasn't blown I think those distract, but add the blown sky to it and those branches just pull the eye away, and break up the nice framing you have in the rest of the image.

Jim

 

[Luvwine]

1,2, and 5 for me. The colors in 5 are quite lovely tho you might think about tinkering with this one--lot of empty space in upper right, maybe a bit more oomph in the mountains, not sure. Good set tho!

 

[Ryan10]

All of the suggestions are right on. I sometimes feel limited with my 6D compared to some of the Sony sensors, Nikon included. I did what I could with the skies in the blown out images. They were even more bright. Jim is correct with the branches on the daytime pic. I will probably remove the ones in the blown out sky.

Thanks all.

 

[Kyle Jones]

2 and 5 for me. I really like the details in the second. As much as I like the light in the first, I'd really love to see any kind of reflection in the water. Obviously you have no control over the wind! The light in 5 isn't as amazing, but the clear water really makes up for it. Nice set and I wish I had some time to spend there.

 

[JimFox]

All of the suggestions are right on. I sometimes feel limited with my 6D compared to some of the Sony sensors, Nikon included. I did what I could with the skies in the blown out images. They were even more bright. Jim is correct with the branches on the daytime pic. I will probably remove the ones in the blown out sky.

Thanks all.

Hey Ryan,

This isn't really a case of a sensor limitation. Of course shooting with a Nikon or Sony will give you more base Dynamic Range. All it means is that you have to bracket more. Your first shot should always be on that has no blown highlights. Then as you review that image on your camera, if it is too dark everywhere else, then you open it up a stop, and take a 2nd shot, if the shadows are still too dark, you open it up another stop and take a 3rd shot.

The real key here is always shoot first to not have any blown highlights. Shadows can always be recovered to some degree depending on the sensor, but a blown highlight is just blown, there is no recovery from that.

Jim

 

[Ben Egbert]

1, 3 and 5 for me.

 

[BarryHamilton]

Delightful set, Ryan. I am partial to the 1st and 5th, for the ultra soft light. I agree with Jim on the 4th.....rein in the sky and that's a sweetheart!
The 2nd is a very cool geological study. Very nicely seen.

 

[Ryan10]

Hey Ryan,

This isn't really a case of a sensor limitation. Of course shooting with a Nikon or Sony will give you more base Dynamic Range. All it means is that you have to bracket more. Your first shot should always be on that has no blown highlights. Then as you review that image on your camera, if it is too dark everywhere else, then you open it up a stop, and take a 2nd shot, if the shadows are still too dark, you open it up another stop and take a 3rd shot.

The real key here is always shoot first to not have any blown highlights. Shadows can always be recovered to some degree depending on the sensor, but a blown highlight is just blown, there is no recovery from that.

Jim

Ok...thanks for the tip. I'll look at my files and see if I have some images of #4 with a much faster shutter speed for a darker sky. Perhaps I can Luminosity Mask some darker sky in if I have some images of such.

 

[Ryan10]

1, 3 and 5 for me.

Thanks.

Delightful set, Ryan. I am partial to the 1st and 5th, for the ultra soft light. I agree with Jim on the 4th.....rein in the sky and that's a sweetheart!
The 2nd is a very cool geological study. Very nicely seen.

Thanks. Yeah...the 2nd reminds me of an impressionistic painting.

 

[Ryan10]

2 and 5 for me. I really like the details in the second. As much as I like the light in the first, I'd really love to see any kind of reflection in the water. Obviously you have no control over the wind! The light in 5 isn't as amazing, but the clear water really makes up for it. Nice set and I wish I had some time to spend there.

You're dead on right. Windy in #1, and calm in #5. I wish the sky was flip flopped on the images.