Let’s play #27

[Ben Egbert]

See the let’s play guidelines above

See what you can do with this image.

Here is a link to the image.

https://www.focalworld.com/index.php?resources/lets-play-27.44/

The embedded image is a small jpg of the raw, but use the download dng files for rework.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Ok, I will start. This is a dark image taken under fairly dark conditions rather than the bright red we are used to seeing at dawn. I liked that aspect and while I could have brought up the shadows a lot more, I left it on the dark side.

I also left it uncropped to show the rich foreground foliage.

 

[JimFox]

Very cool Ben! I like your take. I am driving out to Death Valley to shoot the Milky Way tonight so I can’t Play with it now. Maybe I can get a Window tomorrow to try.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Jim, this image makes me want to go back over there and hang out around Skyline, the Temples and Cathedral Valley.

 

[JimFox]

It sure does! I am ready to go back that’s for sure. Hopefully in a couple of weeks.

 

[rfkiii]

I think I came up with essentially the same thing you did except for the crop.

 

[Ken Rennie]

It is terrific to get to play with an image with colours that I don't normally see. I did make the mistake of converting it to Adobe RGB and when I converted it back to SRGB the deep yellows and oranges collapsed, this is something that I am used to with sunsets and red poppies but have not come across with rock. I have cropped it a bit but would probably crop some more off the right hand side. With fairly uniform foregrounds I have taken to introducing patches of brightness and have done so here. I have also softened the sky ( negative clarity) because it was in danger of grabbing too much attention from the rock tower. I may go back and redo it in sRGB throughout but am off to a photo exhibition and sale to try and sell some images. Ken

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Gosh I would love to be there right at this time . Lovely image & here is my try at it.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I think I came up with essentially the same thing you did except for the crop.


Thanks a lot for joining us Rick, and this is a great rendering IMO. Especially since it looks a bit like mine :-0

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It is terrific to get to play with an image with colours that I don't normally see. I did make the mistake of converting it to Adobe RGB and when I converted it back to SRGB the deep yellows and oranges collapsed, this is something that I am used to with sunsets and red poppies but have not come across with rock. I have cropped it a bit but would probably crop some more off the right hand side. With fairly uniform foregrounds I have taken to introducing patches of brightness and have done so here. I have also softened the sky ( negative clarity) because it was in danger of grabbing too much attention from the rock tower. I may go back and redo it in sRGB throughout but am off to a photo exhibition and sale to try and sell some images. KenView attachment 18109

You retained more of the darkness and it looks good here, Also like your crop.

Gosh I would love to be there right at this time . Lovely image & here is my try at it.

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Thanks Darcy, this is a great place and I like your version a lot.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I am hoping to have a few "doctor free" weeks in June, as soon as I know lets meet. I want to do Skyline, The temples and upper cathedral valley.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Here is my attempt.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Here is my attempt.

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Nice one Jameel

 

[Kyle Jones]

Here is mine...

 

[Ben Egbert]

Nice Kyle.