OT - The last Yosemite trip

BlueCorn

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A few from the workshop last week.

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You know you're good when everyone adds "as always" to the end of their statements and truly mean it. As always, your work thrills and inspires us all!
 
Re: OT - The last Yosemite trip

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14364661#post14364661 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by beerguy


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Thanks for sharing Doug. Were you doing a photographic workshop?

These three especially caught my eye. I hope you dont mind me sharing my thoughts on them....

I like the dreary feel of this first image, the fallen tree in the foreground really adds a cool dynamic I think.

Something about this second shot- I cant describe.. its very 'suggestive' (for lack of a better word)...I feel like im drifting alongside the fog...off to new horizons.

The contrasting textures on your motion shot really work well together. I also like the variety of rich colors that are chiseled out by the smooth whites...

:thumbsup:
 
Love the fog in the valley winding thru the tress. Looks like a place I'd want to be wandering around. Man that place must be so peaceful this time of the year...
 
Re: Re: OT - The last Yosemite trip

Re: Re: OT - The last Yosemite trip

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14367978#post14367978 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by klepto
Thanks for sharing Doug. Were you doing a photographic workshop?

These three especially caught my eye. I hope you dont mind me sharing my thoughts on them....

I like the dreary feel of this first image, the fallen tree in the foreground really adds a cool dynamic I think.

Something about this second shot- I cant describe.. its very 'suggestive' (for lack of a better word)...I feel like im drifting alongside the fog...off to new horizons.

The contrasting textures on your motion shot really work well together. I also like the variety of rich colors that are chiseled out by the smooth whites...

:thumbsup:

Thanks.

Yes. In addition to hosting private groups I assist a few workshops each year with a local photographer. This was from a 4 day Yosemite workshop last week.
 
Bonjour Beerguy,

I am just very happy to see those pictures, reminds me of when i lived in SF and was spending so much time in the Yosemite Park.
The picture with the Merced River, the tree trunk and "El Capitan" is by far my favorite.

Thank you for sharing,


Antoine
 
Great shots Doug, especially like the last one.

I just picked up a 5d (1)... now if only I could buy some talent....
 
I'm always amazed by your photos Doug. I don't know.. they're just not normal pictures. The details are so stunning!

Can you please share a little bit of your workflow process to produce these stunning images? (if you don't mind) Coming from film, I'm still learning the ropes when it comes to digital post processing. Thanks!
 
Thanks folks.

Jaded_Falcon - that's outside of the scope of this website but if you were resourceful you could probably figure it out. :)

Cool Jacob - I love mine.


xtm - My workflow changes a bit depending on the image but basically I start with a RAW image in Lightroom. I adjust WB, exposure and black levels. I also use non-default values for sharpening. At this point in the workflow it's "capture" sharpening. All you're trying to do is reverse the loss of sharpness that occurs in camera due to how the sensor works.

Still in Lightroom I generally apply a little bit of "post-crop" vignetting. It slightly darkens the edges of the frame which helps hold your eye in the center. Ansel Adams used that process on nearly all of his images.

Next I load the image into PS. At the very least I apply additional sharpening. I also may do some dodging/burning to bring out shadow and highlight detail. I do both using adjustment layers, blend modes and masks rather than with the PS dodge and burn tools. For sharpening I use "Smart Sharpen" pretty aggressively but I apply it with edge masking so only the contrast edges get sharpened. I also convert the image to a smart object first so that the sharpening is adjustable. I call this sharpening step "creative" sharpening. I do "output" sharpening either while printing or while reducing the image for web use.

At this point I save the image and it becomes my "master" image. All prints or resizes for web use come from that master. This is an example of what my layers panel looks like after a standard image:

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If I'm going to an images for the web I start by flattening the layers. Next I use image/resize to change the dpi to 72. I let PS resample the image using bicubic (no smooth/no sharpen). Next I use Filter/sharpen (not USM or smart sharpen). After applying the filter I resize again to my final size. I have a recorded "action" that applies the frame and then I add the copyright via a text layer/drop shadow style set to about 50% opacity.

Cheers
Doug
 
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