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:iconbradleedalenorth:
After a day full of clear blue skies, the quickly amassing clouds were a great way to break up the monotony and create a bit of drama in the sky. I took my spot on a massive boulder, composed a few shots, and waited for the sun to play peek-a-boo.

About an hour before sunset it popped it's head in and out a few times, just to eventually be completely covered, drowning the light. I was happy to pull off the last few shots before it disappeared. The atmosphere and beautiful light I always hope for was great to witness, and so the rest of my evening was spent shootin' the shit with the guys, enjoying a few brews.

This image is a manual blend of two exposures. One for the sky and one for the ground.

P.S. - please nevermind the ISO setting, slip of the mind and forgot to change it back. ;)
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=ArwenArts Feb 4, 2011
A so majestic composition :clap: I love this kind of view, unusual and wonderful :clap:
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*BradLeeDaleNorth Feb 4, 2011  Professional Photographer
Thank you so very much for the comment!
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Mood: Wow! =Okavanga Feb 4, 2011
Hi Brad - another super image. I've been looking at several of you images now, and have started to discern one style that you favour, of which this is an example: "depth through a doorway" might be a phrase to describe the compositional device to take the eye into the image, here the channel between to rocks acting as the "door". Add in a bright spot, here the sun with its rays shooting over the rock; develop a background or sky with its own interest; and stir in texture and colour, particularly texture. Oh to be able to see these things let alone capture them.

I notice on this image and on at least one other I've seen that you use manual blending of images, rather than an HDR approach. Presumably, you feel that gives a more natural appearance to the final result. I must go back to trying that. I've found myself, taking an opposite approach of using HDR tone-mapping to enhance a single image, giving a greater tonality and saturation to images that are otherwise fairly bland.

Always a pleasure to lookat your work.

David
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*BradLeeDaleNorth Feb 4, 2011  Professional Photographer
Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to write such a comment. I've never had someone discern a style I favor. It's quite fun to see what other people think.

I believe HDR is a great new technique that is getting a lot of attention. I used to employ it quite a bit, simply because of it's ease and neat effects. After a while I grew tired of the "cooked" or "burned" effect it gave my images. For indoor shots, I could understand it's benefits, but with landscapes, the hand blending method is actually very simple and effective with creating a great sense of realism as opposed to surreal.

I personally have been using Joseph Rossbach's tutorials on hand blending. He explains it with great ease and understanding, allowing many chances for your own interpretation and implementation. I am on the lookout for some new hand blending methods, just to see what else is out there. Thanks again for your comment! I hope to keep delivering images you enjoy viewing. :)
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=Okavanga Feb 4, 2011
Thanks for the reply, Brad. I'll check out Joseph Rossbach in the near future.

Cheers

David
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~Hussam-Arafa Feb 3, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
very nice composition & lighting.. i like it :)
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*BradLeeDaleNorth Feb 4, 2011  Professional Photographer
Thank you so much Hussam! I was very excited to have all the elements I search for in an image come together so well.
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~Hussam-Arafa Feb 6, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
you are welcome :) it is a great shoot!
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