Post Your Best Landscapes

[TexasBadger]

Thanks!

 

[Northstar]

Moab Utah. Canon 5D. 5 stitched images with PS6.

I'm curious...why does the right side of the image look darker than the left?

I haven't done any stitching photography, so I'm just guessing that the light changed while shooting? (I see clouds)

 

[Northstar]

Nicely done Sporgon...sometimes the horizon can be tricky can't it?

Thanks Northstar. Yes it can, in fact I have an alarming inability to hold the camera level. I think it's probably because I tend to look through the camera with my head tilted to one side. I normally have to rotate my images anti clockwise, and it's surprising just how much image area you loose if you have to rotate even 1 degree.

+1
I almost never have a level horizon. Usually always off about 1 degree (usually must rotate counterclockwise to correct). I have pondered this and some thoughts:
1) my head or eyes or brain is tilted
2) I rotate the camera slightly when I press the shutter
3) maybe the sensor is rotated slightly in relation to the viewfinder
4) you just can't consistently be perfect

I also end up with a lot of images that need leveling....luckily, it's easy to fix.

 

[rpt]

Moab Utah. Canon 5D. 5 stitched images with PS6.

I'm curious...why does the right side of the image look darker than the left?

I haven't done any stitching photography, so I'm just guessing that the light changed while shooting? (I see clouds)

It is probably because it is backlit. Look at the shadows of the bushes on the right. Does it need WB correction?

 

[privatebydesign]

It is a problem with very wide field of view stitches, the sun ends up casting light from so many diverse angles. It was probably made more obvious with a polarizing filter. There is also a DR issue on the right side, as well as a WB and exposure one. Ultra wide angle landscapes in mid day sun are a technical nightmare.

Here is a quick rework in LR and PS, simple grad filter to adjust exposure and WB and a simple dodge to the center sky.

 

[Click]

Nicely done privatebydesign. Good job, looks great.

 

[Havs]

Here's a shot from 9/18/13, taken at Wind Point beach in Racine WI, looking south. No manipulation other than lens correction applied in camera Raw CS6. Shot was on 6D, 17-40L at 30sec f16 Av on a Manfrotto 3021B. 1st night with the 17-40 lens, the water in Lake Michigan was warm enough to wade in. Light lasted about 10 minutes!

 

[Click]

Very nice shot Havs.

...Welcome to CR

 

[Cory]

Quick shot from today:

 

[mwh1964]

5D3 + 35 f2 IS

 

[mwh1964]

5D3/70-300L @ 95mm/f8/15s - Aperture

 

[Northstar]

Here's a shot from 9/18/13, taken at Wind Point beach in Racine WI, looking south. No manipulation other than lens correction applied in camera Raw CS6. Shot was on 6D, 17-40L at 30sec f16 Av on a Manfrotto 3021B. 1st night with the 17-40 lens, the water in Lake Michigan was warm enough to wade in. Light lasted about 10 minutes!

Havs...this is a nice image, thanks for posting.

See the discussion a few posts earlier on horizon and leveling....the image needs some leveling.

Welcome to CR!

 

[serendipidy]

Nicely done privatebydesign. Good job, looks great.

+1...much improved.

 

[Click]

5D3/70-300L @ 95mm/f8/15s - Aperture

Nice view from NYC. Well done.

 

[slclick]

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

 

[cayenne]

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Very nice!! I like this one!!

C

 

[cid]

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Very nice!! I like this one!!

C

+1

 

[Click]

Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

Very nice!! I like this one!!

C

+1

+2 Nicely done.

 

[LOALTD]

Who says you can't do landscape with a 70-200? (Mt Rainier)

 

[Click]

Who says you can't do landscape with a 70-200? (Mt Rainier)

Lovely. Beautiful light.