Light on the Horizon

[expatphotog]

Posted this on the landscape forum but it's sliding down the page with no feedback. Should've posted it here in the first place, lol :lol:

OK, shot in fairly low light cloudy conditions an hour or so before sunset. No special filters. 5D, 24-70 f2.8L, f8 @ 1/250, 70mm, ISO 400, hand held. It's a blend from the same shot to keep the foreground as I wanted it and to try to optimize the sky. The light through the clouds was very intense.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/scubacowboy/Photography/LightOnHorizon800.jpg

I've not tried to soften the bright light, yet it's still slightly mottly (only word I can think of) over toward the left. This is the best I felt I could do with it.

Suggestions?

[Pete-eos]

Other than attempting the shot with a Tripod or Grad Density filter I can't see how you could improve on what you have there, its a nice shot. A nice medium between exposing for the ground and sky.

Have had a go at this in Photo shop see if you think its any better.
Have created 2 layers, made the clouds a little darker and boosted the contrast and blended it back on the bottom layer. Fiddled slightly with the curves and boosted the saturation. Finally used the burn tool a little on the clouds. (sounds like what you did just pushed it a little more)

[expatphotog]

Thank you Pete! It does look a bit better. I like the increased contrast in the foreground, particularly. Makes it pop a little more.

This was shot the same day as the last one I posted. It was my get out of the house 'cause I've been stuck in there for a week shoot, and other than having two cameras with me, I wasn't really prepared for it. :D Must've shot 80 frames in 45 minutes on the hill before I couldn't stand the coughing or the cold any longer. Lucky I got anything out of it, but I got quite a few I think.

Really appreciate your taking a look and having a go at improvements. I'll likely post some more from that day to see what you guys think!
Cheers,
Bruce