An Alpine Stream

[tofuboy]

My first post here, so feel free to make me cry ^^;;

http://www.tofuboy.net/upload/photos/alpine_stream.jpg

Camera: Digital Rebel
Lens: 18-55 Digital Rebel kit lens
Shutter: 1/3 sec
Aperture: F/22
No Flash
Focal length 22mm
ISO-200
Post Processing: Crop to 8x10 ratio and auto levels in PS

Taken at Mt. Rainier National Park in Paradise around 3pm. It was raining in the morning and just starting to clear up. I wish I could have stayed and gotten a bit of a clearer shot of the mountain, but time was running short. However, I also like the effect of the clouds and barely visible peak.

edit: forgot to list the filters used: UV, .6 ND, polarizer

[Khaja]

I really like the shot. I get a good sense of movement from the small waterfalls. Mt. Rainier is one of my favorite photo destinations, so I know there are lots of days the mountain isn't "out".

Khaja

[jim jam]

Very nice shot .I wish I had gone to the mountain this week (my week off of work). :)

[jojo77]

great composition but the back is kinda underexposed. maybe brighten it up in PS?

[PhotosGuy]

Did you sharpen it in PS? At f-22 it should be sharp somewhere, no? maybe some camera movement?
I'd say I liked it, but nothing seems to be sharp in it. :cry:

[RbnDave]

Nice composition. However, it's not really sharp like photosguy said. And, I find the shadow further up the valley distracting. It would be nice if the entire valley was well lit. Maybe try it at a different time of day?

[c0ntr0lz]

agree with ^^^^

also the shadow in the background is a bit distactung, Dodge it juuuust a little but and i think you got it!!

and it's a very aweome pic

[tofuboy]

thanks for all the comments. I'll have to try a few test shots at home to see how sharp they come out. I'm thinking it is partially due to my lens (not the highest quality one out there), and my not so stury tripod/not using a remote.

[PhotosGuy]

not so stury tripod/not using a remote.

See pg 44 - self timer.

[Meerkat17]

This is an excellent shot, I see that you are from Seattle and I also see that you have sold the shot to Microsoft (WELL DONE) However, it seems to be one of the pictures that comes with XP Professional as wallpaper:?:

Either that or the cloud over the mountain is constantly there and I know that that is not true :!:

David

[blinking8s]

very good...way to use the high f stops and get that large dof....

[rick barclay]

The more I shoot, the more I understand why tripods are necessary for
even the tiniest lenses. Beautiful colors. A real Fred Miranda-type shot.

[tofuboy]

Thank you all again for the comments and suggestions. I didn't do any sharpening in the first picture, and I was also shooting in 'Paramater 2' mode on the 300d, which produces a duller image than the other options. After taking photos, I usually realize I forgot to change some settings on the camera (usually ISO or WB). I still have some getting use to remembering to set everything.

I played around in PS with the original image... sharpened it a LOT (probably too much), adjusted the levels slightly, along with some color changes. I definately don't know what I'm doing in PS ^^;;

Here is the modified image:
http://www.tofuboy.net/upload/photos/alpine_stream2.jpg