landscape photos with 17-40

[loebas]

took them this weekend, while getting to know my 17-40 lens.
Wonder what you think of them

[cc10d]

NICE !

[lomond]

I like the first shot very much.
I think I've seen it somewhere before. ;)

Nice shots. I use that lens a lot.
On a 10D type camera it's a very versatile lens.

[viknijjar]

awesome pics, beautifully composed

[pradeep1]

Better than last time these were posted. Nice shots. Somewhat underexposed and lacking contrast? :confused:

[Blackbird]

Nice shots.

[foxbat]

love the first one, makes me feel like I'm there. I really must buy one of those 17-40L's to replace the kit lens on the 300D. Thanks for sharing.

[tumb]

Nice contrast, especially on the first one.

[mdr]

Love the first one especially. Wonderfull sky.

If I'm nit picking I would say foreground is a bit dark in both photos, especially the second. Tip: you should get a grey grad to reduce exposure differences between sky and foreground.

[loebas]

Love the first one especially. Wonderfull sky.

If I'm nit picking I would say foreground is a bit dark in both photos, especially the second. Tip: you should get a grey grad to reduce exposure differences between sky and foreground.

Took the photos with D300 in WB daylight and underexposure 1/3.
So you are right with regard to darkness.
The lens doesnt need underexposure. (which was necessary with my 18-55 due to always overexposure)

[mdr]

Alternative to a grey grad filter, you could also take bracket pictures and use the sky from the under exposed and foreground from the over exposed one, merging them in PS.

[Scott J]

If I'm nit picking I would say foreground is a bit dark in both photos, especially the second. Tip: you should get a grey grad to reduce exposure differences between sky and foreground.

Forget a grey grad far too much hassle -- here are two much better alternatives in Photoshop.

First always shoot in RAW on a tripod.

Bracket the exposure -- expose for the highlights and then the shadows.

Do the same when you do the RAW conversion so that in the end, one way or another, you have two images -- one correctly exposed for the sky one correctly exposed for the foreground.

Then make a multi-layered photoshop file with the two images each on a separate layer. (several routes to this) Align the layers.

Now make a layer mask for the uppermost layer, set the background / foreground colours to default and use the gradient tool to mask out the the incorrectly exposed part of the top most layer.

Another Quick and Dirty alternative is to make a curves adjustment layer that gives you the desired foreground (ignore the effect on the highlights) -- now apply a gradient to to the adjustment layer as above.

It may sound a tad complicated but once you've done it a few times it takes far less time than fumbling with a grey grads and the results will be better.

[Scott J]

Here is a correction using the Q&D method -- time taken 1min.

[loebas]

Here is a correction using the Q&D method -- time taken 1min.

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[Danny Boy]

I like the second lightened version better than the original. Very well composed shot either way.

[bitbytes9]

nice ~

[Jon]

Forget a grey grad far too much hassle -- here are two much better alternatives in Photoshop.

First always shoot in RAW on a tripod.

Right. Using a tripod's so much less hassle than using a graduated filter. It's so much easier to carry and less in the way when not in use. Have you tried a good grad, like a Singh Ray?