Sunset Bridge - Spitzkoppe, Namibia

A granite arch glows in the evening light at Spitzkoppe, Namibia. The remnants of an ancient volcano, the rock formations at Spitzkoppe were revealed when wind and water eroded the softer, surrounding material, leaving the harder granite to stand alone.

3-shot panorama taken using the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II.

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Great composition and light. Your style seems to include high levels of saturation and sharpening. Some will love it this way, but I would prefer a little less of each.

sparker1 wrote in post #13811919
Great composition and light. Your style seems to include high levels of saturation and sharpening. Some will love it this way, but I would prefer a little less of each.

Saturation, definitely. What can I say - I used to shoot Velvia and print using Cibachrome.

I didn't actually do any sharpening, apart from the downsizing to 1024px width (from around 10000px original). It's a razor-sharp lens...

I like it!

Works for me.

very nice, i like the contrasts in it.

Very nice!! When you're using the TS-E 24mm for panos are you shifting the lens from left to right and/or visa vera?

BTW- I love the saturation! And I too used to shoot with Velvia.

Shadow
Did you process the upper left sky and not the sky below the rock bridge?

pbelarge wrote in post #14045496
Shadow
Did you process the upper left sky and not the sky below the rock bridge?

No, it was all processed equally.

The image covers a huge angle of view (102 degrees horizontally, equivalent to a 14mm lens on full frame). The sky, especially at sunset, actually isn't as evenly-lit as we think - just that, through the human eye, we only see a small portion of it at a time. The regions directly towards or directly away from the sun are usually brighter than the band perpendicular to the sun's incoming light.

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I can see that. When working with my 10-22, the gradient in the sky is usualy evident especially at dawn and dusk.

bzollinger wrote in post #14044969
Very nice!! When you're using the TS-E 24mm for panos are you shifting the lens from left to right and/or visa vera?

Doesn't matter which direction - I just start at whichever end the camera is at, then shift to the other end.

Very nice. I was just Google Earthing that whole are including the dunes to the south. All I can say is if I ever have an extra $6000 laying around II might be able to go there.