3 Sisters Blue Mountains

Comments

1. Ailsa said December 5th, 2009, 11:00am:

   Nice one Neal, although I get vertigo with heights, this one gives me the feeling of being on the edge..

2. spool said December 5th, 2009, 11:25am:

   Thanks Ailsa – I hope so I was hanging as far as I could over the railing for this shot

3. Brent said December 5th, 2009, 5:56pm:

   Hey Neal

   I have to be honest, this is one of the extremely rare times when I’m not keen on the image.

   I think you have done an exceptional job of the capture, but there is something about the post processing that I don’t like, I think it’s a mixture of the colours and some of the selective burning.

   Sorry, but I figure you would prefer honest crits.
   BP

4. spool said December 5th, 2009, 6:47pm:

   Cheers Brent … I have been reworking this image a few times as I have 4 versions or 4 stitch jobs that I am not sure about. I have reworked this image a little to bring down the highs. The original image only have a little dodge and burn on the left side trees, which could be the issue. There is another version on FlickR, which was a quick edit. I have thought going black and white on this image as well, what do you think?

5. Brent said December 6th, 2009, 11:42am:

   Let me try to put my finger on what it is that’s bothering me… I think it’s a couple of small things that kind of add up.

   1) Darkness of trees on left
   2) The “tobacco” tint in the sky
   3) the strength of the blue oil mist in the valley.

   I’m not sure whether you had your grad ND a tad low, but it also looks a bit dark at the top of the 3 sisters.

   I’m not sure about B&W… I’d be sticking with colour but just finessing it a bit… As I said earlier, I don’t think it requires much on the adjustment side to make it click.

   BP

6. Peter Hodgson said December 8th, 2009, 6:38am:

   I could probably tell what I would do to try and enhance this image a bit more but I think it would more than likely just stuff up a perfectly good honest photo of the area. I must say it would be interesting to see what Brent would come up with though.

7. spool said December 8th, 2009, 7:03am:

   Cheers Peter … I have been working on the sisters to lighten the top of them a fraction as per Brents suggestion, but as far as the Blue Oil of the Mountains, I can not figure out how to alter that. It is a lot harder to photograph these mountains than I had thought. Being my first ever trip to them I was blown away by the Blue Oil and the smell, just sensational to experience both …

8. Matt said January 7th, 2010, 7:41pm:

   Gee… when you’ve seen professional photography, it makes the point and click stuff look really amateur.

9. Patrick said January 17th, 2010, 4:57pm:

   I am not a photographer and I know nothing about enhancing or post production, I simply like the photograph.

   I am very fotunate to be able to view this vista at least 2 to 3 times a week.

   I would like to see the original photograph.

   Kind regards

   Patrick

10. Lloyd said January 20th, 2010, 10:56pm:

    This is a really awesome photo, I like the misty atmosphere that you’ve captured. Well done!

11. Hazel Buckley said January 28th, 2010, 7:27am:

    I really like this . Putting all the technical talk to one side it has a beautiful feel. I’d be happy with that one my wall.

12. Tim Wrate said June 24th, 2010, 1:08pm:

    Neal – senational photograph here mate the colours are just awesome. I was up there on Sunday morning in the bitter cold. Unfortunately after the 2 hour trip up from Sydney we were greeted up clear skies without any hint of clouds. Bummer really. I guess this is exactly what you can produce when there is some cloud and colour in the sky! I know exactly what you mean about waiting around until the light hits the three sisters two. It’s definitely an anxious wait!