When light kisses the land

When light kisses the land · 08:55 AM

These are the kinds of landscapes I like to take, rolling hills with low light so as to capture the nuances created by the low sun- whether sunrise or sunset. Such times are always worth waiting for. Taken in Caledon, Ontario.

JMR

sajmmiller · 12-16-2008, 09:09 AM

Nice shot. I love that kind of light too. IMHO, and just a matter of personal taste, but I think this shot would pop a bit more if you could boost the local constrast a bit with a large radius unsharp mask. You'd have to be careful not to blow the highlights though.

JMR · 12-16-2008, 10:59 AM

To be honest, I don't fiddle with controls too much. Mostly contrast, sharpness and Gausian blur for the more creative images. I will give it try as I have never used unsharp mask (what would a large radius be?). Thanks for the feedback.

JMR

sajmmiller · 12-16-2008, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by JMR

To be honest, I don't fiddle with controls too much. Mostly contrast, sharpness and Gausian blur for the more creative images. I will give it try as I have never used unsharp mask (what would a large radius be?). Thanks for the feedback.

JMR

Try in the 30 to 80 pixel radius range and see what you like. You will need to use a very small amount of sharpening to go with the large radius. I don't know what amount to tell you, since that value varies in different software. Try about 1/5th of the amount recommended for normal sharpening (the default?). If you find it blows the highlights too much, you might need to tone down the highlights first. Hope that works for you.

Here's an article on Luminous Landscape that might help:

Contrast Enhancement

jeffkpotter · 12-16-2008, 12:34 PM

Looks great to me as is!

roentarre · 12-16-2008, 01:56 PM

I can see that you are placing great emphasis on patterns and repetition on the images you took. Great shot

cupic · 12-16-2008, 05:43 PM

Its like the invisible fingers reaching out

cheers

**NaClH2O** · 12-16-2008, 05:46 PM

Lovely. Just lovely

NaCl(the 'golden hours' are such photographic fun)H2O

JMR · 12-16-2008, 06:19 PM

Originally posted by jeffkpotter

Looks great to me as is!

Thanks Jeff. I do like the image as is, but I will try increasing the contrast because I want to learn how to do it when an suitable image arises.

Originally posted by roentarre

I can see that you are placing great emphasis on patterns and repetition on the images you took. Great shot

I gess that is somewhat true, but I like to think I am drawn to the quality of light first.

Originally posted by cupic

Its like the invisible fingers reaching out

cheers

Originally posted by NaClH2O

Lovely. Just lovely

NaCl(the 'golden hours' are such photographic fun)H2O

Thanks all, much appreciated.

JMR

gawan · 12-17-2008, 03:53 PM

I love the simplicity and the pattern! Great shot!

AlexanderMayorov · 12-17-2008, 04:14 PM

JMR
Great shot.You can add some PP and believe me it will be outstanding landscape photograph.

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12-16-2008, 09:09 AM	#2
sajmmiller Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 585	Nice shot. I love that kind of light too. IMHO, and just a matter of personal taste, but I think this shot would pop a bit more if you could boost the local constrast a bit with a large radius unsharp mask. You'd have to be careful not to blow the highlights though.

12-16-2008, 10:59 AM	#3
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	To be honest, I don't fiddle with controls too much. Mostly contrast, sharpness and Gausian blur for the more creative images. I will give it try as I have never used unsharp mask (what would a large radius be?). Thanks for the feedback. JMR

12-16-2008, 11:12 AM	#4
sajmmiller Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prescott, Arizona USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 585	Originally posted by JMR To be honest, I don't fiddle with controls too much. Mostly contrast, sharpness and Gausian blur for the more creative images. I will give it try as I have never used unsharp mask (what would a large radius be?). Thanks for the feedback. JMR Try in the 30 to 80 pixel radius range and see what you like. You will need to use a very small amount of sharpening to go with the large radius. I don't know what amount to tell you, since that value varies in different software. Try about 1/5th of the amount recommended for normal sharpening (the default?). If you find it blows the highlights too much, you might need to tone down the highlights first. Hope that works for you. Here's an article on Luminous Landscape that might help: Contrast Enhancement

12-16-2008, 12:34 PM	#5
jeffkpotter Guest	Looks great to me as is!

12-16-2008, 01:56 PM	#6
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	I can see that you are placing great emphasis on patterns and repetition on the images you took. Great shot

12-16-2008, 05:43 PM	#7
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Its like the invisible fingers reaching out cheers

12-16-2008, 05:46 PM	#8
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631	Lovely. Just lovely NaCl(the 'golden hours' are such photographic fun)H2O

12-16-2008, 06:19 PM	#9
JMR Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 3,332 Original Poster	Originally posted by jeffkpotter Looks great to me as is! Thanks Jeff. I do like the image as is, but I will try increasing the contrast because I want to learn how to do it when an suitable image arises. Originally posted by roentarre I can see that you are placing great emphasis on patterns and repetition on the images you took. Great shot I gess that is somewhat true, but I like to think I am drawn to the quality of light first. Originally posted by cupic Its like the invisible fingers reaching out cheers Originally posted by NaClH2O Lovely. Just lovely NaCl(the 'golden hours' are such photographic fun)H2O Thanks all, much appreciated. JMR

12-17-2008, 03:53 PM	#10
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	I love the simplicity and the pattern! Great shot!

12-17-2008, 04:14 PM	#11
AlexanderMayorov Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Istanbul Photos: Gallery Posts: 466	JMR Great shot.You can add some PP and believe me it will be outstanding landscape photograph.