I have mixed feelings about this as you seem to. The composition is very nice, as are the fall colors. The sky just doesn't help this one.
So for me, it is pretty good, but not your best - more a timing problem than anything, it seems. -- Bruce Saturday, December 2, 2006, 11:55:15 PM, you wrote: Eac> At the beginning of my SW I allotted two day for fun and photography at Eac> Yosemite. Eac> This is not my best shot, I think, but the most encompassing one, i.e., Eac> showing the biggest area. Valley View, except I had to scoot down nearer the river, Eac> because they have allowed two bushes to grow as big as trees in front of the Eac> designated Valley View. Eac> I was going to print this for the show I entered, but the top was light and Eac> the bottom dark, so I played with it and played with it: lighten shadows, Eac> brightness, contrast, selected areas, etc. I got about four variations I sort of Eac> liked, but not quite. Eac> Yosemite is metering/exposure challenge, at least at any time other than Eac> sunrise and sunset, white rock, blue sky, heavily shadowed areas below. Eac> Note that even when I had only done a little to this, like lightening shadows Eac> a bit, it still looked unreal. Eac> I gave up in frustration on all my versions and finally came up with this. Eac> Printed big it looks pretty good. Could use more work here and there, but going Eac> with it for now. Eac> Here is a Yosemite postcard for you... Eac> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/postcard.htm Eac> Hehehe, comments welcome. Eac> Marnie aka Doe :-) Usually I like to comment on others' PESOs before dumping Eac> another of mine out, but don't have time right now. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
