Red Rock State Park
Well, after our mostly bust trip to the Great Salt Plains, we drove to
Red Rock State Park, which has some interesting medium-tall bluffs,
with yuccas, resurrection fern, and western red cedars. The sky was
lovely for dramatic scenics. In this shot, I shot from the base of
the cliff...up at this lone clifftop juniper.
I'm learning how to do a few things in PhotoShop (tutorial book), so I
had to practice and I thought you might enjoy it. Original will be
linked below.
Please tell me if you like it (not that I'll do all my photos that
way...but for spotlighting this section, it seemed to work).
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dbarronoss (52 months ago | reply)
Here's the start image:
Greg Miles (52 months ago | reply)
Mmmmm.... I'm wondering if saturation would do the trick without the spotlighting or a bit less of it.. I'll think about it. It's good to experiment though and to get some feedback.
makeupanid (52 months ago | reply)
Fantastic and dramatic-it really focuses on the tree and brings out the gorgeous sky!
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mveaches (52 months ago | reply)
I think it works,
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Ashraf El-Attar ( I LOVE EGYPT) (52 months ago | reply)
this is nice. I love those trees in the middle of no where. we have this strange thing here in Sinai desert. where you find a green tree in the middle of no where,,,
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No_clever_names_left (Michael Lawrence) (52 months ago | reply)
I like the colors better on the first one because of processing...not too crazy about the vignetting look of it....though it's not a bad image either. I think if the tree wasn't smack dab in the middle it would be a little stronger in composition. But with all that being said...it's fun to try other things and see how they work for you.
dmcantrell (52 months ago | reply)
I like the effect, nice work
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Love the treatment, looks wonderful!!
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dbarronoss (52 months ago | reply)
@no_clever_names_left, Michael, I have a bad habit of centering my focal point....I'll try to work on it ;)
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Jonas!! (52 months ago | reply)
i think it worked well - the levels look adjusted for the better and i find sometimes the camera just doesn't quite capture the color on some things like rocks, so i can see how some saturation would help.
i think the spotlight is a bit too heavy, but serves a good purpose for the focal point.... i might have personally brought out some highlights of the tree.
nice photo though, cool place :-)
flopper (52 months ago | reply)
It does bring attention to the tree, I like the details on the rock too!
cormack13 (51 months ago | reply)
The color looks a lot better in the processed one..
jacki-dee (51 months ago | reply)
The tree is a real eye-grabber once you've tweaked the photo. As for the centering, now I'll be cruising your photos looking for examples.
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mveaches (51 months ago | reply)
Yeah, here u are again, spotlighting your spotlight
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dsimmons2006 (51 months ago | reply)
Danny, it definitely does a good job of bringing attention to the tree. Looks like an interesting area!
wintercove (51 months ago | reply)
I like the nice rich tones and depth after the tinkering.
Well done!
Abizeleth (51 months ago | reply)
I like the saturation, too -- it really helps. I wonder if the vignetting wasn't quite so dark if it would work better. I also like the idea of trying to crop the photo so the tree is off-centered. Overall, though, I think it works.
I do enjoy tinkering around in photoshop. I've saved some otherwise dreadful photos that way. It looks like your starting point was pretty nice in this case, though.
dbarronoss (51 months ago | reply)
@Abizeleth, thanks...I usually try to start with a good photo to start with. I have several months possible postings waiting...so not like I don't have plenty to choose from :) I like to take photos too well...they back up on me.
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Big Garlic Bullet [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
I thought photoshop was a dirty word to you! :p This is great, the shot and treatment. :o)
dbarronoss (51 months ago | reply)
@Joachim, it mostly is...this is just an experiment...I'm not that fond of it ;)
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This is definitely one of Flickrs Best
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Beautiful capture !
cilinia powell [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
Well Danny I am a big fan of deep rich colors and the shot is breathtaking!!
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Great shot
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dbarronoss (51 months ago | reply)
@beatnik, as well you should be Ben :) (thinking something was messed up with Flickr)...it was an occurence...probably a rare one ;)
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I see that you have been traveling... A lot to catch up, I guess!
Michael.DK (51 months ago | reply)
Nice processing :-)
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tinyfishy (51 months ago | reply)
Great composition.
wilmack (51 months ago | reply)
great work and composition. looks better than the original color. i like it.