Comments on: One From Yesterday Morning’s Sunrise Shoot

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:19:48 +0000

Scotty & Michael… looks like I owe both of you an apology of sorts.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:55:54 +0000

Instead of a HowTo as suggested above, (buy the book!) perhaps you could include a “before” shot as a slideshow that viewers could toggle the original and the finished photo.

From your description of the cloning out the van, that sounds like a good candidate for Kloskowskiâ€™s Vanishing Point: Cloning in Perspective techniqueâ€¦not just for skyscrapers anymore.

Next fall, bring DLWS to Marthaâ€™s Vineyard before the Killington trip.

Excellent Power Tour seminar in Boston earlier this month! As a graphic designer, it was the first seminar that really made me want to, (be a better designer) go out and buy a D-SLR and start shooting. Inspiring in a kind of “I want to be a Rockstar!” way. thanks

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:47:09 +0000

Michael,

Moose Peterson got an almost identical shot (http://www.moosepeterson.com/moosenews/), so….

1) They both altered the image in the same way.
2) That is how the camera saw the scene.

I’ll go with #2.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:14:28 +0000

It was a blast shooting with you in Cape Cod….and sharing with us your 7 point system…can’t wait for the book. The Florida Contigency Thanks You and Appreicates Your Time and Enthusiasm!

Cheers,
Laurel

By: Michael Meyer

Michael Meyer — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:40:28 +0000

A beautiful shot, and yet there is a certain lack of believability. The front of the house is lit and the right side is in shadow, which means that the light is coming from behind and to the left of the photographer. Yet the pink glow in the sky suggests the rising sun is in that direction. Also, the strong vignetting also adds to the artificiality, even though it does make the photo dramatic. A matter of individual taste I suspect.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:28:13 +0000

Scotty,

I’d bet that the post processing on the image was minimal (clarity, sharpening).

Light really does have a great effect on what the camera sees. I took this image at 8am, just as the sun stated to come through the trees…

http://eboy.awardspace.com/gallery/gallery-1/content/0710_pioneers_park_162_large.html

It is a full color image. The sun ‘painted’ the image you see. The only thing I did was to slightly adjust exposure, increase clarity and to crop a little.

It truly is the golden hour!
Sam

By: Glyn Dewis

Glyn Dewis — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:48:14 +0000

Hi Scott,

Beautiful image … nothing more to add to that … just beautiful )

Regards,
Glyn

By: Scotty

Scotty — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:10:15 +0000

Thanks for posting this amazing photo, and for including the “how to”.
As an extension of the “how to” could you give a brief description of what you did in Lightroom or Photoshop to improve the origianal image.
Thanks.

By: Dennis Zito

Dennis Zito — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:41:14 +0000

Scott,

Fantastic shot! My wife just loves lighthouse, this will make her day!

Thanks for sharing.

Dennis

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:25:09 +0000

Simply Amazing. I’m wondering how much processing was done in LR or PS?

By: Steve Beck

Steve Beck — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:18:38 +0000

Scott not sure how to email you but i found this to be a good site you might want to share.

http://www.retouchartists.com/pages/speedtest.html

By: Emon

Emon — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:42:21 +0000

Oooh, that’s a beaut!