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RickMezza
01-09-2006, 18:26
Never been down this dale before - very very nice too, until the heavens opened :) .
Had difficulty processing this one, there was a lot of contrast between the very bright sky and the valley floor, especially the parts shaded by clouds, blown highlights :bang: Should I have exposed for the sky or the land ? (which is easier to correct in photoshop, shot in RAW).
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/DalesAug06_Swaledale1.jpg

Then it clouded over a bit...
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/DalesAug06_Swaledale4.jpg

token mono version to keep Minimeeze happy ;)
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/DalesAug06_Swaledale4BW.jpg

then it brightened up again, British weather.....don't ya love it :D
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/DalesAug06_Swaledale2.jpg

Thanks for looking,
Rich
Brains
01-09-2006, 18:37
You could have taken a couple of shots - one exposing for the sky and one exposing for the land and then merged (HDR, layers etc - various methods)

If you have the RAW shot then all may not be lost unless the highlights are really blown.
Janice
01-09-2006, 19:31
Or you could use a grad ND filter and cover the sky so there is not such a great range.
minimeeze
02-09-2006, 10:59
Lovely shots Rich, although I actually prefer the full fat colour in these shots :p
RickMezza
02-09-2006, 15:05
Lovely shots Rich, although I actually prefer the full fat colour in these shots :p

ughh, there's no pleasing some people :p :D :D
Mike
02-09-2006, 16:08
Never been down this dale before - very very nice too, until the heavens opened :) .
Had difficulty processing this one, there was a lot of contrast between the very bright sky and the valley floor, especially the parts shaded by clouds, blown highlights :bang: Should I have exposed for the sky or the land ? (which is easier to correct in photoshop, shot in RAW).


You might want to try using this method Rick, called Digital Blending Clicky, (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/digital-blending.shtml)
I use the Layer Mask method that's descibed in the tutorial.

Mike
RickMezza
02-09-2006, 18:10
You might want to try using this method Rick, called Digital Blending Clicky, (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/digital-blending.shtml)
I use the Layer Mask method that's descibed in the tutorial.

Mike

Thanks Mike, I'll look into that :thumbs:
InaGlo
03-09-2006, 22:22
Well I know diddly squat about landscapes but I think theyre rather nice actually .... No.1 being my fave.
Yours came out better than my Welsh pics, in fact I binned most of mine because of the blown sky thing!
RickMezza
04-09-2006, 17:48
Well I know diddly squat about landscapes but I think theyre rather nice actually .... No.1 being my fave.
Yours came out better than my Welsh pics, in fact I binned most of mine because of the blown sky thing!

thanks 'Glo :D
I liked the very 'contrasty' feel on your shots (the ones with the haystacks etc )

Rich:thumbs:
Karamac
04-09-2006, 18:01
I really like number 1

Thats a good tutorial Mike, will try that myself :)
Marianne
04-09-2006, 21:42
now why can I hear the them tune to James Herriott's All Creatures Great and Small???

Love the visit to the Dales, thanks :)
busterboy
06-09-2006, 20:01
As a born n bred Yorkshireman I always like to guess where local pictures were taken.

I think I have seen this area before but cannot put my finger on where your location was.

I give in.. Where is it..:thinking:


BTW: Excellent shots.:)
RickMezza
06-09-2006, 20:50
As a born n bred Yorkshireman I always like to guess where local pictures were taken.

I think I have seen this area before but cannot put my finger on where your location was.

I give in.. Where is it..:thinking:


BTW: Excellent shots.:)

Thanks Busterboy :thumbs:
These were taken along the B6270 Richmond to Kirky Stephen road, Swaledale.
heres a map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=400000&Y=500000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=GB&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=&zm=0&scale=500000&multimap.x=339&multimap.y=207)

Great road, great scenery.


Rich
busterboy
06-09-2006, 20:53
Great road, great scenery.


Rich

Yes you are correct, Some of the best untouched landscape in all of the UK.:love: