Glacial Debris | 09:18AM Sep 08, 2007
This shot was taken just outside the slot canyon featured HERE. In fact, I used this glacial bolder as a platform from which to shoot that image. Ryan used it as his own personal rock gym. We all know how that worked out.
In any event, On our way out of the canyon I stopped for a moment and just happened to glance over my shoulder. The view was breath taking. This massive chunk of rock gently placed amongst a bed of stone washed pebbles, the glorious late afternoon sun streaming in through the trees above, as well as the canyon beyond. It was just to much for a photographer to past up.
Knowing it would be impossible to capture both the bright sky as well as the shadow detail in the canyon in one image, I decided to shoot a bracketed series of shots, starting at negative 2 exposure bias and working my way up to two stops over.
We all know my affinity for the High Dynamic Range image. We also know how much I enjoy pushing the limits of what this wonderful technology can do. In fact, I have taken a bit of heat from time to time about just how much processing goes into my images. Truth be told, I sometimes agree that I push the envelope to far. However, without risk there is no reward.
There times, though, when this technology creates an image that is in fact closer to what the eyes saw than even the “traditional” capture straight out of the camera. This was most definitely one of those instances. I processed this image keeping that fact in mind, trying to recreate the colors, composition, and light that my eyes saw that afternoon.
In any event, On our way out of the canyon I stopped for a moment and just happened to glance over my shoulder. The view was breath taking. This massive chunk of rock gently placed amongst a bed of stone washed pebbles, the glorious late afternoon sun streaming in through the trees above, as well as the canyon beyond. It was just to much for a photographer to past up.
Knowing it would be impossible to capture both the bright sky as well as the shadow detail in the canyon in one image, I decided to shoot a bracketed series of shots, starting at negative 2 exposure bias and working my way up to two stops over.
We all know my affinity for the High Dynamic Range image. We also know how much I enjoy pushing the limits of what this wonderful technology can do. In fact, I have taken a bit of heat from time to time about just how much processing goes into my images. Truth be told, I sometimes agree that I push the envelope to far. However, without risk there is no reward.
There times, though, when this technology creates an image that is in fact closer to what the eyes saw than even the “traditional” capture straight out of the camera. This was most definitely one of those instances. I processed this image keeping that fact in mind, trying to recreate the colors, composition, and light that my eyes saw that afternoon.
