Hoodoos over lunch

[mattb]

The clouds looked interesting so I went out and shot a little over my lunch break today. I used a 10 stop filter to get a 15s exposure.

IMGP8524 by MattB.net, on Flickr

[hminx]

I think that if you took to the snow with the dodge tool it would lift some of the dull greyness.

[Ridgetop]

Yep, the snow is underexposed a bit. I think an overall increase in the exposure would not only bring up the snow to true white but would probably bring a little more detail on the rocks. Not sure how it would affect the clouds though. I think I'd crop a sliver of the sky out also.

[dwaugh]

Do you have, or have you looked into graduated ND filters? If not, that's my big suggestion. This photo is great, however as noted the snow is a bit dull, though the sky is quite nice. With the right filter, in the future you may not have to edit the snow.

I think the sky is more interesting in this photo. I would suggest a crop of the bottom taking out the grass/shrub growth. It would help give the photo an overall "clean" feel, and put the horizon out of center.

[Mos]

I agree with Dwaugh, a graduated ND filter would have solved the snow being underexposed. Still a nice shot though!

[mattb]

Thanks for the comments!
I'll try some of the editing suggestions when I get a chance. I don;t have a graduated ND but I hope to get one sometime. I would think it would darken the hoodoos that sitck up above the horizon too, wouldn't it? I may just try to use a mask in Photoshop to brighten the ground separately from the sky which I don't think should go any lighter.