Pale Morning

[PrevailingConditions]

Here's one from earlier this year at Lake Tahoe. I welcome your comments and insights.

Thanks,

PC

[jetrim]

Love the serene feel the pastel colors evoke. Can't really find anything to critique here

[Greg McCary]

PC this one seems to lack the richness of most of your shots. It looks almost like an unprocessed RAW file for some reason. But that ain't really a bad thing. The rock in the center touching the horizon kind of bothers me and for some reason it has a cut/paste kind of look.

[armando_m]

I like it, like the scene of a dream

[PrevailingConditions]

Jet, Greg, Armando - Thanks for commenting.

Greg, yes it is a little different from what I have been posting, but the truth is that I'm been somewhat bored with what I've been doing lately and I'm looking for something different.

Thanks again,

PC

PS - Why is this site so frequently unavailable or busy lately?

[Anbesol]

Excellent stuff PC. The color temperature of the sky is beautiful, but I think the temperature of the rocks and foreground could be warmed up a bit. The rock that cuts through the mountains in the middle is a little distracting and sort of breaks the scene of the mountains. Still, very cool shot!!

[PrevailingConditions]

Anbesol - thanks for commenting. I do appreciate the feedback. I will look into warming up the foreground, but one of the things I like in this is the soft pinks and blues throughout both the sky and the stones.

PC

[LeeIs]

the focus is amazing. love the pastel pallette. the background is amazingly serene. the only thing that bugs me is that the foreground is very overwhelming.

[Anbesol]

That is true - maybe setting off the temperature of the stones would detract? Anyway, it was just an idea, maybe a bad one.

[GB1]

Looks very nice to me PC. My only initial complaint is that the sky and water have the exact same look n feel, making them sort of blend together. The rocks are super interesting and I like how you cropped right at the corner on the left side. Excellent DOF though it seems like it could be a tad bit sharper in the distance. This may be adjustable via sharpening, but careful not to overdo it.

The photo does seem to have an overall pink/violet tint to it, and I wonder if some color adjustments would make it better? It would be a delicate adjustment, as the color adds tranquility as is and I don't think you would want to lose that.

G

[PrevailingConditions]

Liban - thanks for commenting. I see what you mean about the foreground. I may try a slight crop to see if that helps at all.

GB - Yes, I think I was getting a lot of reflection of the sky in the water. This is before the sun came up and the water was fairly still. Yes, the distance might be a little softer than the foreground, but it's also 20 miles or so away. Also, what did you have in mind on the color adjustment? De-saturating the pinks/violets?

Thanks again,

PC

[Grandpaw]

I like the composition but to me the whole thing just looks a little flat. I will go against everyone else and say I think it needs some levels adjustment to give it a little more depth and maybe adjust the shadows and highlights some, Jeff