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Title: Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks
Post by: Hotspur on August 01, 2012, 10:22:07 PM: 10 days, 1740 shots with Canon DSLR, 261 shots with Olympus P&S = lots of processing to do.

the canyons, particularly when shooting in mid-day (when we were hiking) were very hazy, and as a result, i couldn't tell from my 2.5" lcd screen in bright sunlight if my exposures were even close, so i bracketed like hell and planned on doing a bunch of composite images using the hdr function of paintshop which is my editor of choice. the sky was so bright and the canyons typically dark, so probably 300 of the 1700+ shots are the same thing, so maybe 1300 or so distinct images. lots of crap. lots of great stuff. I had my laptop with me but i didn't get a good idea of the color or contrast range of the shots, but i edited a bunch anyway (not much else to do while the kiddies and wife are sleeping). i have attached a few below. i will probably be deleting these unless whatever i see on my nice big monitor doesn't change them too much. i will post more in the next few weeks after i have digested this whole trip.

what an incredible place. rainy days, sunny days, sunrise, sunset, mid day, the canyons are wonderful and colorful and just a plain treat to see. humbling.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8294/7674126104_710af53a09_z.jpg)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7674144820_d14f1850cd_z.jpg)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8423/7674083628_763e152b9b_z.jpg)
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Post by: rocketgirl on August 02, 2012, 01:20:58 PM: :) Nice!
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Post by: OldBaldHippie on August 03, 2012, 05:08:14 AM: wow!
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Post by: Eco Ellen on August 03, 2012, 05:54:40 PM: Nice job!

What's your main strategy when editing these kinds of pictures?
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Post by: TK on August 04, 2012, 03:44:38 PM: Stunning. Just stunning.
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Post by: MiniDriver on August 04, 2012, 04:25:04 PM: More! More! I love the Zion, even more than Grand Canyon.
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Post by: Hotspur on August 06, 2012, 06:19:21 PM: Quote from: Eco Ellen on August 03, 2012, 05:54:40 PM
Nice job!

What's your main strategy when editing these kinds of pictures?

adjust contrast to minimize/eliminate haze, adjust saturation to give them some pop (without trying to be too obvious), and generally straightening the frame so the horizons are level, i didn't use my tripod once. those are the primary edits. and cloning out dust spots on high fstop shots.
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Post by: Hotspur on August 25, 2012, 08:58:55 PM: a few more

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8433/7785636712_9a938f3fef_z.jpg)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8006/7674121310_14b6cf0c9f_z.jpg)

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8159/7674070926_f0d4708e7e_z.jpg)

still have several i will work on, photos of hitomi and the kids. just got back from a week at the beach, need to process another 400 or so photos of kids, cousins and parents. busy busy busy.

the rest of the show (about 100 photos)
http://www.flickr.com//photos/timzob/sets/72157630814925098/show/ (http://www.flickr.com//photos/timzob/sets/72157630814925098/show/)
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Post by: omega lambda on August 26, 2012, 02:04:24 PM: Beautiful!
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Post by: ctjim on September 11, 2012, 05:39:54 PM: Awesome !
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Post by: HeavyFeet on September 16, 2012, 07:41:43 AM: Those are all amazing! So many great shots!
I especially love the shot of the generators in Hoover. feels like it could be used in a TIME article on the dam or something...
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Post by: Mrtambourineman on September 17, 2012, 01:01:21 AM: They all look hyper real to me. I can't fathom taking pictures with such amazing colour with my camera.