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Half Dome... A Tribute to Ansel...
This image from my archives... Half Dome from Glacier point... This image was shot at the national park where famous photographer of the past "Ansel Adams" liked the most... and his photos inspired many of us... Well, its a tribute...

Thanks for your views and clicks...

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Raghu
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Commentby nirlep on Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:08 pm

Hi Raghu,
This is the first time I've seen half dome clicked by Indian photographer. You've done well to get a nice perspective and a sense of scale by including trees in the scheme. I think something could be done with the tones which look a bit flat. You may want to take Raj's opinion to improve this.
Thanks for sharing

Commentby uraghu on Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:38 pm

Nirlepji... Thanks for your views... I too kind a felt it is flat :(... but, in my Mac machine it looked okay, I may need to re-tune mac display... well I will wait for Raj's opinion... he gives a great insight on tones...

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Commentby Rajkumar on Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:22 am

Nice one Raghu. On the days I was there it snowed and did not get to see the Iconic half dome. Most of other spots I saw.

On this pic I agree with Nirlep it looks flat on my monitor too. Critical factors IMHO for this pic are

- Show the texture on the lit part of the halfdome and retain the shadow detail on the other side. You have a basic good exposure to do this. The challenge is on the BG tones . My thinking would be

- Darken the lit part a wee bit and raise the contrast locally there. More closer to between Zone V and IV
- Also darken the shadow area without loosing the details more like little more than Zone III
- The distant mountain and the sky are looking to cementy. Try lighting their tone to a Z VI or even VII not too much contrast
- May be you can retain the FG as is

Not sure of the result but may be you can try in this direction and see if you find it aesthetically pleasing.

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» Last edited by Rajkumar on Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:25 am; edited 1 time in total

Commentby uraghu on Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:30 pm

It was a luckiest day for me, we were able to see the Dome for sometime... and it snowed that night...

Thanks for your insights on tonal range... I have followed your suggestions on my images, it gives a great learning curve for me... am grateful...

Here is the version which I had come up with, I still fill the sky and background needs a little tune... and my display too... But, before I will have your opinion on this...

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