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Stormy Yosemite II

Yosemite valley and the Merced river on a cold February day

Yosemite valley and the Merced river on a cold February day
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NIKON D600

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Aperture f/22.0 ISO 125 Shutter 16/10

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Feb, 2014

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Mike, great job. Very well executed. It has a much more serene feel to it now. I don't know if you did this or not, but I almost always add a faint darkening vignette to the edges of images. If in Lightroom usually about 10-12%, or if using the OnOne Photosuite, there's a pre-set called Big Softy that works great. Niksoftware also has a filter called Darken/Lighten Center that I use a lot. A vignette like that is usually invisible to the viewer but has the effect of drawing the eye to the center, or wherever you leave the original or brightened area of interest. This particular image, for me, wants to take me along the waterway towards the fog/clouds in the middle background.

Good to see your interest and skill in post-processing. I believe that the joy of capturing the visual elements is an extremely enjoyable and adventurous pursuit. But the post-processing is where the magic happens, and the excitement of molding the image into what you felt and saw in your mind and heart at the time is what makes modern digital photography so wonderful. Keep up the good work and keep traveling.