Tuesday, February 10, 2009
OK - so I cheated this one a little
Still in Starved Rock State Park, this time in Tonti Canyon, we come across more ice-climbers. Shooting this brave fellow, who had set the ropes and was ready to rapel down, I caught the moon in the photo. I couldn't figure out how to expose this to really make a true silhouette (where's Grant when you need him??), so I played with levels in PSE to deepen the blue of the sky and darken the climber. I think "Outdoor Photography" magazine would bust me, but I kind of like the results, so phooey on them.
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Works for me! I really love the shot. We have all this wonderful stuff that enables us to manipulate our photos and we should put it to good use as you have here.
ReplyDeleteEven Ansel Adams "cheated." It's a great shot--looks like his goal is to climb to the moon.
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful image - who cares what the magazines think (a lot of times I don't think their stuff is all that great either! I love the silhuette against the gorgeous blue sky!
ReplyDeleteI like it! Great shot and the sky is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love it doesn't look a bit like cheating to me
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job of the shot and the editing.
ReplyDeleteCheating is definitely allowed! Allow yourself some guilty pleasures. :) I really like the color.
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous shot! The color of the sky, the texture of the snow, the moon & of course the silhouette of the climber, it's all good!
ReplyDeleteLooks good to me. Who cares if we cheat a little in PP. You even got mooned while taking this one.:)
ReplyDeleteI like this shot, definitely sets a mood. Nice work.
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