Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Bryce Storm

Bryce Storm
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August 2003

While hiking along the rim of the gorgeous Bryce Canyon, As I came along the ridge, the clouds that had been gathering the last couple of days joined together and came streaming, ominously over the horizon.  I was able to find this lone pine, which looked like it had been through a few storms itself, straggling along the red rock.  However, this seemed to be more conducive to a monochrome image, as it conveyed the approaching storm better.  The major let-down of this image, I think, is in the post-processing.  It was shot on Fuji Velvia film, and then scanned, which is never a perfect way of doing things.  A better scanner probably would have made the image clearer, and reduced some of the artificial effects that I can see, but no use crying over spilled milk.  It is still a nice image from a beautiful location.  Enjoy.
 

Technical notes:
Camera: NIkon N80
Film: Fuji Velvia 50
Lens: Sigma 20mm f/2.8
Focal length: 20 mm
Exposure: 1/200   f/4.5 
Post-processing: Scanned on a Nikon Coolscan 5000, texture,toning and curves adjustment in PS4

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