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G'day all,

Haven't posted anything for what seems like ages... Been much too boring with working, working...

Anyway, spent a few days up at Mt. Buffalo recently (another Tom Putt workshop, they're a ball!) and the weather was simply stunning, almost too good with little sky texture as the sky was just so BLUE! Mornings were wonderful, couple of mornings was about -3 when we were out wandering, but toasty warm in the thermal knickers The Chalet was absolutely fantastic, great food!

Just a few quickies, let me know what you think... PP was not more than 5-10 mins each...

Small thumbnails, click for bigger ones...

EXIF: 5D, 24-105@28mm, F16, 0.05 sec exp


EXIF: 5D, 24-105@40mm, F13, 0.1666 sec exp


EXIF: 5D, 24-105@24mm, F16, 0.5 sec exp


EXIF: 5D, 17-35@17mm, F14, 1.3 sec exp image cropped into a pano


Gallery here:
http://mudder.smugmug.com/gallery/1762775/1/87726122

Hi Mudder,

thanks for sharing these quite "unreal" landscapes.
Wow, they are very cool and your photos are cool too.

I like No 3 the most, almost out of this world.
Great perpective and composition.

(was it a 12-24mm lens or so )

Cheers,
CD

christiand wrote:... I like No 3 the most, almost out of this world.
Great perpective and composition. (was it a 12-24mm lens or so )...

G'day mate,

24mm but that's on FF, which is 16 on a crop sensor so it's pretty wide... The 24-105 has a fair bit of barrel at the wide end (and a surprising amount of CA too!) but the color and contrast is yummy

And the IS is good I always have trouble holding the bloody thing still enough

Wow.

Stunned by some stunning shots.

Andrew, those are very impressive, you will have no wall space left at your place

Absolutely gorgeous shots, each of these is stunning. If I had to pick a favourite it would be #4 for the beautiful light, but really they're all great.

OT: Goes to show how poor a snow season we've had . Doesn't exactly look skiable there

Wonderful mini-portfolio, mudder. Excellent images.

Stunning work Mudder...brilliant infact! Love the composition of the 1st, the sky in the 2nd is fantastic, the 3rd is eerie but looks amazing, and the colours in the 4th are magic!

Nice to see what I missed out on when I went to Buffalo...it was pouring rain and shroaded in cloud, couldn't see about 3 feet infront . Excellent work!

#1 and #4 - very strong images. #3 reminds me of the Dark Crystal movie!

Really nice, Andrew Looks like these workshops are really worthwhile!

You have made these pop nicely, especially the third (which I think is fantastic) - I'd be interested to hear your PP workflow.

Outstanding shots Mudder.

beautiful

Now this is beautiful and surreal a double Whamy!

especially the 1st 3rd and forth
but all are great,

Wonderful Andrew, really beautiful shots.
What type of PP did you do on these - they have an ethereal feel to them, especially #3.

Alpine scenery - gotta love it. Great shots Mudder. I'd be hanging them all on the wall. Cheers, Mick.

These are GREAT!!!!

Lovely series of photos Andrew.

Andrew

Since you started doing those Tom Putt workshops a while back your images have taken a leap in quality. These are yet another brilliant example of that. I can't really add much to what has already been said, but these images blow me away. #3 in particular just leaps out of the screen at me. PS Please don't tell me it's the Canon body that made the difference

one of these is my vote for potw, but i cant pick which i like most.

Wow very impressive

#3 is my favourite.

Then now a 17mm on a FF body is WIDE!

Andrew. What else can I add to the other comments, mate. Simply superb. I am browsing a copy of an overseas photo mag, and yours can hold their own against any of the landscapes shown there.

Regards
meicw

mudder wrote:24mm but that's on FF, which is 16 on a crop sensor so it's pretty wide...

Firstly Andrew, they are stunning shots, congratulations. Number 3 is my fave, but the others are close behind.

However, I am not so happy with the logic of your statement above.

I agree that 24mm is pretty wide. And I agree that a 16mm lens on a dx sensor would have the same feild of view as a 24 mm on a full frame sensor. And I realise you want to remind us all that you have a full frame sensor in the 5D

But we tend to think in terms of the full frame equivalent field of view when considering focal lengths, rather than the other way around. Using a 300mm lens as an example, you wouldn't say it is 300mm, but that is only 200mm on a crop sensor.

Anyhoo, pedantry aside, love your work. Hope you can make it to the Melb Photo Meet.

cheers

Awesome shots dude.

Number 1 is my Fav

Wow, these are really fantastic images mate!

Absolutely gorgeous Andrew #3 folloed closely by #1. Lighting, composition smooth tones and saturated colour, fantastic
cheers
marco

G'day,

Sorry, I just got home and rudely hadn't replied to the PP questions...

sheepie wrote:...especially the third (which I think is fantastic) - I'd be interested to hear your PP workflow.

rokkstar wrote:...What type of PP did you do on these - they have an ethereal feel to them, especially #3.

Basically all I did in these was:
- Convert to LAB and compressed the a&b color channels as the color was quite subdued
- Select the sky (magic wand thingy) and apply a lightness curve (maybe lower the gamma or middle slider a smidge in levels too, can't remember now)
- Invert the sky selection (so now I've got the foreground selected), copy the layer and apply a soft light blend to the copy @ about 35-50% opacity, play with the black and white sliders to soften the shadows and highlights
- In #3, selected the foreground rocks and applied some levels compression (that's what made them jump)
- Add a layer and apply a soft gradient to the sky
- Some dodge and burn on a mid-grey later in overlay blend mode it's a non-destructive, undo-able dodge and burn on a seperate layer... Very spiffy
- soft vignette via lightness curves
- Don't think I did any USM type sharpening, not sure now...

Nothing flash, only took a few mins each... I struggle with the creative parts, sigh...

I think that was it... #3 definately needs a stronger curve push I reckon... Took 5-10 minutes each I spose...?

Greg B wrote:

mudder wrote:24mm but that's on FF, which is 16 on a crop sensor so it's pretty wide...

...However, I am not so happy with the logic of your statement above.

I agree that 24mm is pretty wide. And I agree that a 16mm lens on a dx sensor would have the same feild of view as a 24 mm on a full frame sensor. And I realise you want to remind us all that you have a full frame sensor in the 5D

But we tend to think in terms of the full frame equivalent field of view when considering focal lengths, rather than the other way around. Using a 300mm lens as an example, you wouldn't say it is 300mm, but that is only 200mm on a crop sensor.

Anyhoo, pedantry aside, love your work. Hope you can make it to the Melb Photo Meet.

cheers

G'day mate,
I never really understood the FOV crop stuff, I just thought the APS sensors crop the FOV by 1.5 times (1.6 in Canon or 1.3), so I just assumed 16 on aps = 24 on FF... 16x1.5=24 sort of stuff... Porbably screwed it up though ha!

Tell ya what though, the FF really shows the ugly edges of a lens, hooley dooley... Miss the length too sometimes (ha, don't we all )

I'll have a sticky at the Melbourne meet shoot, missed out on the feed, bloody birthdays...

Peter, the workshops are a ball, I've been on a few now and have enjoyed every one of 'em, meet some great people, all camera nuts, great locations, terrific food, mate I can't recommend them highly enough. Have learnt something from every one I've been on...

Thanks for the comments all...

Cheers.

Great shots, I really do like the saturation of colour. I do like the 1st one the best.

Fantastic captures. Makes me feel like I was there.
No.3 is my fave. Surreal!!

Holy crap!
they are GREAt

hey andrew,
these pics are fantastic! number 1 does it for me!
i love the colours and the composition.
again, great pics!

Good work Andrew! I know that rock well! You have handled it beautifully!

congrats.
some amazing shots here.
third is my favourite also.

something unworldly about it

well done

Very nice Mudder!

My favourite would be #3, but only by a whisker

Cheers

Stunning shots Andrew
Great composition in #1, love the sky in #2 & #3 is my favourite but so hard to pick just one, love them all

A wonderful series. Congrats.

Wow!! They are truly superb. Love the 4th