Calling down the night
Bit of an experiment this….....Not sure whether I like it or not yet – whaddya think.
Honest opinion please, I wont be offended if you rag it to death.
The original photo on which it was based was a dreary looking long exposure, almost night thing, of a view from Mortons Overlook in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the USA, with fog in the valley, and a missed sunset. I added a replacement sunset from the same day (slightly different position), and traces of a distant hill on the right. Then I picked out odd bits of treeline from an underexposed photo from the same vantage point, added a blue gradient, and a red, then blended the lot together and reduced the noise. It isnt perfect, I know, but I began to get annoyed with where it wasnt going, and stopped before I made matters worse.
Thanks Squealia – Hope this mod is better.
NB – Most pleasantly surprised – this was a featured image in the Smoky Mountain Masterpieces on 16th Aug 2008 – Thanks Guys n Gals.
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SylviaHardy
It is very beautiful and effectively done in my opinion!
RavenSoul
I REALLY Like this!
Sylvia Tax
Magical !
Squealia
I really like it except one thing! The blob of black in the sky in the middle! It may have been a cloud, but to me it looks out of place, sorry. I love the misted hills and the tree lines the colours the added red tinged hill everything except the black blob! Maybe you can either get rid of it? Or reduce the blackness of it?
Graeme Pettit ... in reply to Squealia’s comment
Hopefully, this one is a little better. I had been playing too long with it, and had to do a different one, but Ive faded it off and enlarged the cloud. I think it is better – thanks for pointing that out (and for the comments {applies to everyone who is showing me support}. Cheers. G xxx
brian pendrey
stunning image
Squealia
I prefer the new toned down version! LOL…... Great :O)
hilarydougill
it is spectacular, wonderful imagery and glorious sun, has a very atmospheric feel to it, wonderful experiment. hugs
Denis Dalby
It has a certain mysterious quality to it Graeme… I like it!
Ken Mucke
WOW.,...just breathtaking…..Amazing image
Gary L. Suddath
I think its great,has a mystical feel to it from a time long ago
Barry Norton
The mist rising after a warm day, good capture
Sean Farragher
fantastic,,,,,,,,,,i like it
Sean Farragher
if you got a wolf at the corner,,,,,,it would be awesome,,,,,,,,,,have him snarling
gladders
s’very nice Mr.P. I’m a real sucker for swirling mist in a landscape! Perhaps a tad to dark though?
ElRobbo
Wow!
It’s almost like an image of a volcano (Mt. Doom?)!
The strong moodiness, striking contrast between the red-orange glow and the dark, brooding colours of the mountain and valley below, and the well-balanced composition create a real scene of interest here, Graeme!
I like it, anyway!
:)
Lensman2008
This has an ‘other worldly’ feel about it….full of atmos’fear’
You can almost hear the werewolves howling!!!
GloriaDK
Graeme, this is lovely, don’t change anything, it is very Asian looking and very calming.
lightsmith
I can’t comment on the original as I’ve only seen this one. But this one’s great!
Kofoed
Wow! How can you be in doubt? This is great!
Jellybean720
WOW.. no dought in my mind.. Just Beautiful.. GREAT CAPTURE :))
velveteagle
Oh you got a winner here.. Beautiful moment ..
amarica
I like it, great job!
Nikki Collier
Its like the sun is giving up to the cover of mist… wonderfullly done!!
greenjewels77
...in awe…I love your work…peace, jewels
Linda Morrison
Beautiful shot.The mist is fab
Chuck Wickham
I like the composition, but it’s not popping, a little too dark,if you brighten it up just a tweak it will be a killer!
Chuck Wickham
Your the artist,your opinion is all that really matters,not mine.
Jane Best
This is awesome. Powerful. I like the very dark-almost black in most of the compostition-then with the fog/mist along the ridge leading up to the focal point of the richly orange setting sun. Again, Powerful!
taueva
i like this a lot…love the mystery that the lights seems to whisper. Soft and Powerful!!!!!!!!!
MelanieSpeaks
Lovely work, your porfolio is great…Melanie