We had an amazing sunrise this morning in the Huangshan Mountains. The morning began clear and then clouds formed and started swirling around the granite peaks due to the high winds, and even though it was cold we were captivated by the beauty of it all. This has to be one of the most dynamic landscapes I've ever taken. I took several HDR images, but the problem was that the clouds were moving so fast that even with high speed continuous shooting, I feared there would be some ghosting when the photos were composited together. This image is a single frame, and I simply used Adobe Camera Raw to lighten the shadows and darken the highlights so the exposure was correct throughout the image. I shot this with my 24-105mm lens and 640 ISO. I use daylight white balance for all of my outdoor nature photography.
2 Comments
Sep 20, 2016, 1:57:42 PM
Jim - Thanks very much, Frederic.
Sep 20, 2016, 8:50:01 AM
Frederic Hore - Superb image Jim! Love the drama and atmosphere the swirling clouds created.
I know you're a fan of HDR, but as you mentioned, if captured in RAW mode, I've found, like you - that shadow, highlight and contrast adjustments will render superb results.
Bon route! Happy trails!
Frederic in Montréal.