You may not think of the Yukon as having mountains that rival those of the Rockies, but within the Kluane National Park Reserve are some significant peaks, including Canada's tallest, Mt. Logan (not pictured), at 5,959 metres (19,551 feet). To get a good view of Mt. Logan you need to be in a plane or a boat, but I was happy just driving down Highway 1, which skirts the park. It was late in the fall season and the heights were dusted with snow while the roads were dry.
Looks strong and simple :-)
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Just like me. ;)
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@derekkind, in still curious what kind of editing you do on your photos. I'm sure they're almost perfect coming right of your lens, but what makes them Derekproof?
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Hey @dboontje! I wouldn't say nearly perfect right out of the lens - that part is critical, of course, but to me, these photos are nothing without the finish - the images I capture on location are just the raw material to be taken into Lightroom and Photoshop to be processed and refined. I deliberately edit my photos beyond technical accuracy to evoke a feeling: since a 2D photo can never fully relate the true experience of standing in a place and seeing it oneself with all senses, I try to recover some of that vibe by making my photos dramatic, colourful, and/or a little surreal.
The exact process is too variable for a simple tutorial - every photo is a new adventure in editing - but my basic workflow starts by playing with all the sliders in Lightroom, experimenting and trying to get it close to what I want the final image to look like. I'll often add a vignette or a gradient, or do some dodging and burning to highlight different parts of the composition. Then I'll take it into Photoshop for the final touches - I might play with the color grading using Lookup Tables, duplicate layers with different blend modes, and then more dodging and burning, before finally adding a subtle gaussian blur filter (often referred to as an Orton filter) to soften things up (this is my favourite trick, and possibly the thing that you might call Derekproofing - haha! - though I'm by no means the only one doing this).
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Wow thank you for your explanation. I have no urge to judge on all that, on the contrary, I am fascinated by your photos and want to learn to become better in both handling the camera as lightroom or photoshop.
I only started using lightroom since a few a weeks ago because @guchtere explained the same thing as you did. But I still struggle finding the right balance between real and surreal. Any how,... Great fan! Keep up the good work.
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Another one of your classic road shots.
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I can never help it - I always have to stop for these! But you should see the thousands of road shots that don't make the cut, lol!
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You should start a stock photography site dedicated to road shots.
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But how would I...uh...drive traffic to it?
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Simply stunning. At first I thought It was a painting. Great job !
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Thank you!! :D
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love those low clouds
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Yesss, it's always nice when the clouds come down to play hide and seek with the peaks!
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