Ben_Coffman
Cannon Beach Milky Way panorama 2
This is a re-edit of an image I posted only a year ago that you can find here: www.flickr.com/photos/ben_coffman/24030596440/in/photolis...
I was never really happy with the original version of this photo, even as I was posting it (does anyone else ever experience that)? I had resorted to some older ideas/techniques in which I would do everything in my power to reduce/eliminate light pollution in my photos, which usually meant "blueing" the sky and desaturating all oranges/yellows.
A different way of thinking has led me to leave more of the natural (or in this case, unnatural) colors of the sky intact for hopefully a more realistic look. I also decided to leave the town of Cannon Beach in the frame (right side), which I think also helps to illustrate where all of this crazy light pollution is coming from.
Whereas I once would've taken the old edit down and hoped against all hope that nobody would notice the difference, I decided to leave it up and embrace having two different visions (and therefore versions) of the same scene.
So what do you think? Do you have a preference between the two? Should I leave the old one up?
Cannon Beach Milky Way panorama 2
This is a re-edit of an image I posted only a year ago that you can find here: www.flickr.com/photos/ben_coffman/24030596440/in/photolis...
I was never really happy with the original version of this photo, even as I was posting it (does anyone else ever experience that)? I had resorted to some older ideas/techniques in which I would do everything in my power to reduce/eliminate light pollution in my photos, which usually meant "blueing" the sky and desaturating all oranges/yellows.
A different way of thinking has led me to leave more of the natural (or in this case, unnatural) colors of the sky intact for hopefully a more realistic look. I also decided to leave the town of Cannon Beach in the frame (right side), which I think also helps to illustrate where all of this crazy light pollution is coming from.
Whereas I once would've taken the old edit down and hoped against all hope that nobody would notice the difference, I decided to leave it up and embrace having two different visions (and therefore versions) of the same scene.
So what do you think? Do you have a preference between the two? Should I leave the old one up?