Forests and Mountains of North Cascades National Park
A view looking to the east and seen from a small opening in the woods not long after starting a hike along the Agnes Gorge Trail. With the sunlight coming out through the clouds, I knew it would be a difficult capture what I perceived as a large dynamic range. By keeping my camera on a Manual mode, I was able to find a mean exposure that I could later pull the shadows out in Capture NX2. I finally used some CEP filters (Low Key, Polarization and Graduated Neutral Density) which seemed to best bring out look I wanted in a final image, even with the bright sunlight from the mid-morning.
Forests and Mountains of North Cascades National Park
A view looking to the east and seen from a small opening in the woods not long after starting a hike along the Agnes Gorge Trail. With the sunlight coming out through the clouds, I knew it would be a difficult capture what I perceived as a large dynamic range. By keeping my camera on a Manual mode, I was able to find a mean exposure that I could later pull the shadows out in Capture NX2. I finally used some CEP filters (Low Key, Polarization and Graduated Neutral Density) which seemed to best bring out look I wanted in a final image, even with the bright sunlight from the mid-morning.