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Glacial Sunrise 2 by Ray Mathis

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Glacial Sunrise 2

Winter sunrise on Nippersink Creek in Glacial Park, McHenry County. Another image I was able to save using the "dodge" tool. I had used 3 stops of graduated split field ND gray filters to darken the sky and bring out the grasses along the shoreline, but it had made the reflection much too light for my liking. The "dodge" tool allowed me to darken the reflection slightly and make the image more pleasing to my eye, and hopefully yours.


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Ray Mathis
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  • Jack Fitzgerald

    Jack Fitzgerald

    commented over 1 year ago

    These make me think about what to look for from now on.Thanks

  • Ray Mathis

    Ray Mathis

    commented over 1 year ago

    Find places, bodies of water for example, with nice shapes to them, that would cause someone's eye to move through the image in some way, and then be ready. See a nice sky or clouds and get there. No matter where you go in the country, there are a finite number of good spots. Finding them is the first trick.

  • Kathleen DeMasi

    Kathleen DeMasi

    commented over 1 year ago

    Very pleasing!

  • Ray Mathis

    Ray Mathis

    commented over 1 year ago

    thanks Kathleen

  • Ma Anderson

    Ma Anderson

    commented about 1 year ago

    Congratulations on being the showcased photographer! Well deserved!!!! Your work is inspirational to say the least! Thank you!

  • Ray Mathis

    Ray Mathis

    commented about 1 year ago

    Thank you Ma. Been slim pickin's lately though. Hope your winter is going well.

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