A few views from the Roaches.....

Dazzlercee · 3 Jun 2007 at 17:06

Just got round to processing some shots from the Roaches (or thereabouts).
Cannot say what a difference a decent polariser makes, adds a lot of saturation and contrast and really brings out those clouds.

NorthstaNder · 3 Jun 2007 at 17:29

I love em. The shadows from the clouds just give me an awesome sense of scale (if that makes sense).

Zheka · 3 Jun 2007 at 17:38

Great sky and view. Need more punch though. Colour, contrast?

Dazzlercee · 3 Jun 2007 at 17:49

Agreed. As per my other post they lost something in the upload, possibly because they are Adobe RGB and not sRGB which is supposedly better for web images. They look fine in Lightroom etc.

Dazzlercee · 3 Jun 2007 at 18:26

Just to see if they do look better using sRGB....

Hmmm....they seem to retain their saturation and contrast better (a bit overdone on this one though).

antc · 3 Jun 2007 at 20:24

I really like these shots a lot. that polarizing filter does an awesome job of bringing out the clouds and making the sky nice and blue!! Good work

Im going to make a guess here based on your exif details but was it the 17-40L lens that you used on your 5d?

Dazzlercee · 3 Jun 2007 at 22:01

You guessed right. The 17-40L is a great wide angle lense with the 5D. I used to own one a few years ago for my 20D but it wasn't wide enough, so I sold it and got the 10-22. As soon as I got the 5D I missed the 17-40 and had to pick up another!

The polariser also aids in bringing out distant objects such as trees and bushes as it cuts through the distant haze.