Opinion wanted The Eiger at dawn

[Morexp57]

Location

Europe

Camera type

DSLR camera

Camera sensor

APS-C (Crop)

The Eiger seen from Grindelwald. The photo was taken at about 5:15 in the morning on May 17.


ISO 100, f/8.0, 30.0 s, 18 mm

 

[NataliaFlejszarPhoto]

The Eiger seen from Grindelwald. The photo was taken at about 5:15 in the morning on May 17.

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ISO 100, f/8.0, 30.0 s, 18 mm

Oh wow it's very beautiful picture 🤩

 

[Morexp57]

Thank you Natalia, I was lucky to wake up early.

 

[Morexp57]

I thought I should put up a slightly more realistic version of this picture. This version is more in line with what I really saw in front of me.

 

[Jack]

hi Morexp57 , I prefer the first photo. More exposure, the second one is a bit darker for my eyes .

 

[Morexp57]

hi Morexp57 , I prefer the first photo. More exposure, the second one is a bit darker for my eyes .

Yes, I agree with you. I also prefer the brighter version. What I like about the darker version is the light at the top left, which illuminates the snow in a very soft way with bluish tones. And also the small light in the middle of the mountain range, which is visible as in reality. I don't know what this light is... Maybe a refuge or a hut of the Swiss Alpine Club.

 

[Jack]

Yes, I agree with you. I also prefer the brighter version. What I like about the darker version is the light at the top left, which illuminates the snow in a very soft way with bluish tones. And also the small light in the middle of the mountain range, which is visible as in reality. I don't know what this light is... Maybe a refuge or a hut of the Swiss Alpine Club.

To highlight the top of mountain, you could increase whiteness, highlighting, and a bit of exposure, and drop down the black . I believe this way, you will have everything from top more white .

 

[Morexp57]

To highlight the top of mountain, you could increase whiteness, highlighting, and a bit of exposure, and drop down the black . I believe this way, you will have everything from top more white .

Yes. I can try different settings. I really like to play with the possibilities that photo editing programs offer these days.

 

[Jack]

Yes. I can try different settings. I really like to play with the possibilities that photo editing programs offer these days.

Nowadays you can achieve great results from these new editing softwares. I really like to play with them all