Moody Morning View - Coronet Peak Road, Queenstown New Zealand

Morning View From The Coronet Peak Road, Queenstown

Earlier this week I wrote a post expounding the benefits of the new and improved  Lightroom 4 Shadows Slider.  This powerful tool 'opens up' shadow areas in images like this, unlocking a full range of tonality.

However, sometimes it I think it is nice to let the shadow chips fall where they may - this photo is a good example of that in my opinion.

This is an in camera jpeg from the Canon 5dmkii  and it is completely untouched by post-processing.  Why? because I like it just as it is.

You don't always have to 'work' your images - trust your artistic instincts.

Anyone else feel this way sometimes?

Comments welcomed :-)

Cheers - Todd

Autumn morning view over Queenstown from the Coronet Peak Road.  Photography by Todd Sisson. View more beautiful New Zealand images here

Shooting Data: f/16, 0.3 sec, ISO 50.

Made on: a Canon 5d Markii (I'd buy the Canon 5D Mark III  these days) with Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM Lens  @ 24mm. Captured to 16GB Lexar Cf Card (still on special at Amazon) .

Filters: Marumi Circular Polarizer (read my polarizer review here) and 3 stop Singh Ray ND grad filter.

Thank you to everyone who uses my links - the small amount I make from these helps to keep my kids feet in shoes each winter!

Please ask any questions in the comments stream :-)

Cheers - Todd

When Art Becomes Art-ier

We received an email today from a wonderful Australian artist, let's call her Ann, wishing to use the image from our popular Moeraki Boulders Sunrise canvas print as the inspiration for a painting.

Firstly, I applaud the artistic respect proffered by Ann in seeking our permission to work from our image - I find it really gratifying when another artist re-interprets your work especially in another medium.  Obviously, our permission was forthcoming.

This is not the first time that this image has been the framework for another artist - the image in this post shows a 1.2 metre wide mosaic by created by Invercargill artist Lyndon Coppin.  

Of course,  as a man Lyndon decided to employ the time tested maxim "it is better to ask forgiveness rather than permisssion" by approaching us retro-actively - I am not sure what he would have done if I'd said no - Hammer Time? ;-)

Moeraki Boulders New Zealand - From Fine Art Print to Fine Art Mosaic

So, we'd love to hear from you if you wish to use any of the images from sisson.co.nz as the basis for non-commercial artwork.

Cheers - Todd

Photo Details: 

The photograph was made about 5 years ago using a Nikon D2x (these days I'd use a Nikon D800 (currently in stock at Amazon!)) Nikon 12-24mm f/4G DX , Singh ray 3 stop ND grad .  I use Lexar CF & SD cards.  The image was edited in Adobe Photoshop - using three blended exposures from the same RAW file.