Along the coast of Oregon

[bandybw]

This was taken at Shore Acres State Park in Oregon. I waited several hours for this wave to appear (but it was a wonderful few hours). Processed with darktable.

 

[Glenn]

Nice capture.

 

[bandybw]

Nice capture.

Thanks but I have to admit that I was fortunate (lucky) to capture this. There was no warning and it suddenly happened and then it was over.

 

[Glenn]

You had the patience to wait - that's good technique right there in my book.

 

[Helen Summers]

Yes, caught the moment nicely. Well worth the wait.

 

[John2]

Spectacular. How much processing was involved (highlights/shadows).

 

[bandybw]

I appreciate all the comments - thank you.

As far as the amount of highlight/shadow processing it's pretty much exposure + b&w conversion + tone mapping + contrast + local contrast. Contrast and local contrast are selectively applied. I definitely pushed the blacks and whites to their limit but I think that suited this photo. Difficult for me to explain because I use darktable and it's a fair bit different than Lightroom. Not sure if that answers your question but if not let me know.

 

[John2]

Just interested because in terms of retaining detail in both, you managed to get the balance just right - the highlights in particular.

 

[bandybw]

Thanks. There are some very good tools in my processing software to ensure the highlights are never blown and the shadows aren't crushed - although I don't mind if the shadows are crushed a little bit. Once I add the contrast I will always go back and tweak the highlights/shadows.