In the splendid setting of the Alps I took advantage of every single shot and moment of light that I had available, it was a beutiful excursion and a very prolific day from a photographic point of view. I made this shot using a large root of a tree that protruded from the ground around the frozen lake with the mountain in the background to complete the scenery
Here too, as in my two previous photos, I shot with the focus stacking technique, then first capturing a series of shots for the foreground and then a new series of shots for the mountain in the background. The result is a shot completely in focus, you can find more information on this technique in my article dedicated to how to use focus stacking with exposure bracketing
WORKFLOW EXPLANATION
The processing was very similar to the latest of this series, I firstly blended the shots with respective focus, than I blended the two groups of images using focus stacking technique
With the use of TTS Pro I added details and contrast to the frame, than I increased warm lights with a warm filter applied to luminosity masks. I launched orton effect, than I fixed lights and contrasts using again luminosity masks around the main point of interests such as highlights and dark shadows
With the use of dodge and burn I lighten the root in order to give more appearance to the eye of the viewer, I also lightened the trees below the mountain and given more prominence to the sunlight reflections on the ice
I increased the colour vibrance and the autumn colour look using the specific effect you can find in my free panel
As final touch I darkened the the lawn area around the roots to give greater prominence to the central figure of the photo
I hope you will find this usefull! I’m happy to ear this from you!
TECNHNICAL STUFF
Camera: Nikon D-800
Nikon 14-24 f/2,8 (used at 14 mm)
Single Shot
ISO: 100 at f/14
Software: Photoshop CC2020
Plugin: TTS Pro
