Lake Agnes Cloudscape (Workflow Series #2)

Workflow Series - #2 - Lake Agnes Cloudscape ----- Location: Lake Agnes, high above Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada EXIF: 69 sec. - f/20 - ISO 100, 19mm File: 3413 x 5120 pixels, 18.2 mb The key to striking long exposures of clouds and water is to use a neutral density filter; in this case, I used a 10-stop ND filter from Breakthrough Photography, which allowed for the 69-second exposure and the long, wispy clouds. They were moving quite fast that day, but now they're frozen in time! This filter also gave the water a frozen, silky look despite constant ripples. Lastly, I used an Orton effect filter and tweaked the color calibration in Photoshop to give this one a surreal, dreamy look....View all