I am attending a Lightroom workshop for a couple of days and I am glad to be able to pick up some new tricks. Last night we used how to use the graduated filter and that is great news for someone who never had such a filter for the camera. With a lot of burnt out skies as a result. I used a bit of this fiter in the picture above. Maybe too much?
Then I tried on a picture that was not a landscape, trees against the sky, and a frozen flower. But decided they looked better without. There are some information about this method in this web magazine.
Bente Haarstad Photography 
Lightroom is an amazing program. Have fun with it. Love the photos.
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On the time of film and optical filter, time to time I was forced to use it as
the client, editor like to have “Typical” photo 😀 = sky has to be blue
and the evening sky got to be orange 😀
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A bit is never too much! Good job, lovely pictures!
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It’s a very useful tool Bente. Smashing photos. I think the first picture looks great!
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I wish they had the option to “curve” the boundary, but otherwise I have used it occasionally. But I do also have an actual filter.
Surprisingly, that is harder to use well. At least for me.
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It’s good to experiment with these things. Eventually you’ll find the right balance. Love your photos!
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Absolutely love the frozen flower. I’ve been trying to decide whether to try Lightroom. It looks intimidating.
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Flot og interessant indlæg. Smukke billeder
Mange hilsner Hanna
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Lovely photo’s Bente
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Never heard of lightroom.. will google it and see.. great photos
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HI you will love LR… I use it almost exclusively, and move over to PS for special effects, etc.. another good software is OnOne PHoto Suite 7!
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I like alll the photos. Nice work. “A little dab will do it.”
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I think the first photo looks perfect to me – not at all too dark or heavy in the sky.
Wasn’t sure whether you meant you had used it on the second photo or that 2nd photo was the original – that one looks a bit dark to me (on my computer screen).
The third photo looks fabulous – lovely composition too. Really beautiful soft light. I envy you that soft light in your winter.
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How beautiful. It’s a wonderful filter
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The GNDF in LR is ok but if you have anything other than a straight line to work to it can also affect areas you don’t want to darken. Another option is to select the sky ( for example) using Quick Select in PS then use a curves adjustment layer and darken.
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Love that flower! All beautiful shots, though.
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The first photo is absolutely wonderful. If you don’t use the graduated filter too much, it’s always nice. I have no lightroom. But it’s great what some can do with it. Go’ helg! 😀
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I’ve been using that, too. Very helpful tool, isn’t it? I’m trying to persuade our school to buy lightroom for my 8 students.
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Gorgeous!!
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Always nice to learn new tricks. I love the last photo!
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Nydelige bilder, Bente. Du er en veldig bra fotograf, det har jeg alltid sett :).
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So beautiful!!! Love that last shot 🙂
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There are so many options in Lightroom at times I find it overwhelming!! On another note, I really like the 2nd shot.
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¡Preciosas fotos!Buen week-end.
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The pic with the reindeer looks wonderful, bente. I think the graduation is very subtle; seeing those slight bits of pink with the sunrise is most effective. Excellent composition and post-processing! 🙂
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Tu experiencia, Bente -tú sabrás- a mi me ha encantado: entra en el modo de ejercer un tipo de genuino arte fotográfico.
Felicidades. Saludos.
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I have no idea what a light filter is, but I love those photos! Beautiful!
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Beautiful photos!
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