Painted Hills afternoon

Incredible shadows and colors. Very enjoyable to look at and a different view of the Painted Hills. Well done!

Wonderful texture
the shadows are amazing
Great colors

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Magnificent, light and shadows convey a good sense of depth despite the focal used and the close framing. Colors and textures are wonderful.

Thanks you Dean, Abdullaziz, and Francesco for comments on the photo taken at the Painted Hills.

Late afternoon is the best time to photograph this area and storm light is even better! There is rarely any other people there and I often find I have the whole place to myself. Using different focal lengths can make for some wonderful compositions emphasizing the wonderful contours, colors and shadows. I took a wide variety of images using a wide angle lens, long zoom (80-400mm) and my 300mm lens. This image was one of my favorites of the shoot as it really emphasized those things that make the Painted Hills special.

Thanks again,
..Marcy

It's all about the light Marcy and you captured it very well.

A nice take on the place. I might go a bit tighter to eliminate the dark top left corner. Love the lines.

Thanks, Bill and Paul - appreciate your comments!


Marcy

Marcy,

Great use of light and lines. I really like how the shadows also separate the color and tone of the scene. And you did a great job of isolating this little section of the hills in this intimate composition. Well done.

Lon

Hi Lon,

Thanks for your nice comments - I love patterns, textures and color and enjoy pulling those elements out of the larger scenes. Can't beat the Painted Hills for offering those types of opportunities!

Marcy

I'll echo my post on PNWNP, I'm loving this one Marcy!

Incredible light and lines Marcy. Gorgeous. Love it.

Thanks again, John - I really appreciate your comments.

Marcy

Hi Vance,

Thank you for the comments on the photo - there is just something special about the Painted Hills. I never tire of going there to take photos. There is also a surprising amount of wildlife in the area including some huge Mule Deer bucks!

By the way, I really enjoyed looking at the Alaska images in your portfolio. I spend a lot of time in AK every year myself and one of my favorite places in the world is the Brooks Range. Your tundra images are stunning!

Thanks again,
..Marcy

A wonderful telephoto extraction here. Almost abstract with excellent lines, shadow, and color.

Very nice abstract from here. I like the dune-ness of the comp and light.

Thanks Morris and Tony for your comments, I really appreciate it.


Marcy