V Formation

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 2, 2009234 views11 comments

It seems like everywhere you turn in Zion there is a great photographic opportunity. This image was taken literally a 90° turn to the left from the vantage point of my previous post. I was of course drawn to the shape of the tree, complemented by the lines of the rocks in the foreground.

Canon 5DII
Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS
40mm, f/22, 1.6 seconds, ISO 50

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by John Mumaw on December 2, 2009 at 10:57 PM

First thing I noticed was the complementary angles.
Nice composition and muted light.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on December 2, 2009 at 11:36 PM

I like the repetition of the dynamic shape, but I wonder if this would be more visually appealing with the v's offset instead of in line with each other.

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Comment posted by Carlos Molina on December 2, 2009 at 11:41 PM

Very creative compo. Colors are exquisite.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 3, 2009 at 12:14 AM

Nice comp and color Jim. Nice texture in the rocks.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on December 3, 2009 at 12:44 AM

good eye for this comp - the V of the tree is complemented so well by the fg rock

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 3, 2009 at 1:10 AM

I think the 'V' shapes work so well here you should take this a step further and make it a vertical pano of the left 2/3.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on December 3, 2009 at 1:42 AM

Great design to your composition Jim. Colors appear very natural. Really nice work.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on December 3, 2009 at 6:10 AM

Beautiful Jim, in every way.
John

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Comment posted by Phillip Noll on December 3, 2009 at 9:04 AM

Very nice composition. I like the repeating "V"s.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on December 3, 2009 at 1:55 PM

Great capture Jim,

The v-composition frames this up beautifully, and I love the relationship between the muted reds of the rock along with bright yellows in the tree.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 4, 2009 at 9:31 PM

I like this shot quite well. Zion with a less iconic take. Nice done both in comp and light.

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