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Gallery: LandscapePosted May 4, 2010240 views17 comments

I shot this way back in 2003 using my first digital camera... the original Canon 1DS. I decided to dig thru the archives and rework this image using more mature post processing skills.

I'm not crazy about the straight forward comp, but I do like the way the image plays with my mind, as I try to figure out what is near and far.

Canon 1DS/16-35 at 16mm. TK's luminosity and saturation masks.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on May 4, 2010 at 3:28 PM

jimmy - you're right - it does take some working out. love the deep reds in this too. nice work.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on May 4, 2010 at 3:32 PM

Beautiful play of light and hard on the brain. Nice work on an older photo Jimmy.

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Comment posted by John Williams on May 4, 2010 at 3:43 PM

That is a cool effect. Great reds too, good idea to rework.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 4, 2010 at 4:19 PM

Straight forward comp? I still haven't put all the parts together yet, but do like the shapes and patterns. I like the scene and the light but feel the saturation and tint are a bit off. It feels a bit too magenta and a bit too saturated to me, though I'm more than happy to allow for a lot of personal interpretation with this subject matter.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 4, 2010 at 6:27 PM

Wow did you bring everything out of this shot! Great pp work as this thing just sings!

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 4, 2010 at 8:05 PM

I love it! The light color and detail in this are just wild. I like the comp too. Really good!

Chris

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Comment posted by Jesse Speer on May 5, 2010 at 12:09 AM

Near/far, positive/negative ... what a mind trip. Glad you dug it up, for sure. I really appreciate this image for those qualities - far more interesting that the typical slot image.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on May 5, 2010 at 10:37 AM

It radiates!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on May 5, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Nice work, Jimmy. I never tire of the slot canyons.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on May 5, 2010 at 4:56 PM

Colorful with good details in the both lights and darks. Nice optical illusion, too. I like it.

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Comment posted by Richard Hartmann on May 5, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Yes, it plays with my mind, sort of like an Escher.

I like the shapes and the processing is inspiring.

Keep digging and processing...

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 5, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Cool!

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Comment posted by Kris Johnson on May 5, 2010 at 11:24 PM

Beautiful image. Nice colors and textures

Registered on March 6, 2010, 26 Posts, 299 Comments

Comment posted by Adrian Klein on May 6, 2010 at 12:28 AM

You are not crazy about this image? Well you can just hand it over then! In all seriousness this is great for the simple fact of what you mention.... the mind games it plays. I love when folks find comps where nature forces us to figure these puzzles out.

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Comment posted by Joseph Kayne on May 6, 2010 at 10:12 AM

Excellent work, James!!!

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on May 6, 2010 at 11:32 AM

Quite the mind bender, Jimmy. I love the light and colors but as you say the most interesting part is trying to make sense of the perspective.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 6, 2010 at 3:21 PM

Jimmy,

Sweet! I think the tones and saturation are just right - not overboard and that glow of the reflected light is what really helps define the image and also makes the formations so tough to figure out. Tony may be right about the magenta though, now that I think about it. But I still think it looks great.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments