Monument Valley Icons

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 20, 2010452 views16 comments

Taken on my just completed tour of Arches NP and Monument Valley. I only had the 1 attempt at the night photography as the clouds were around for most of the trip......so swithced to sunrise/sunset times. As this storm cleared....we got the subtle pinks in the sky....so I helped them out w/ an enhancing filter. Yeah....I could swith WB....but had the filter from film days so used it!
Canon 1D Mark 3 with the 17-40mm lens at 25mm for 5 seconds at f22 and ISO 100 all tripod mounted and 2 stacked grad ND's. Desaturated the reds about 20 points in post and cropped to a pano.....mostly to eliminate con trails....but also like the way it accentuated the mittens.

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Comment posted by Ian Plant on May 20, 2010 at 6:36 PM

sweet color, great shot!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 20, 2010 at 6:39 PM

Beautiful scene Roman, well done.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 20, 2010 at 6:51 PM

Sweet light. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 20, 2010 at 7:07 PM

Wonderful color in the sky Roman. I love the quiet mood and detail in the larger view.

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on May 20, 2010 at 7:52 PM

Well done Roman. I like the pano crop.

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Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on May 20, 2010 at 8:00 PM

classic view..very well done

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Comment posted by Jeff Hackett on May 20, 2010 at 8:01 PM

Very nice, awesome colors in the sky. Nice balanced comp as well.

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on May 20, 2010 at 8:30 PM

Well done, Roman!
I love the pano presentation.
Neil

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 20, 2010 at 10:05 PM

Spectacular light, Roman. An icon with light beats and icon without light any day.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 21, 2010 at 12:31 AM

Killer clouds and sky make this an icon shot to remember.

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Comment posted by Kent Mearig on May 21, 2010 at 1:03 AM

The buttes themselves look a little funky to me for some reason. A little to bright and contrasty perhaps? The sky makes the simple composition work just right, and I'm sure this format was the right choice.

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Comment posted by Jimmy Gekas on May 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Sweet scene, colors and light. I have to agree with Kent. The buttes and even the foreground seem a bit over processed, even on the larger version. Perhaps it is a simple sharpening issue? Nonetheless, what an amazing sky and overall scene you captured.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on May 21, 2010 at 2:18 PM

Sweet sky man. Pano crop works for me. I might try pushing the mittens more red to differentiate them a touch more from t he sky.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on May 21, 2010 at 9:16 PM

The large image really makes this one shine. Beautiful colors in that sky! Great shot!

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Comment posted by Alex Mody on May 21, 2010 at 9:35 PM

Nothing makes an iconic scene like this sing more than incredible light! Well done.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on May 24, 2010 at 4:26 PM

great sky and colors. well done

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