Buckskin Glow

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 22, 2010372 views14 comments

I'm still trying to come up with a title for this one. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Usually it takes a while for me to think of something that is fitting. I shot this in Buckskin Gulch on day 6 of my last trip.

This was a fast moving glow. I barely missed it the day before, so I returned to the same location a bit earlier the next day.

Check out my blog for a video tour of the area, and some of my thoughts about shooting here.

http://benhorne.wordpress.com

Toyo45AII | Nikkor 210mm | Velvia 50 4x5 | 30s @ f/45

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on May 22, 2010 at 2:41 AM

"Entrance" - at least that's a title I used for a slot canyon shot.

Very amazing image Ben. The light entering in the bg creates a lot of "magic" here.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on May 22, 2010 at 6:12 AM

Great job on this one Ben. All the more impressive when you hear and read the back story from your blog. This would be exceptional printed LARGE....which is what you're after.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM

Fantastic glow and depth Ben.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on May 22, 2010 at 10:01 AM

I like your title, and I love the image. You've done a great job of putting the viewer right into this scene. Great light and colors. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Dorin Bofan on May 22, 2010 at 10:14 AM

The interplay of light and shadow is fantastic! And I like the perspective you chose as I get a pretty good understanding of the place (the cool video you did helped too

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on May 22, 2010 at 11:20 AM

Fantastic detail Ben, you gotta print this one huge!

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on May 22, 2010 at 1:30 PM

Very nice work here in this low light condition with the 4x5 & V-50, Ben.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on May 22, 2010 at 2:27 PM

"Buckskin Glow" works nicely I think. Beautiful image. I saw it pop up and then disappear last night and am glad to see it came back. The details in the dark areas are as intriguing as the glow.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on May 22, 2010 at 4:51 PM

Even though fairly simple and not over the top, I still really like it and the message it conveys.

I might wish for a touch more foreground path, but not at the expense of not showing the height of the walls here. Maybe shot at a lower position or two shots stitched to make a 16:9 vertical shot?

Still nice as is dude.

Mark

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on May 23, 2010 at 12:29 AM

Exquisite image. The light, color, and contrast are superb. I can only imagine what a print from that 4x5 Velvia transparency must be like.... stunning.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on May 23, 2010 at 1:08 AM

Just superb,would not change a thing. Enjoyed your blog and videos also. Look forward to seeing more from your trip.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on May 23, 2010 at 1:40 PM

Very impressive Ben. Really like everything about it. Mark's suggestion of including more fg path might be worth exploring, but it's excellent as is. Superbly crafted photo.

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Comment posted by Scott Lawson on May 23, 2010 at 3:58 PM

Beautiful glow on the distant wall. The sandstone folds in the right half of the image are also very interesting.

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Comment posted by Tristan Campbell on July 27, 2010 at 7:47 AM

Lovely composition and play between light, tone and colours. Tristan

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