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Sedona: A Clearing Storm
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Sedona: A Clearing Storm

by Gabriel Colburn

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 9, 2010245 views10 comments
This will be my first post so I figured a brief introduction is in order. I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado and love landscape photography and climbing. Presently photography is merely a hobby, but eventually perhaps that will change. I've enjoyed surfing this site for about a year now and figured its about time I get a membership and get involved, so here's my first post.

This photo was taken in Sedona, Arizona at the end of December 2009 just after a snow storm. I spent several hours with my camera setup waiting for the dense fog to reveal the cliffs. Eventually the fog began to lift and was rapidly blowing through creating beams of light that shifted around dynamically lighting different parts of the scene. It was quite a spectacular light show! This photo is part of a series of photos from this event. The rest of which were taken with my DSLR since I didn't have much film loaded.

I'd appreciate any comments and critique!

Also, if there's any tips I should know about resizing photos for posting I'd appreciate that as well. Thanks!

Shen Hao 4x5 Velvia 100
Drum Scanned + PS adjustments to match the slide

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Scott Fricke on June 9, 2010 at 9:24 PM
Excellent first post! Welcome to NPN. Can't see anything I'd change, well done. The image seems a little soft and some sharpening may help, some tips on preparing photos can be found here: http://www.naturephotographers.net/userfaq.html See No. 7.
Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 9, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Welcome to NPN Gabriel. A beautiful frist post. Really liking the clouds hugging the mountain tops. I have been to Sedona before, but only in the summer. Looks like an interesting place to visit in winter.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Pam Colander on June 9, 2010 at 11:35 PM
Let me welcome you too Gabriel. Sedona holds fond memories for me and this is a beautiful image. I agree with Scott that some sharpening would improve this along with sizing up according to forum parameters.
Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments
Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on June 10, 2010 at 12:03 AM
Hard to beat redrocks, snow, blue skies, and atmospheric mist.. wonderful first post!
Registered on December 19, 2008, 306 Posts, 4840 Comments
Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on June 10, 2010 at 1:48 AM
Welcome to NPN. Nice first post! :biggrin:
Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 10, 2010 at 3:36 AM
Welcome to NPN. Great first post. I like the combination of colours and dappled lighting on the rocks & snow.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Andreas Resch on June 10, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Welcome here, Garbriel. That color palette works for me every time. Warm rocks and snow (preferably with a blueish hue). Great shot. You could use the full 720px in the future or even post an additional larger image so that we can enjoy and evaluate the images even better. Keep it up and enjoy your time here.
Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 10, 2010 at 2:50 PM
Gabriel,

Welcome to NPN and the ES&S Gallery! What a magnificent choice for your first post. A fresh dusting of snow in Sedona is always special - actually special in just about any place in the desert SW. The clouds, clearing storm and the perfect blue sky above just makes for a beautiful landscape. Oh, and the semi-pano format is quite fitting as well.

We look forward to seeing more images and also encourage your participation. Don't be shy and jump right in.

The link Scott provided is a great place to start. Feel free to contact any of the moderators or anyone on the forum for that matter if you have any additional questions. Lot's of folks here will to help and answer questions.

Welcome!

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 10, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Welcome to NPN, and very nice first post. I enjoy the clarity in this and the contrast between the beautiful blue sky and snow. Looking forward to many more posts.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 11, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Gabriel, welcome to NPN. This is a fantastic first post. gorgeous mointain scene, and those clouds are really smokin' Keep them coming and feel free to jump in with the comments. :wavey:
Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments