Marcian Chronicles

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 3, 2010236 views17 comments

Taken on a run from the last leg of clearing storm, light lasted for few minutes.The scene looked a lot more impressive than I made it to look, i was focused on preparing for the upcoming sunset.

North AZ, sideways from Grand Canyon NP.
Canon 40D, 24-105L, hand held with the support of a tree branch.

C&C welcome

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on December 3, 2010 at 9:27 PM

I tend to like this type of landscape shot and i definitely like this one nice job.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on December 3, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Very dramatic lighting here Vlad. I like the sun rays coming down from the top and illuminating mesa.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 3, 2010 at 9:56 PM

Very dramatic light. I could see darkening the top edge some to keep the viewer's eye better in the frame.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 3, 2010 at 10:15 PM

Amazing light on your first post Vlad! Welcome to NPN!

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on December 3, 2010 at 10:41 PM

The light here is very interesting. It took me a while to get y bearings for where the light was coming from.

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Comment posted by Jason Kim on December 3, 2010 at 11:45 PM

Very dramatic light!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 4, 2010 at 1:57 AM

Vlad,

Welcome to NPN and the ES&S Gallery! What a grand and dramatic entrance with this image! This must have been a sight to see and you captured and crafted this wonderfully. I like that you included a dark silhouette of the landscape at the bottom. Just a well executed capture of beautiful and timely light.

Welcome! We look forward to more images and your participation.

Lon

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on December 4, 2010 at 2:48 AM

Beautiful light and very well presented in this compact composition.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 4, 2010 at 8:29 AM

Beautiful light. Well composed and put together. Nice!!!

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on December 4, 2010 at 2:48 PM

I love the light on the distant mesa, it really seems to glow in the stormy gloom. That atmospherics above further add the image as well.

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Comment posted by Mitch Erwin on December 4, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Vlad, this is real nice and what dramatic light!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on December 4, 2010 at 3:34 PM

Hey Vlad, so nice to see you posting on NPN! This one really caught my eye when I reviewed your recent works. Very creative. Subtle but powerful image. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on December 4, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Thanks all , i had been lurking around NPN for a while - best forum , dedicated to the art of expressing nature..

Registered on November 12, 2010, 48 Posts, 358 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 4, 2010 at 8:38 PM

dedicated to the art of expressing nature

Wow, I think this is a profound statement about our craft! It could be the theme for NPN.... I've never heard this expression and I think it nails what we do and who we are as nature photographers! It ties "art" directly with nature and photography. I love it!

Did you come up with this, or is there credit elsewhere??? I'd certainly love to use this expression.

Anyway, not sure if anyone else will pick this up at this point, but just wanted to let you know I love the expression!

Lon

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Comment posted by Aaron Cowan on December 5, 2010 at 12:12 PM

Nicely captured rays and the spotlighting is sweet.

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Comment posted by Gino Cortez on December 5, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Nice atmospherics, spot lighting and foreground silhouette. Welcome to NPN. Beautiful dog as well!

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Comment posted by Vlad Sadovsky on December 5, 2010 at 12:48 PM

Lon, gee, thanks ! -- truth is more mundane. I am not a native English speaker and this is my loose translation of how I describe my impression plus the key reason I like the forum.. No copyright or any other restriction on use of course :).

Tony : thanks for the advice, it does help. I have 3 complementary images from the same location, which go in sequence. Darkening the top for this one makes it fit with the other two..

Gino : she says thanks for the compliment. That's the only type of "portraiture" i tried to do :)

Registered on November 12, 2010, 48 Posts, 358 Comments