Kolob Meadow

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 12, 2010193 views13 comments

Not particularly extraordinary; just reminiscent of a pleasant, peaceful, solitary autumn afternoon in the Kolob Canyons. This is one of the larger open grassy meadows that I can recall happening upon anywhere in Zion to this point. With this composition I wanted to portray a sense of the location by including as much of the open meadow in the foreground as I could, while also including enough of the massive dramatic vertical cliff wall in the background to effectively complement the serene autumn scene. This resulted in somewhat of a 50/50 comp, but I think that the off-center stand of trees reduces this impact.

Canon 5DII
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II
33mm, f/11, 0.3 seconds, ISO 50

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 12, 2010 at 7:59 AM

Very nice Jim. The colors blend so nicely. The 50/50 comp works well too.

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Comment posted by Guy Tal on December 12, 2010 at 8:35 AM

One of my favorite spots in the Kolobs. The beautiful red glow from the canyon walls is magical.

Guy

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 12, 2010 at 9:41 AM

This great. Wonderful glow everywhere. The comp is perfect, IMO.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 12, 2010 at 10:17 AM

Real pretty scene Jim. Well composed and nice light.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 12, 2010 at 10:29 AM

I like this a lot. The colors and the comp. really appeal to me.

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Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 12, 2010 at 10:45 AM

Simple and effective. I love the glow of the canyon wall against the soft pallette of the grasses.

Lori

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on December 12, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Very nice, Jim. This has a nice glow that I find very pleasing and peaceful. I also like the sense of enveloping light. Just curious, but I wonder how this would look in (somewhat) higher key B&W? The horizon line is perfectly placed.

Nie work!

--P

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Comment posted by Julian Barkway on December 12, 2010 at 11:17 AM

Love the soft, understated and glowing colours. Really beautiful, Jim.

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on December 12, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Wonderful color and composition.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 12, 2010 at 9:37 PM

Jim,

Initially I thought this was too close to 50/50 and was going to suggest cropping some of the grasses. but I understand now your intent to include as much of the meadow as you could. And I think you've succeeded very nicely in your attempt to portray that sense of location. I also think it's especially important to have the little bit of openness up front that includes the leaves and hint of green underneath.

This is quite wonderful.

Lon

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 13, 2010 at 4:40 AM

Love how the comp lures me into a special spot in the grove of trees. Wonderful glowing quality to the light and a really nice comp.

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on December 13, 2010 at 9:43 AM

Lovely scene and gorgeous light and color. I'm on the fence about the 50/50 comp. but think I'm leaning more toward less on the bottom. Regardless, it's beautiful.

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Comment posted by Justin Reznick on December 13, 2010 at 3:14 PM

Wonderful scene Jim, great comp!

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