Canyon Specter

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 18, 2010348 views11 comments

My first attempts at slot canyon photography. I thought the cool tones in this one suited the title, and the glowing "eyes" above.

5D MII
17-40L

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Lori Kincaid on December 18, 2010 at 9:08 AM

It does look ghostly! Beautiful image, with great textures and forms.

Lori

Registered on November 15, 2003, 90 Posts, 2033 Comments

Comment posted by dean hebert on December 18, 2010 at 12:39 PM

An interesting take on this area.The "eyes" draw my attention to the top half of the photo so I wouldn't mind a bit more detail up there.The cool tones work well.

Registered on August 4, 2010, 70 Posts, 1132 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on December 18, 2010 at 12:51 PM

So used to seeing super saturated images from this area, this is actually quite easy on my eyes. The subtle tones really work well here Harry, and the complexity of the image is also pretty cool. I suppose as a photoshop dynamic range fanatic, I could go for a bit more detail in the shadows. Very cool.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Excellent comp with a great flow and I like the understated tones. Real nice!!

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on December 18, 2010 at 2:56 PM

Looks like a wonderful place, Harry. Beautiful scene with all of its elements.

Registered on June 2, 2009, 103 Posts, 1500 Comments

Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on December 18, 2010 at 3:24 PM

Love the cool tones and the texture and swirls, well done

Registered on November 14, 2003, 130 Posts, 1644 Comments

Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on December 18, 2010 at 4:41 PM

Thanks everyone for your comments. This was a crop. The original has another opening above, but I thought it distracted from the comp.

Nic- I probably could pull out more detail from the shadows, but I decided to leave them pretty dark to emphasize the openings and the rock below.

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on December 18, 2010 at 5:29 PM

I like the eyes. I do think the image needs a big saturation boost, though. Let's see those reds and blues!

Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 18, 2010 at 6:58 PM

I've always thought there were good possibilities shooting slots in complete shadow, i.e. no glow. These are really nice colors and textures.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 18, 2010 at 8:30 PM

Like this a lot, Harry! The cool tones are a nice change from the usual. Really lets the light paint in the details on the texture of the walls. The "eyes" are so spooky– great find in there among the endless possibilities for comps!

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on December 19, 2010 at 5:54 PM

A very natural approach to the canyons. I like it. Its probably easy to get carried away with processing here.
I do like this very much

Great work Harry

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments