Stormy CNM

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 8, 2011725 views8 comments

I shot this back in Oct. up at the Colorado National Monument. The prominent rock formation is the Kissing Couple. There was a storm to the north that came through Clifton a short time later and dumped a lot of rain and hail. Comments appreciated.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Raymond D Smith on January 8, 2011 at 5:45 PM

I really like the sense of depth you have in all the layers Angela. The dappled sunlight is helpful too and lovely. I could see increasing the contrast in the sky a touch if you like. Cheers

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 8, 2011 at 6:17 PM

Excellent light and color, Angela. The pano comp works great with this one, too.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 8, 2011 at 6:58 PM

I like the way the light shoots through the "slot" between the fg formation and the next one out. Really lights up the edges and gives a good idea of the lay of the land, depth, etc. Comp is nice particularly with the way it is cropped. I think more off the top (down to just a fraction below the biggest lump of white cloud) helped the Kissing Couple to come into better relief- at least for me- if you're interested in giving it a look...

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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on January 8, 2011 at 8:23 PM

Beautiful color and depth. Well done.

- Dan.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 9, 2011 at 12:24 AM

Captures the place perfectly. The muted tones work well in this overcast light.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on January 9, 2011 at 10:50 AM

I like the pano format, and the composition. Neat storm light conditions too. I might bump the shadow contrast a tiny bit.

Chris

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 9, 2011 at 3:07 PM

Great vista, Angela. The expsosure shows a lot of detail throughout, but I agree with Chris's comment.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on January 9, 2011 at 4:03 PM

Glad you included a larger image, much better than the smaller one. I would like to see just a bit more contrast in the rock formations. but it might be my monitor. The one blown out cloud does IMHO distract a some, but I am not sure it should be cropped out. Overall a very nice image. Hope to see more. Thanks for sharing.

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