Navajo Wave at sunset

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 3, 2011275 views15 comments

Here's another image from my brief yet productive desert travels last August. Sandstone never gets old to me...

1/5 sec, f/16, ISO 100
Nikon D3, 19mm

Comments and critiques appreciated as always!

Thanks for looking.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on February 3, 2011 at 11:50 AM

That's some gorgeous light, Alex.
Liked the way the striations run across diagonally towards ULC and the clouds 'continue' the same with similar patterns in them.

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Comment posted by Wade Hardy on February 3, 2011 at 12:32 PM

Cool! i like the last light feel to the image and the soft touches of light on the fg are wonderful. Great stuff.

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Comment posted by Steve Sieren on February 3, 2011 at 12:35 PM

Alex, I like the way you're seeing the light!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 3, 2011 at 12:51 PM

Very nice use of light and lines in your comp. Well done!

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Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on February 3, 2011 at 1:02 PM

winner, winner chicken dinner!!

Seriously nice image A-dog

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 3, 2011 at 1:07 PM

I love the warm light and rich color Alex. Beautiful work.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on February 3, 2011 at 3:07 PM

I love the warm light and the glow on the rocks. Great image

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Comment posted by Boris Pophristov on February 3, 2011 at 3:32 PM

I really like the colors and the light. These rocks make a great subject. Maybe more sky and bringing up the shadows a little bit will make an improvement. Still, works for me this way too. Great work!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on February 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM

love it

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 3, 2011 at 7:21 PM

Alex,

Fantabulous light and great job in not letting the highlights ruin things for you. I like the slightly dark capture/presentation here. While I like this very much as captured, did you happen to get any images stepping front of this bush? I see a real nice pano in the making.

Lon

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on February 3, 2011 at 8:03 PM

Wonderfully composed, Alex! I like the repetitive lines and
the lighting is great. You added just the right amount of
a nice ky.

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Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on February 3, 2011 at 9:03 PM

Im digging the great blacks and warm light here Alex.

Works well for me

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 3, 2011 at 9:03 PM

Wonderful glow in the background rocks and the dark skies really shows it off. My eye sort of skips past the foreground and goes for the good stuff.

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 4, 2011 at 2:12 AM

Gorgeous Alex. Really like how you have used the lit areas of rock and the foliage in your composition, and how the shadowed areas actually work as elements of the image, creating diagonals throughout. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 4, 2011 at 6:49 AM

Beautiful comp! Im a bit undecided about the exposure--i think the overall brightness could be raised a bit since evben the sky looks pretty dark here. Nice work!

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