Belly of the Beast

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 20, 2011449 views15 comments

This image combines my two favorite aspects of slot canyon photography, bounce light and optical illusions.

I really enjoyed showing this image at my recent art show, before I do a big print run I wanted to run it by you guys first!

Thanks for the feedback!

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Bruce Omori on April 20, 2011 at 2:10 PM

Awesome, Justin. Love the texture of the sandstone, and the natural gradients of light and color... Great composition too! Well executed!!!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 20, 2011 at 2:27 PM

Looks great to me Justin. Beautiful colors and awesome texture. Excellent composition.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 20, 2011 at 3:00 PM

I love the texture and the colors in the sandstone. This one looks great to me.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on April 20, 2011 at 4:07 PM

I like this interpretion of the slot canyon. The various layers and colors are very appealing.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on April 20, 2011 at 5:40 PM

Looks gorgeous to me!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on April 20, 2011 at 5:54 PM

The purples and pinks look great - nice intimate shot.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on April 20, 2011 at 6:19 PM

Cool abstract look. Almost looks like body parts thrown in there. Real nice!!!!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on April 20, 2011 at 6:53 PM

After looking at it for a little bit it grows on me. Like the way the fg feature fits into the bg. Great light and processing

aF

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 20, 2011 at 7:46 PM

Nice subtle light and wonderful textures Justin!

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on April 20, 2011 at 10:30 PM

This is outstanding Justin. I really like the composition and colors. No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on April 20, 2011 at 10:43 PM

Nice comp, Justin. Everything looks great in the soft and indirect light.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 20, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Justin! I love this shot. The textures and light are very appealing. However, I was planning on posting my own image from almost exactly the same spot later this week. That's what I get for going here after over a decade of purposely staying a way--still can't find an original image. I'll probably still post my image as it does look a little different, but I do believe now that there are now new images left in this place. None!

(NOTE: That comment is merely to underscore the coincidence the we happen to be working on nearly the same picture at the same time, Justin. I actually think this image is quite original for this place and communicates the quality of light possible here very well. Really, for someone looking to shoot sandstone, the place it far too seductive to ignore.)