In Different Light

I think that this is the best of your recent series here due to the fine composition and light.
Saturation and contrast are hardly over the top, IMO. It's nice to see a fine image from a place that I used to drive by all of the time when I worked in the oilfields.

Very creative angle and processing Nancy. One of my favorite locations around here.

Shame they completely fenced this area off and it's technically trespassing if you are caught in the bottom (basically anywhere outside of the fenced area) if anyone ever decided to prosecute. I contacted the county (who owns the acreage), and they have no intention of letting people down there for a while...if ever. Still working on trying to get special permission to spend some time down there again as I really miss exploring the multitudes of formations and hanging out with the curious herd of local deer. I found another area almost exactly like this not far away that is on public property, but it's not nearly as large.

Thanks for sharing a bit of Wyoming. ;]

Definitely not over the top, and beautiful in this light.

Nicolaus, This image was taken from the observation area so no trespass. There's some pretty cool stuff in Cave Gulch and also in the White River formation out on the Gas Hills Road. Love Wyoming's public lands!

What a spot Nancy, very nicely done!! And I see Elvis and his hairdo in the LLC, eye, nose, and all. (seriously, check out that one formation!) lol.

Gorgeous image,Nancy, don't know where this is, but its beautiful.

Best one yet, Nancy. This is icon-quality!

The large version really shows off the bizarre formations, very cool!

Best of all the images! Great light and detail. Doesn't look at all "hellish", downright pretty.

Funny, Bill. Elvis in Hell? Bite your tongue!

Great shot Nancy! I really enjoy the large version with all those fascinating formations. Love the colors too. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

An incredible and wierd place and you did a superb job of capturing it, Nancy. The lighting is excellent and I love how it goes from a warm glow in front to cold shadows in the rear. Nice & crisp plus a very good exposure also. The larger version really makes a difference. Thanks for including it.

That's an awesome shot, Nancy. The top to bottom transition from cold to warm is lovely not to mention the impressive look of the landscape.

This is a wonderfully engaging shot Nancy! The colors and shapes of the formations, and the way they contrast with the warm colored bushes keeps me looking for a long time! And of course, there's Elvis...

Nancy Lea,

Sorry for getting to this late, but I had to drop in and tell you how wonderful I think this is! What a fascinating landscape and you've isolated the light and features beautifully here. I don't think the sat/contrast is over the top, although one could certainly say this is in the realm of personal interpretation. I think the backlighting on the vegetation kind of warrants the higher contrast approach anyway. I also like the warm to cool transition from bottom to top.

Kudos on the processing and sharpening!!

The only suggestion I have would be a crop from the bottom. You could burn down the bright rock in the LLC, or you could crop to remove it. I think a crop changes this significantly from a "landscape" to a much more creative presentation. Without the bottom, the features, light, texture and detail become more prominent and I think the scene becomes more engaging.

One of your best!

Lon

Nice light on these uniques formations, I might crop a little off the bottom to about half way up that hill(?) on the left, the slightly out of focus look is just a bit distracting, minor nit though. Well done, Nancy.