Red Dragon Tail

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 1, 20111,171 views39 comments

Sorry I haven't been around much, life has been very busy this year. I was able to get out for nearly 2 weeks in the desert SW. I met up with my good friend and fellow Photo Cascadia member Sean Bagshaw. We camped out for 3 days at this remote location. We weathered a storm and some extreme low temperatures, saw my first tarantula in the wild, and in the process ended up having a fantastic time. Good times Sean! We also ran into Mark Metternich out here briefly, It was nice to finally meet in person.

My multiple exposure blending/advanced selection video was delayed while I was taking care of my wife who suffered severe pregnancy sickness in her first trimester. She's feeling much better now and I'll be finally finishing the video as soon as I can. Our second child is going to be a boy

Cheers

Comments

39 comments

Comment posted by Scott Fricke on November 1, 2011 at 3:07 PM

Great leading lines into the image and I'm really digging' the rich colors in the sandstone. That bright spot where the sand is nestled in the rock provides a nice focal point.

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Comment posted by Joseph Balcken on November 1, 2011 at 3:19 PM

This is sweet! Love the color and lines. I'm sure it is an illusion, but it feels like it has a ccw tilt.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 1, 2011 at 3:21 PM

It is an illusion, but I'll probably fix it anyway. Cheers.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on November 1, 2011 at 3:26 PM

WoW

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on November 1, 2011 at 3:30 PM

Just commented about this shot on FB Zack. As I mentioned there, I think this shot is stellar in every way. The light, shapes, textures, leading lines, and depth are all fantastic. One of your best IMO!

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 1, 2011 at 3:40 PM

I saw that Joseph, thanks for commenting here as well :)

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on November 1, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Excellent. Great use of a wide angle with wonderful lines, textures, and color

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Comment posted by Tim Donnelly on November 1, 2011 at 4:33 PM

Fantastic compostion there Zack..its such an inspiring looking location. Congrats on the future Son!

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Comment posted by Shawn Thompson on November 1, 2011 at 4:37 PM

Really nice. Reminds of a Marc Adamus shot with the same title.
That landscape is wicked and you got some awesome clouds too. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 1, 2011 at 4:40 PM

Crap, Shawn you're right about the name. Sorry Marc, just the name that slipped in my head when I was working on this. I fixed the name.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on November 1, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Crazy 2 toned sky. Solid photo all around and mazel with the kiddo :)

aF

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on November 1, 2011 at 6:26 PM

This is a great shot of this location. I love the colors in the rock and the textures. Great composition as well.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on November 1, 2011 at 7:04 PM

wow those are great textures and leading lines!

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on November 1, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Glad to see you posting again, Zack. This is awesome! The curvi-
linear lines and colors make this work. Congratulations for the boy
that your family is about to have.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on November 1, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Glad to see you posting again, Zack. This is awesome! The curvi-
linear lines and colors make this work. Congratulations for the boy
that your family is about to have.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on November 1, 2011 at 8:01 PM

WOW!!!! This is simply awesome.

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Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on November 1, 2011 at 9:30 PM

What marvelous light and lines! Just fantastic. If it were mine, I'd consider cropping the sky, to make it a pure abstract, perhaps worth considering as an additional/alternate comp?

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Comment posted by Zack Schnepf on November 1, 2011 at 10:59 PM

Yeah, Floris, I have that shot too. It's also interesting.

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Comment posted by Koveh Tavakkol on November 2, 2011 at 12:03 AM

Fantastic colors and textures here Zack... beautiful results!

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on November 2, 2011 at 12:29 AM

Love the color and the leading lines ..

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on November 2, 2011 at 12:42 AM

This has a wonderful flow to it, nice work Zack!

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Comment posted by David Edwards on November 2, 2011 at 4:31 AM

Wow, this is an amazing image, Zack. Love the range and strength of the colors. The strong leading fg rock lines are sensational. The color division of the sky is a little unusual, but I do like the continuing line of your comp right thru the image.

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Comment posted by Sebastian Kraus on November 2, 2011 at 6:08 AM

Stunning texture!

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on November 2, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Great light and sweet scene!! Congrats on the pending new kid, too!! Good to hear the Mrs. is feeling better.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 2, 2011 at 9:05 AM

Love the drama, Zack. Excellent comp. Best wishes for the family. Now, get to work on that video!

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Comment posted by Miles Morgan on November 2, 2011 at 9:50 AM

Man Zack, you NAILED this. I know this exact spot, and you really made it shine here. You got some great conditions... well worth staying for a few days. HUGE congrats on little Zack coming your way!!!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on November 2, 2011 at 10:22 AM

Wow! Awesome image Zack. Great comp and amazing light and color. Really interesting and full of wonderful textures!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on November 2, 2011 at 12:29 PM

Love the fiery dragon breath blazing across the sky as well...

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 2, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Very dramatic--super strong colors but w/in bounds for me. The lines dont get any better--sweet! Please stop by more often, especially this Winter, i need someone to inspire me to get off my butt and head out into the snowdrifts

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on November 2, 2011 at 10:11 PM

really primevil...love this

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Comment posted by Adrian Klein on November 2, 2011 at 11:14 PM

This is super Zack! Love everything about it from top to bottom. From someone that loves abstracts I can see what Floris is saying but even then I would keep it as shown. Perfectly processed as usual.

Look forward to hanging out again in December, feels like it's been too long.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on November 3, 2011 at 5:56 AM

That's a very strong shot and I love the deep saturated color of the rocks. Great composition. I'm glad your wife is better and I wish you guys all the best for the pregnancy time and birth of your son.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on November 3, 2011 at 11:04 AM

Hi Zack! It was great finally meeting you and Sean! I'm really glad to see you were able to use this incredible formation with great light! At least in my truck, in a sw wash, on my iPhone this looks GREAT! Glad you had a great time. I look forward to seeing more of your work and Seans.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on November 3, 2011 at 2:12 PM

Nice capture Zack! First class processing

I can see Floris's point about having 2 great images in one here. Looking forward to seeing some more images from your trip!

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Comment posted by Tad Bowman on November 3, 2011 at 2:57 PM

Beautiful image. Great title too!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on November 3, 2011 at 9:33 PM

Zack,

Really sweet image. The graphics are very engaging as well as the light. You did well here. Congrats on the good news of a soon to Baby Boy Schnepf.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on November 4, 2011 at 10:58 PM

This is awesome Zack. Excellent lines and colors. I'd say this one is just about perfect.

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Comment posted by James Fougère on November 6, 2011 at 11:59 PM

Nice capture Zack! First class processing

I can see Floris's point about having 2 great images in one here. Looking forward to seeing some more images from your trip!

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Comment posted by Jared Ropelato on November 11, 2011 at 12:43 PM

I'll just say wow, and then go cry in a corner. This is amazing.

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