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Sonoran Drama
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Sonoran Drama

by Jake Case

Gallery: LandscapePosted November 10, 2011238 views8 comments
Some of the most intense light I've ever seen was captured in this shot. I'm wondering if the bush on the right edge is too distracting? I can attempt to clone it out if this is so. All comments and critiques welcome....thanks!

Canon T1i @18mm
ISO 100
f/13
1/5 sec
Raw conversion in Lightroom, luminosity masks in CS5

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 10, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Jake, Wow! This is awesome lighting you got here. I love the reds on the Superstitions and the way the light makes the spines on the barrel cactus stand out. I don't find the brush on the right distracting at all. I would love to have a shot like this in my files. Great work!
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Coskun on November 10, 2011 at 1:23 PM
Wow am I bummed I didn't head out there then. Was this from a few nights ago? Anyways. Great shot, a lot going for it specifically the light. This is exactly the spot I had in mind when I saw the supes glowing. I like the foreground elements, but I wonder if you had shot from a slightly lower angle to emphasize the small barrel cactus if it would make the overall comp stronger. The bush on the right doesn't bother me at all. I'm pretty jealous of this shot. I hope the clouds today stick around. Good work.
Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments
Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on November 10, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Awesome shot Jake! Cant believe I missed this light. The bush on the right is not that distracting. Maybe just burn it down a bit? But other than that you caught some sweet light!
Registered on January 9, 2010, 31 Posts, 246 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on November 10, 2011 at 7:23 PM
Nice composition with extraordinary light. I don't find the bush on the right hand side of the frame to be distracting at all. I wonder if you could bring out just a little more contrast out of the clouds - that might make this an even stronger image.
Registered on May 28, 2004, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Fricke on November 10, 2011 at 7:41 PM
I didn't even notice the bush until I read your description. Very nice comp, I like the line created by the saguaro and the bottom of the hill and that is some beautiful light you captured!
Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on November 10, 2011 at 8:22 PM
Beautiful glow and great composition. Bush on the right is not a distraction in my opinion. Well done.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on November 10, 2011 at 11:38 PM
Dramatic and intense for sure. Could see darkening the sky and lightening the lower portions to bring better balance to the overall lighting and allowing each element to assume more equal weigh in the scene.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by John Fan on November 11, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Intense indeed. I would darken the bush on the right and cactus on the left a bit, but again, that is just me :smile: It is a fantastic image regardless.
Registered on August 24, 2010, 135 Posts, 489 Comments