Into the Light I

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 23, 2012390 views16 comments

Corny title aside, a shot of the Narrows from a location most will stop at in the Zion Narrows. I noticed how different the comps. and lighting can be during different times of year and flow conditions from nearly the same spot. Ian's is my most recent memory from here.

Single exposure, polarizing filter, f16, ISO 200
5DII, 17-40L.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 23, 2012 at 2:40 PM

Nicely done Harry. I really like the shadow detail in this; you handled the DR very well. No nits at all.

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Comment posted by Thomas Miller on January 23, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Amazing light and textures!

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Comment posted by Kurt Budliger on January 23, 2012 at 4:11 PM

lovely comp and stunning light

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 23, 2012 at 5:32 PM

I really enjoy the long diagonal of the river. It's a challenging comp. that works very well.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on January 23, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Love how it leads strongly from left to right, cool to warm. Also love the foreground stone in the water anchoring it. Great job Harry.

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on January 23, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Very nice! As far as I know, this looks like a unique comp of this area. Great colors, water motion, etc. TFS!

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Comment posted by Kyle L. Krause on January 23, 2012 at 7:08 PM

Harry, beautiful light. I like the foreground water and rock, your composition flows right into the scene. You have had some beautiful images from the Narrows this year.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on January 24, 2012 at 4:59 AM

Sure is some beautiful light there Harry. Wonderful glow and flow! I like your not-so-typical comp with my eye being led to the far right where the warm light is.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 24, 2012 at 8:25 AM

This is a beautiful shot, Harry. The light here is fantastic!..as is your comp. Love the colors and the looks of the water. I especially like how you included that foreground rock in your comp. Beautiful work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 24, 2012 at 2:11 PM

Amazing! Great job

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on January 24, 2012 at 2:13 PM

love it

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on January 24, 2012 at 3:13 PM

I like the strong water lines here leading to the light, nicely done, Harry.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 24, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Very nice, Harry. I like how my eyes zig-zag across the frame following first the water and then doing a hard right to the glowing rocks. The balance of light here makes this easy to do and enjoy.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on January 25, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Very enjoyable, but this is probably not my favorite from your series (which has been great, btw).

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on January 25, 2012 at 5:56 PM

The composition has great eyeflow. Mine start in the foregound water and follow the channel to the glowing wall in the backgound. The dark upper left probably aids this eyeflow, and I like the foreground rock in the river. No nits on processing. To me, since my eyes are lead there, the back right with the glowing wall and pool seems a little cut off on the right edge; wishing to see about the width of the black border.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on January 26, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Doug - The reason the right seems a bit cut off is that sunlight was reaching the far walls on the right which made it too hot, so the composition was driven by the strong lighting which helped illuminate the left side but limited me on the right.

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