An Upward Look

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 2, 2012115 views4 comments

Erosion has created some very interesting shapes in the buttes in Cedar Canyon. I was shooting some images of the canyon at sunrise about 3/4 of the way up one of the buttes. I was changing my position and looked up and this formation was looking down at me. I shot three or four images and I kind of like this one. All comments are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 40D
Sigma 17-70
All settings on manual
Shutter 1/20
Aperture f19
ISO 125
19mm
Tripod
Cropped to 90% of original
Color correction in PSE9

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Williams on April 2, 2012 at 11:25 PM

That's sure a deep blue sky. The trees almost look yellow in comparison. Great form and shape to the spire, but I do wish the trees were just a little wider apart so that the base was better viewed.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on April 2, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Another special view of something new in the canyon. Love the tower and the sky. Looks like you used a polarizer to get that depth of color. The sandstone seems a bit bright for just after sunrise but I wasn't there. Really like the comp and the detail in this image. This ongoing project of yours would make a wonderful book about the canyon through the seasons. Keep up the excellent work, Richard.

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Comment posted by Andreas Resch on April 3, 2012 at 2:58 AM

Considering the harsh light this still works well for me. Looking at the shapes and contrasts this might be a great B&W candidate too.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on April 4, 2012 at 3:13 PM

i like it, love the color of the sky

Hamed

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