Gallery: LandscapePosted June 1, 2012256 views9 comments
While in Joshua National Park, I went on a hunt for this curious arch I had read about. After driving miles and asking around, I finally found it!! No one in sight, it felt all to myself.
Canon 5d Mk# 17-40L tripod and remote.
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Comment posted by Alex Noriega on June 1, 2012 at 10:58 PM
This is pretty nice, Marco. You might try darkening the bright sky areas to the right of the two rocks within the arch - they're a bit distracting and almost look like halos. The light seems to be straight-on from the moon, so the light spots can't be from the moon behind the arch, right?
I wish the Milky Way was in the frame, diagonally from the top-left to the bottom right, so that there would be something going on in the upper left - but that's just a wish, and would require a certain time of night at a certain time of year.
I know the feeling of being alone in Joshua Tree - it's great, save for the giant black beetles you can encounter when lying on the ground looking through a 5D1's viewfinder to compose..
Good work finding the arch - I tried a couple times, but never could, because I always got there at sunset or in the dark.
Registered on May 19, 2012, 80 Posts, 195 Comments
Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 1, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Great image! Haven't ever seen an image of this arch---interesting with the 'dangling' or suspended rock wedged in at the top. I do think the sky could be a tad darker and with a bit more contrast... TFS!
Registered on November 16, 2011, 67 Posts, 1127 Comments
Comment posted by John Fan on June 2, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Like the light and diagonal composition. I also feel the white halo behind rocks looks distracting. The sky in the background looks "dirty", is it from post processing?
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 2, 2012 at 12:39 PM
Beautiful formation! The sky is way too bright--or lacks contrast that is--the blue portion should be nearly as dark if not darker than the shadows on the formation IMO.
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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on June 2, 2012 at 4:03 PM
Love the arch and the chosen composition works very well here. I agree with the comments about the night sky being to bright, but that is easily solved! Very nice image!
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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on June 2, 2012 at 5:02 PM
Nice composition and color on the arch. You may consider darkening the sky a little, it seems unnatural-looking. Nicely seen!
Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 3, 2012 at 6:40 PM
Very nice. Really like this comp. Bit of a light halo to the right edge of some of the rocks below the arch.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 4, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Excellent shot. The arch flows nicely across the frame and the star cluster in the ulc adds balance. I'm thinking that's the Pleides. Is this a two shot composite or a light painting?
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Marco Crupi on June 20, 2012 at 2:05 PM
Thank you ALL for the feedback. I do apologize for my slow reply. I am fairly new to this site and I am trying to understand how it works! Thank you Alex, Nathan, John, Stan, Jome, Tonia, Tony and Mark for your feedback! I will make the adjustments and repost.
Registered on April 22, 2012, 14 Posts, 69 Comments
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9 commentsI wish the Milky Way was in the frame, diagonally from the top-left to the bottom right, so that there would be something going on in the upper left - but that's just a wish, and would require a certain time of night at a certain time of year.
I know the feeling of being alone in Joshua Tree - it's great, save for the giant black beetles you can encounter when lying on the ground looking through a 5D1's viewfinder to compose..
Good work finding the arch - I tried a couple times, but never could, because I always got there at sunset or in the dark.