Monument Valley Morning

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 5, 2012292 views11 comments

I realize I haven't done a heck of a lot of shooting for myself this year...really need to change that. In the meantime, I continue to go back through my files and find something I haven't had the chance to process. Need to change that, too!

This one is from a trip I made with my friend, Mel where we travelled through Arizona and Utah. The night before was very stormy allowing the wind and rain to wipe clear any sign of man the next morning. The color and texture of the sand was so beautiful. It was a great morning and a great trip!

Comments and critiques welcome.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on June 5, 2012 at 8:26 PM

I like this a lot! The colors are quite vibrant, and the contrasts here are very nice. Also, I take note of good sunbursts (mine are ugly

). Can't quite decide if I like the tumble weed... Glad you had an enjoyable trip out there, and that you remembered to edit this!

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Comment posted by Adam Gibbs on June 5, 2012 at 8:36 PM

A classic view. The sun star is a great addition.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 5, 2012 at 9:50 PM

I too like this one a lot. Great all around.

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Comment posted by Tom Haxby on June 6, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Awesome and great conditions. I like the sunstar and the light in the foreground. Not sure about the tumble weed too and the little piece of another butte in the URC.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on June 6, 2012 at 3:28 PM

Beuatiful light and i also like the sunstar which is a great addition. Beautiful vibrant colors as well.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on June 6, 2012 at 5:24 PM

Love the sunstar and the placement of the monoliths. The warm reds of the foreground and the tumbleweeds are a nice addition to the comp. Well done.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 6, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Jean,

Excellent take away from Monument valley. Nice job showcasing the sand, texture and detail up front. Interesting choice to have the sage/bush in the far corner, but it actually works pretty well. The only comment though might be that it makes the image a little right-heavy. No biggie though, there are some nice patterns in the sand on the left to balance things out a bit.

Lon

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Comment posted by Todd Liotine on June 6, 2012 at 9:08 PM

Great take on a classic location. The partial mitten on the right is a bit distracting, I assume you wanted to keep the sage bush so you had to keep that as well. However, I would think about a square crop and really focus the attention on the subject.

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Comment posted by Jean Day on June 6, 2012 at 10:09 PM

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments and feedback. I do agree the partial mitten on the right is a bit of a distraction and also thought cutting off part of the tumbleweed might make it look funky, but here is a cropped version which I think works well anyway. I also added a bit more contrast to the sand. Thanks again for the critiques.

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on June 7, 2012 at 11:46 PM

I really like everything about this one -- the sunstar, the light the mood -- except for the foreground bush/tumbleweed. I wish it wasn't touching the side of the frame. Come to think of it, I think you could crop out some of the bottom foreground and actually strengthen the image -- as well as getting rid of most of that bush, the remaining of which could be easily cloned out.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 8, 2012 at 9:52 AM

Interesting to be able to pull this type of light off so well in an image. I like it. The foreground sand makes a good foundation.

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