Three Sister's + Repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 4, 2012231 views15 comments

Hello everyone!

Been a long time since I posted anything, thats because I haven't shot anything in a while. Finally got to go out and shoot today with Peter Coskun to catch some monsoon action that was rolling into town. Was hoping for a spectacular sunset, but this is what I ended up getting. This is the three sisters formation near the Peralta trailhead in the Superstition mountains.

Canon 5D II w/ 17-40mm
f/22
1/25sec
ISO 50

All comments and critique are appreciated.
Thanks!

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Alister Benn on July 4, 2012 at 6:52 AM

Wow, this is neat... Even with the blown area of sky it works really well... super comp..

Registered on June 9, 2011, 23 Posts, 258 Comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on July 4, 2012 at 8:38 AM

I like the comp Chikku. When I was out there I could never find a cloud in that sky. The road to that trail head is a bit of a challenge if you don't have a high clearance vehicle but I loved the hike. The blown out area is a bit distracting to me. Perhaps a bracketed shot and blend would have worked here.

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Miller on July 4, 2012 at 10:09 AM

Hi Chikku. I like the comp, and the color is nice and natural. A nice change from all the red and yellow often presented in our southwest scenes. I tend to agree about the blown highlights in the sky but other than that it looks good.

Registered on January 24, 2005, 152 Posts, 405 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on July 4, 2012 at 11:13 AM

Chikku, nice lines of clouds coming over the peak and good sunstar. It must have been a warm hike. Have you tried a B&W version of this?

Registered on April 1, 2010, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments

Comment posted by John Williams on July 4, 2012 at 11:46 AM

Magnificent comp and dramatic lighting! I too pine for something in the blown area; it keeps stealing my eye from the rest of this fantastic image.

Registered on September 6, 2007, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on July 4, 2012 at 1:44 PM

You definitely took advantage of these clouds as they passed by, I wish the sky on the left wasn't blown out, but that doesn't bother me as much as it usually would. The one thing I noticed with the comp was that the saguaro on the left cuts into the mountain and is a bit distracting for me. Other than that, you probably got some much better stuff than I did. Still gotta wait for some epic storms which hopefully will be coming soon.

Registered on October 31, 2011, 170 Posts, 1240 Comments

Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on July 4, 2012 at 3:23 PM

Pretty nice stuff you found here. The amount of blown sky kinda bugs me. At 50iso you will lose a lot of DR from your camera. Shoot at 100 when possible. Also getting some separation between the mtn and right cactus would make it a bit stronger. Glad you got back out there, keep it up! :)

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2012 at 4:45 PM

Incredible comp. Wish the sky wasn't quite that bright. Any other exposures that could be blended in?

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on July 4, 2012 at 5:31 PM

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I must have missed that file when I went through the shots. Here is a repost without the blown out area.

Registered on January 9, 2010, 31 Posts, 246 Comments

Comment posted by Chikku Baiju on July 4, 2012 at 5:32 PM

To Doug and other b&w lovers, here is a b&w version.

Registered on January 9, 2010, 31 Posts, 246 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 4, 2012 at 8:41 PM

Color repost much better at addressing the blown out sky. Are those cholla babies on the ground? So cute.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 4, 2012 at 9:26 PM

This is very nice! I like the color repost and the sky does look much better in that one.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on July 4, 2012 at 10:23 PM

I think your color repost works well Chikku but I like the B&W version even better.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on July 5, 2012 at 1:14 AM

I like your color repost by far the most. Very nice composition and lighting.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Jared Warren on July 5, 2012 at 3:26 PM

Very nice. I like the foreground and interesting sky. I really like the B&W repost - very dramatic! There is some haloing around the far left "sister" in the reposts you could probably work on, but this is good stuff!

Registered on May 11, 2012, 84 Posts, 931 Comments