Badlands Storm

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 20, 2012423 views5 comments

Shot this shortly after sunrise this past June in Badlands NP, SD. There was a morning thunderstorm building to the West with clear skies to the East producing nice lighting and effects in the sky. Any comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 24-70 f2.8 @ 24mm
ISO 200
F16
1/125 sec

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Peter Coskun on July 20, 2012 at 10:34 PM

I like how the formations form a smiley face, because it represents the feeling you probably had while shooting this scene. I know I'd have a smile on my face. Everything is composed nicely here with that great light.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on July 20, 2012 at 11:04 PM

Great scenery, good light and great skies. You did a fine job here!
You might consider bumping up the saturation just a bit.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 21, 2012 at 2:13 AM

Nice light. Could maybe see bumping mid-tone contrast a bit to give a bit more saturation to the monuments.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 21, 2012 at 9:42 AM

Great scene. John and Tony have a good suggestions, a bit more contrast in the hills would put this on top. Excellent composition, I can hear a meadowlark calling just by looking at it.

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Comment posted by Joe James on July 22, 2012 at 8:11 PM

Thanks folks for the kind words and great suggestions. Here's one with a bit more contrast and saturation. Thanks again!

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