Crayola Funhouse

Gallery: LandscapePosted December 11, 2012285 views13 comments

This is another image from my awesome evening at mono lake earlier this year. I went the other way with this one and opted for some cooler tones, as we often see that dramatic orange light at sunset. This is sorta post sunset, after all of my other images, but still plenty of color in the sky. Comments and critiques appreciated.

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @17mm
ISO 100
f22
5 sec
3 stop grad ND
Tripod

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on December 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM

This is an amazing place! Almost looks like another world...

Such an interesting view and then you have a beautiful sky and reflection which adds to these impressive shapes. I love the mood!! Wish I could have been there beside you Peter!...

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on December 11, 2012 at 7:05 PM

Thanks Nick. There were actually a lot of people set up shooting, but nobody near me which was really nice. Maybe next time! :)

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on December 11, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Don't believe I've seen a nicer image of Mono Lake. The composition pulls you in, and the color palette is marvelous. Excellent crafting.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Love the color combo and comp here Peter. Very nice indeed.

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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on December 11, 2012 at 7:35 PM

Nice composition and I love the pink glow you got here with the sky. wonderful scene and capture.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on December 11, 2012 at 11:14 PM

Beautiful Peter. Nothing left to say.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 11, 2012 at 11:36 PM

Another great image from Mono. I like the more pastel colors and the composition.

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on December 12, 2012 at 12:50 AM

Love it...great stuff.

aF

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Comment posted by Natalie Mikaels on December 12, 2012 at 8:05 AM

Hey Peter: Got to love Mono Lake!! I love the color combination in this image. The pinks and blues work well together, and create a visually dramatic presentation. I also love the composition. The FG tufa serves very nicely to lead my eye into the image. Well done friend!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on December 12, 2012 at 2:52 PM

Peter,

Wonderful color. It's a special time at the lake when you get these colors - and it all seems to be absorbed in the tufa.

I've always found it difficult to incorporate the taller tufa in a good comp, but I think you've done that well here. The tall tufa on the left - I can't help but think of "ET phone home...."

Is there a hint of a TK glow or Orton effect going on here? Just curious - and it doesn't matter, a lovely image from Mono Lake.

Lon

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 12, 2012 at 5:41 PM

A beautiful glow on everything in this one. Nice!

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on December 12, 2012 at 7:06 PM

Thanks everyone! Lon, I did add an Orton glow here as the light was softer at this point, but there were still deep contrasty shadows in the formations. Using a low opacity Orton layer helped keep that soft light feeling.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 12, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Very sweet light and great comp for it.

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