Prickly Pink Peralta

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 1, 2013387 views14 comments

Went out yesterday to try and catch a grand sunset over the three sisters in the superstition mountains. There was some crazy skies and even endured a freak dust/rain storm that just so happened to occur where I was standing. As my luck would have it, the clouds that were just over the peaks cleared up 5 minutes before sunset. I knew the clouds that had moved east would light up as it was clear to the west. I found this grouping of teddy bear cholla with a few saguaros and barrel cacti scattered around. As I've seen before, the cliffs lit up in that wonderful orange glow as the sky began its colorful display. I haven't had a sunset like this in quite some time, so it was nice to have it here. I still got a fairly decent shot from my intended composition, but the colors which I would have preferred over the peaks were just to the east. Maybe sometime over the summer I will get that glorious image. As usual, comments and critiques are appreciated.

Canon 7d
Canon 17-40mm @17mm
f14
.4 sec
ISO 100
CPL
Tripod

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14 comments

Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on April 1, 2013 at 1:08 AM

Love the mood you here Peter, but on my calibrated monitor it needs a little more contrast in the highlights. Easy to fix though. Sweet, mate!

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on April 1, 2013 at 1:16 AM

Thanks Barry, here is a repost with some added contrast.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on April 1, 2013 at 7:41 AM

Beautiful image Peter. Wonderful warm colors and love those cacti lit up like that. I have to get to these desert areas some day. I'm really enjoying this.

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on April 1, 2013 at 8:27 AM

Repost looks terrific Peter, what a beautiful scene!

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 1, 2013 at 1:27 PM

This is such a beautiful landscape with some great and dramatic colors. You really had fantastic conditions and did a great job capturing it. The repost with more contrast looks awesome. Great job here on this one

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 1, 2013 at 1:55 PM

A beautiful desert scene. Love the sky color as well as the great variety of other elements. The image with added contrast does appear better IMO. I wish there was a bit more room at the bottom, but sometimes you just can't find it, can you?

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 1, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Killer light and Sw capture here Peter! I too like a little more contrast.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on April 1, 2013 at 9:09 PM

I like the contrasting warm/cool tones. Honestly, the composition feels a bit forced if that makes sense. What I mean is that I don't have the sense that there is a strong flow between the visual elements in the scene. It's a beautiful image, but among the other images in your portfolio it doesn't quite measure up.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on April 1, 2013 at 11:07 PM

Thanks Guys, I probably shot have shot this as a pano and stitched to get more foreground and sky, but I didn't think of that then. The desert is such a difficult place to find a good composition, I just liked how it sorta flowed in a circle like fashion with the cloud.

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Comment posted by Vincent Piotrowski on April 2, 2013 at 6:42 PM

I saw this posted elsewhere. Really like it there. Really like it here too

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on April 2, 2013 at 8:22 PM

Everything is working together here. the detail in the fg is particularly appealing as is the color in the sunset. Very nicely done

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on April 3, 2013 at 4:59 PM

Beautiful shot. Both versions really glow. I think I like the mood and sublety of the 1st version better.

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Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on April 6, 2013 at 6:20 AM

Wow, what a "cool" light show. Everything works for me here. Perspective, composition, light, mood. I also really like the darker image you posted first.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on April 13, 2013 at 4:41 PM

Amazing light, composition, angle and jutting of the prickly saguaros against the soft sky.

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