Gallery: LandscapePosted June 1, 2013123 views4 comments
The extreme wind and blowing sand killed my Monument Valley shoot but this made my back up shoot.
Sony a700
16-80mm Ziess zoom @22mm
tripod and cpl
PS5
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4 comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 1, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Rick,
Nice landscape from the desert SW. I think you did well here considering the time of day, lack of an exciting sky, etc. and too bad MV was a bust because of the wind. The only nit I have is the bush in the LLC. It's just one of those times when I either want more of it included or none at all. I think the good news is that you have a couple of options. I think a more pano crop excluding that bush and even the rock at the bottom and this will make a nice pano. BTW, the 2 little clouds are a great and important element here. The other option is cropping out the bush from the left to not quite a square - you need to keep both formations. Just not diggin' the bush.
The color and processing are good, colors natural.
Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on June 1, 2013 at 8:24 PM
I'll second Lon's observation Rick. I think I would prefer a somewhat empty foreground. Other than that I like this a bunch.
Bob
Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 1, 2013 at 10:04 PM
I agree with the crop Lon suggested. I like the darker green of the creosote bush (?) leading into the paler vegetation. They look great against the red soil and compliment the craggy buttes with their softer profiles. Nice work
Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 2, 2013 at 4:40 PM
Plus one on Lon's comment, but I do, as well, like the color and pp.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
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4 commentsNice landscape from the desert SW. I think you did well here considering the time of day, lack of an exciting sky, etc. and too bad MV was a bust because of the wind. The only nit I have is the bush in the LLC. It's just one of those times when I either want more of it included or none at all. I think the good news is that you have a couple of options. I think a more pano crop excluding that bush and even the rock at the bottom and this will make a nice pano. BTW, the 2 little clouds are a great and important element here. The other option is cropping out the bush from the left to not quite a square - you need to keep both formations. Just not diggin' the bush.
The color and processing are good, colors natural.
Lon
Bob