Through the Rabbit Hole

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 14, 2013742 views29 comments

Walking along, through a canyon so very far away, a slight bit of light caught my eye. It was gold and soft and beamed from a hole in the canyon wall. My head went in, my eyes went up, and off I went through the rabbit hole...

Comments would be much appreciated. I am not sure if it is too dark or not. I was going for mystery, but I may have just left too little detail.

This is a 12-image composite for focus blending and accurate exposure.

Comments

29 comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on June 14, 2013 at 12:54 PM

Now this is a unique slot canyon photo. I don't think I have ever seen one like it. Great job on the exposure, looks totally natural how I would expect to see it.

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on June 14, 2013 at 1:02 PM

Good god no. This is perfect. Very unique photo. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on June 14, 2013 at 1:06 PM

Colin, this is extraordinary! WOW! I have never seen anything like this, and I think the exposures are handled perfectly so long as they are viewed in the right environment. Fantastic stuff!

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Comment posted by Ted Gore on June 14, 2013 at 1:09 PM

yep, I agree with the others. A fresh and unique take on the slot canyons.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on June 14, 2013 at 1:25 PM

Sweet light and comp, Colin. You came away with a unique take from the often photographed slot canyons. I wouldn't change a thing.

Ed

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Comment posted by Colin H Sillerud on June 14, 2013 at 1:27 PM

Thanks guys! That is just the kind of feedback I was hoping for, haha.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on June 14, 2013 at 1:29 PM

Best viewed on this site so far. Very hypnotizing. If I may suggest, that crack on the right is just the slightest bit distracting, If you were open to cloning it out, it might make for more attention towards the center. Still good as is though.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on June 14, 2013 at 1:53 PM

What a unique shot Colin! I've never seen a slot canyon shot like this! So beautiful and expertly handled! Kudos

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 14, 2013 at 2:23 PM

This is way cool, Colin! And nice job handling the composite. Unique indeed!

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 14, 2013 at 2:50 PM

Very unusual, but really cool! I love out of the box thinking!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 14, 2013 at 3:40 PM

Colin,

Outstanding - what a unique and fascinating find! Excellent work with the processing. The clouds up top are just icing on the cake. The processing, darkness is not an issue for me at all. There's enough detail in the darker areas and the transition from dark to light as you travel up the hole, is just wonderful.

Thanks for posting this one! Awesome.

Lon

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on June 14, 2013 at 4:19 PM

YIKES! Sickbird.

aF

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on June 14, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Really cool shot!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on June 14, 2013 at 4:47 PM

Definitely a unique location Colin. I think you have nailed the exposure, the light looks spot on. It's a cracker.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 14, 2013 at 5:08 PM

Excellent. It is great to see something quite different and so well done. Nice job on the blending, too. It looks very natural. Great work.

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on June 14, 2013 at 5:28 PM

wow, what a great find

love it

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 14, 2013 at 8:47 PM

Stunning work Colin. Looks like a vortex.

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on June 14, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Terrific capture, Colin! A unique and creative interpretation from this place. 'Development' is perfect, especially when viewed on a darker background as on your website. Not too dark at all! I don't see the crack that Peter refers to here, so I can't comment on that one.
Just an overall beautiful image, as is much of your work.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on June 15, 2013 at 12:08 AM

Fantastic POV, great capture and creative find !

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 15, 2013 at 10:19 AM

You did a great job for exposure and focus. Not easy to manage.

D&L

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on June 15, 2013 at 11:56 AM

Really cool image Colin! I've never seen anything quite like this before. Great job with the blending. I wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Glenn Tunaley on June 15, 2013 at 1:59 PM

This is really cool! Never seen a shot like this before! Doesn't look too dark to me. Looks fantastic!

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on June 15, 2013 at 5:59 PM

Stunning, You knocked this one WAYYYYY out of the park.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 16, 2013 at 12:22 AM

Wow, what an insane photo- super cool and well named! Great job with the exposure blend!

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Comment posted by Ben Horne on June 17, 2013 at 2:40 AM

Very well done! I think your dark tones are perfect here. They provide a sense of mystery by not revealing just the right amount of detail.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 17, 2013 at 1:53 PM

Very cool and unique.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on June 17, 2013 at 3:04 PM

Cool! Don't think Ive seen anything quite like this. I think the shadows are appropriately dark but just enough detail to keep it real.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 19, 2013 at 5:29 PM

Congratulations on the weekly pick. Well deserved for this unique photo. Very interesting perspective and technically well handled.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 20, 2013 at 12:36 PM

Lovely capture - unique and very compelling.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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