Inspiration w/REPOST

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 9, 20141,047 views14 comments

Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon NP, Utah

I took this on a very cold and windy November morning, just after sunrise. I love the amphitheaters in Bryce for the exceptional bounce light on the sandstone formations. I liked how the white sandstone framed the orange colors below. Any critiques would be greatly appreciated. Please see the Larger Image for better detail.

Canon 5DII, 24-105L @ 28mm, f16, 1/6 sec, ISO 100

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on March 9, 2014 at 3:32 PM

Nice take on Bryce and Inspiration Point. That place can glow at sunrise. This shot may be a little foreground heavy for me. Other than that, beautiful.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 9, 2014 at 3:40 PM

It sure feels warm Scott. Gorgeous color.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 9, 2014 at 6:47 PM

Love the color and that wonderful glow. I was a little unsure about the foreground but that went away when I open the large version! Those formations are so impressive to look at.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 9, 2014 at 8:13 PM

This is very impressive in the large image, and I am sure would be more so occupying a large wall. The frustration in this venue is putting hugely detailed images as this in the cramped space allotted. Like trying to cram a gallon of water in a pint jar!

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on March 9, 2014 at 9:33 PM

Nice work, Scott. You captured the reflected light in the hoodoos really well. The foreground frames the amphitheater well, but its brightness competes a little too much with the interesting hoodoos. Hard to know what to do with that. Still a great image!

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 9, 2014 at 10:41 PM

Love that gorgeous warm glow. The large image is a joy to explore.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on March 10, 2014 at 10:06 AM

Beautiful scene with very nice colors Scott. Only nit is I find the fore ground quite bright. I like how you framed the back round also. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 10, 2014 at 11:58 AM

You've got a lovely collection of orange colors and a fine soft glow here, Scott. The larger version shows off the details much better. I could see cropping the ridge line and branch off the bottom to add more emphasis to the darker hoodoos down the slope.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 10, 2014 at 12:36 PM

Beautiful light. This is a lovely presentation and an appealing composition

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 10, 2014 at 6:08 PM

Excellent. Fine take on a tough place to shoot well. The comp and light work for me. The bright foreground might have been an issue, but for my eye, the way the whole image has a color and tone gradient for light to darker makes it work quite well.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 11, 2014 at 2:43 PM

Beautiful. I actually like the FG because of the excellent detail and the overall contrast is excellent. Beautiful color too.

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Comment posted by Kane Engelbert on March 11, 2014 at 10:50 PM

Scott, my take mirrors others comments, the brighter foreground takes away from the awesome distant and contrasy hoodoos. Cropping (tighter zoom) this one to remove about half of the foreground only would help.

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on March 11, 2014 at 11:34 PM

Thank you everyone for the critiques! It seems there is a number of comments about the foreground so I cropped a bit off each side and some on the bottom, does this alleviate the issue?

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on March 12, 2014 at 12:01 AM

The repost is much better, IMO. The light foreground is just enough of a frame to draw the eye into the amphitheater. Wonderful colors and light here. Just gorgeous!

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