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Salt Flats

by Shane Dignum

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 9, 2014103 views8 comments
Hi Everyone,

Here's a shot from Death Valley. Hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday.

Ebony RW810
Schneider 150mm
Fuji Velvia 50 8x10
F45 @ 2 mins
2 stop Grad ND
As always, single exposure.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Scott Fricke on March 9, 2014 at 4:51 PM
Great perspective Shane. I really like the contrast of the sharp, grainy, and geometric salt formation with the motion-blurred clouds.Very nice concept. :toast:
Registered on January 19, 2007, 133 Posts, 1448 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 9, 2014 at 6:52 PM
Excellent compostion and low angle perspective, Shane. A wonderful shot that would look great printed large! For my tastes, I would play with the WB a bit for the fg, which feels like it has a bit of a cyan cast to my eye. Also, the sky colors are a little over the top for me - I guess that would be due to the Velvia?
Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 9, 2014 at 8:04 PM
As a composition, this is tops for me. I agree with Doug—I would play with the H & S a bit to get the look I wanted.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Yiming Hu on March 9, 2014 at 8:18 PM
Classic Death Valley. I actually like the cool foreground --- typical film colors.

Did you take it this year? I heard that the salt flat was flooded.
Registered on April 28, 2011, 38 Posts, 733 Comments
Comment posted by Jared Warren on March 9, 2014 at 9:27 PM
Looks great, Shane. I really like the color and foreground detail. I struggled finding areas with well-formed polygons when I was there recently.
Registered on May 11, 2012, 84 Posts, 931 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on March 9, 2014 at 10:38 PM
Love the patterns of the foreground and the superb texture must be truly amazing on that 8x10 Velvia 50. Also really like the contrast between the motion of the clouds and the geometry of the foreground. An outstanding image.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments
Comment posted by gary phillips on March 9, 2014 at 11:27 PM
Beautiful image, Shane. Nothing I could say to improve it. The FG texture and low angle really work well. Sweet capture. :toast:
Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 10, 2014 at 2:44 AM
A photo I have seen way too many times, but your colors make it refreshing! Nice job.
Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments