Pepper Jack Rock+repost

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 20, 2014339 views9 comments

I saw this shot in someone elses gallery and thought I'd try to shoot it myself. It's one of those locations where I just couldn't come up with a different way of composing it. My only hope was for an interesting sky. Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada charges $10 for each visitation so I decided to buy an annual pass for something like $70.

Ironically I got this shot the day I bought the pass !

I shot for 2½ minutes which was a bit risky because the light was fading so quickly but it turned out quite nicely.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 20, 2014 at 3:21 PM

Nice shot dude! Maybe a hair more contrast in Luminosity mode?

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on April 20, 2014 at 4:05 PM

This looks like a fascinating area to shoot. I like the composition. The soft light gives this a more subtle mood, but I think it works. I like the color in the sky as well.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on April 20, 2014 at 9:19 PM

I like the colors, composition and the sky. I think moving the white point up would help the image to pop a little more.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on April 20, 2014 at 9:24 PM

Beautiful image Andrew. I really like the pastel colors throughout the frame. I agree with Mark that I a bit more contrast may make this one even better.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on April 21, 2014 at 5:22 PM

You got the sky and a few tweeks mentioned here and wall hanger.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on April 21, 2014 at 11:54 PM

Beautiful shot Andrew, the colors are just insane! A little more contrast in the ground would really pump this one up!

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Comment posted by Tony Prower on April 22, 2014 at 6:13 AM

Fantastic composition, great timing and nice exposure. Wondering if you can push the levels on the foreground rock, maybe add some contrast there.

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Comment posted by Andrew Waddington on April 23, 2014 at 1:20 AM

Following recommendations from NPN followers I added contrast in luminosity mode. I made several versions but stand by this more subtle version.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on April 24, 2014 at 10:56 PM

Nice shot. Maybe add some more local contrast to your repost and increase the saturation in luminosity mode? The feature reminds me of a rainbow tie-dyed fried egg.

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