Vivid Dream

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 3, 20143,762 views16 comments

Thanks for the comments on my Milky Way shot. I'm new to night photography; if you night experts have a chance to review the edit, I'd sure appreciate it.

Time to interrupt the Utah trip programming for a Columbia Hills image from Monday. The eastern sky was empty, but the western really took on nice color that lasted for a very long time.

Nikon D7100
Nikon 12.0-24.0 mm f/4.0 at 22 mm (33mm equiv.)
Blend of 1/8 at f/16 and ISO 100, and 1/15 and 1/20 at f/16 and ISO 800
Four images for DOF and DR

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on May 3, 2014 at 3:18 AM

Beautiful color for sure John! And it's a bonus when it lasts for more than a couple of minutes!

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on May 3, 2014 at 3:53 AM

Wonderful composition John, beyond the great skies I really like the layering of elements in the image and the nice diagonal of the hill through the scene, well seen.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on May 3, 2014 at 5:06 AM

This is stunning John! Wow, layer after layer of vibrant colors! Beautiful shot!

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Comment posted by Tony Prower on May 3, 2014 at 9:50 AM

The sky and foreground are beautifully exposed and the colours are great. I know it was part of the scene, but I really think I would prefer it without the tree.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on May 3, 2014 at 12:49 PM

This is beautiful, John! I enjoy this comp very much and love the wonderful colors. The diagonal line works so well in reference to the horizon line and everything is placed just right in the frame. Excellent work capturing such a nice feel as well.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Mazen ALhwaimel on May 3, 2014 at 2:15 PM

Masterpiece, Great work.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on May 3, 2014 at 2:52 PM

Beautiful layers. The wild flowers are lovely and the tree adds some nice character. Excellent image all the way through it

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on May 3, 2014 at 6:30 PM

This is real nice, John--love the layers here! You might try to even out the sky brightness a bit (center seems real bright, corners dark) otherwise looks great!

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on May 3, 2014 at 7:05 PM

Extraordinary work, John. The composition and color in this image are outstanding. I especially like the way that the storm cloud creates a sort of halo around the tree. Your work is always inspiring!!

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 4, 2014 at 2:12 AM

That is rich! Blue lupine in the the f/g is a great eye grabbber and opening to rest of the photo. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on May 4, 2014 at 4:47 AM

Now that's a gorgeous collective of elements. No nits.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 4, 2014 at 10:20 AM

Terrific batch of flowers set off well by the lovely sky. The lowest lupines feel dark to me, I'd like them to catch my eyes a bit more as I start exploring into the image.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 4, 2014 at 12:59 PM

Magnificent layers John.

Colors pop

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on May 4, 2014 at 7:13 PM

Fantastic comp and color - nice work!

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on May 5, 2014 at 3:25 PM

Beautiful comp, layers and colors John. The large version is wonderful. Great job.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 10, 2014 at 3:05 AM

Hi John

I'm spellbound by this image... marvelous work

Albert Darmo
Canada

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