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Gallery: LandscapePosted June 14, 2014202 views7 comments

Racetrack, Death Valley

Raw file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web. Canon T3i, 1/100 s, f/11, ISO 200, EFS 10-22 mm @ 10 mm, CPL

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Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 15, 2014 at 9:17 AM

I like the sharpness and the interest created by all of the rocks in the image. The colors are nice also.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Chet Dowell on June 15, 2014 at 10:27 AM

Nice comp and color and good capture of this interesting moving rock phenomenon. My only suggestion would be to look at some sky crop as it does rather dominate the scene. Nice work . Chet

Registered on December 3, 2012, 237 Posts, 1171 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 15, 2014 at 4:03 PM

Bit different take on the racetrack. I get a sense of place with this. The warm/cool color contrast works too. Maybe feels a bit static with the centered playa horizon.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on June 16, 2014 at 10:37 AM

I really like your take on the Racetrack, Ronald. The color of the playa is sweet along with a very nice sky. There appears to be a halo along the left ridge line that could be addressed and I agree with Tony's suggestion for a crop to move the horizon from the center.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on June 16, 2014 at 3:01 PM

Ronald, this is a nice take on the Race Track. The color looks good, as does the contrast. I agree with the suggestion to crop from the top. You could even crop some from the left side, too.

--P

Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Martin on June 16, 2014 at 9:06 PM

The Racetrack, seems like an awesome place. I like your composition with the big open sky an adjacent wide open dessert floor, I feel like it gives a good sense of the mood out there, vast emptiness. I also like how you didn't choose to subject a single rock, I don't think I would be able to see the many others that cover the area, and have a chance to imagine all the trails that they have left in there place aswell! Awesome shot Ronald :) Thanks for sharing!

Registered on February 1, 2014, 5 Posts, 20 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Reid on June 17, 2014 at 12:47 PM

Very nice tones and colors in this Ronald and a different comp as well. I agree with the others about a crop from the top but nicely done as it is.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments