Posted by Marc Adamus on January 9, 2007 at 2:05 PM
The Alvord desert, Dawn. Not the kind of great light I had hoped for, so I threw in the sun-star and brought out a little more color in the sky. I'll be heading back down there to give it another try soon. Access to this playa is very tricky though. Anyone planning a trip could easily be denied access if the playa becomes wet and impassable either due to snowmelt in the mountains or rainfall on the desert. It's definitely a gamble for the 10-hour drive. But if you time it right, you can see here what this desert has to offer. This was probably the most fascinating foreground I have ever seen for any image.
Posted by Mark Hudon on January 9, 2007 at 2:38 PM
I'll go for the sun star here, Marc, the shot is so weird that it works well.
Posted by David Schoen on January 9, 2007 at 4:35 PM
Very nice! Love the perspective. When I look at this on my monitor from some viewing positions, the mud just glows. Magical.
Do you have one in landscape mode?
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on January 9, 2007 at 6:37 PM
What an awesome FG. Everything here works for me... not the kind of shot I would ever guessed could come from Oregon
Posted by Bryan Swan on January 9, 2007 at 8:54 PM
Great shot. I think the sky being a bit bland (for an Adamus) benefits the image because it draws attention to the foreground.
Posted by Tim Goodspeed on January 9, 2007 at 9:04 PM
Marc, I agree. Great foreground. Love the textures.
Posted by Darren White on January 9, 2007 at 11:42 PM
its too perfect
Posted by Erik Lundh on January 10, 2007 at 1:02 AM
Marc,
Ddefinatly a nice forground with the low perspective and cool patterns. I like how the sunstar also starts right where the erosion cracks start to fade. Definatly a well thought out image. BTW, Did I say I liked this.
Posted by Rick Lundh on January 10, 2007 at 2:24 AM
This is really, really nice Marc. Very graphic image.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on January 10, 2007 at 4:06 AM
Wow, very cool image! I love the cracks receding into the horizon. Light looks pretty sweet to me.
Posted by Sean Watson on January 11, 2007 at 2:56 AM
Yeah the foreground really has a lot going on and yet it's pretty regular as well. It almost looks like some rendered intro to a video game.
I'm curious why you plopped the sun in the center. I think it works and, well, there's not a lot else on the horizion :D, so maybe I understand.
What's odd about the foreground is that the leading edge of the sections of mud is so much lighter than the rest of it.
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10 repliesDo you have one in landscape mode?
Ddefinatly a nice forground with the low perspective and cool patterns. I like how the sunstar also starts right where the erosion cracks start to fade. Definatly a well thought out image. BTW, Did I say I liked this.
I'm curious why you plopped the sun in the center. I think it works and, well, there's not a lot else on the horizion :D, so maybe I understand.
What's odd about the foreground is that the leading edge of the sections of mud is so much lighter than the rest of it.
Nice job (again).
-- Sean