Nature Photographers Network
This is the preserved archive of the original Nature Photographers Network. The community continues at naturephotographers.network.
Forums · PNWNP

The end

Discussion

13 replies
Posted by Tomas Kaspar on April 16, 2007 at 11:56 AM
The end
I didn't have much time lately to post here, but I would like to share this shot with you. It is not the best light and stuff, but it is certainly the craziest cloud I ever witnessed in Oregon for sure :wink: I think I never felt so small in my life before.
Tomas
Posted by Tim Goodspeed on April 16, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Tomas, that is one great cloud. Great detail and diagonal. I like that you placed the horizon in the center. It creates a nice tension between the foreground texture and the sky. My eye keeps bouncing back and forth between the two.
Posted by Sean Bagshaw on April 16, 2007 at 12:30 PM
I think the light is stuning. Alkali flat shots all contain pretty much the same main elements...flat, cracked ground, horizon, sky. What makes the shot is the light, the forground comp and atmospheric events all coming together. I think this shot has them all.. One very minor critique...the horizon leans ever so slightly to the right. To emphasize the flatness of the terrain I usually try to get it dead-on level.
Posted by Michael Joubert on April 16, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Wow Tomas. This is spectacular. "Not the best light", personally I think it's amazing. One of the best images from this region that i've seen. I love the colors and actually prefer that there aren't any red hues in this one. What time of the year was this?
Posted by dan elster on April 16, 2007 at 1:14 PM
Way cool. Hard to believe this was taken on Planet Earth, let alone Oregon. stunning shot. :toast:
Posted by Marc Adamus on April 16, 2007 at 1:55 PM
Yep, those lenticulars can really get going in the Alvord, much the same conditions that form Sierra waves.
Posted by Mark Hudon on April 16, 2007 at 2:44 PM
I'm all over it, Tomas!
Posted by Doyle Thomas on April 16, 2007 at 6:52 PM
This is to die for, the light is wonderful and the composition is simple ( the opposite of what I am doing if you have seen my recent posts). The centered horizion violates the traditional rules of composition. If you could crop out about 1.5 inches below the horizion and move the more detailed bottom up to meet the thirds rule you would really have something.

This is where the view camera comes in handy. With a view camera you could place the camera closer to the ground and tilt the lens to hold foreground focus.

Doyle
Posted by Erik Lundh on April 16, 2007 at 7:45 PM
Ya gota love it. Excellent!
Posted by Zack Schnepf on April 16, 2007 at 9:52 PM
Very cool Tomas!
Posted by Darren White on April 16, 2007 at 9:59 PM
the power of nature!!!! Great shot
Posted by Rick Lundh on April 16, 2007 at 10:35 PM
sweet sweet sweet. I bet a BW conversion might be nice also, but I'm sure the color version would speak more to me.
Posted by Catherine Reilly on April 17, 2007 at 2:45 AM
Good grief! :eek: Well, that's a scene to put humans in their place! Magnificent! Powerful, dramatic.
If this 'isn't the best light,' I'd better have my eyesight re-examined and my surgery re-done! No.... maybe I'll let you get your eyesight checked! :biggrin:
Posted by Eric Hahl on April 17, 2007 at 9:36 AM
This is awesome! I love the colors and graphic nature of this shot. Who says you can't break the rules and put the horizon right down the middle?! It works great here.