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Moonrise, Colorado National Monument

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Posted by Todd Caudle on May 4, 2007 at 1:01 AM
Moonrise, Colorado National Monument
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Posted by Prashant Khapane on May 4, 2007 at 7:21 AM
TC this looks stunning though I think it still looks a little bit like HDR image.
Posted by Steve Bunn on May 4, 2007 at 9:41 AM
Thanks for the posting Todd! I was up in Dinosaur last year when my parents visited, which I think is close to this location. The weather was generally poor, and the only lighting shots available were pretty harsh. The only decent ones I had with the exception of one were intimate landscapes and photos of petroglyphs. You have a much better grand scenic depicting the general area than I walked away with. Great job!

Very nice image! I like the sky with the moon peeking through. I also like all of the levels of visual interest you included with the FG bushes and trees, the red rock ridge and the distant mountain range.

Just a couple of things I noticed. At the BRHC, there appear to be some small branches that just enter the frame. I'd suggest cloning them out. While absent at the bottom, there appears to be a vignette in the upper corners. What was your exposure data and how did you process this?
Posted by Tony Bouchard on May 4, 2007 at 10:07 AM
Todd, I like this one a lot. I'd reccomend darkening the tree in the lower right corner - it's a bit distracting.
Posted by Jack Brauer on May 4, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Nice shot! I've never been out that way... looks pretty sweet. I like the saturation here, but I think perhaps the blue sky is a bit too oversaturated, so it steals a little attention from the red cliffs.
Posted by Brian Jackson on May 4, 2007 at 12:17 PM
Nice shot Todd. I'm sure this looks really good not compressed down to a jpeg. The vignette in the upper corners is a little distracting, but a sweet shot!
Posted by Laurent Baig on May 4, 2007 at 1:01 PM
Very pretty! I think it's purty. I really like that juniper bushy thingy down in the lower left.
Posted by Craig Schultz on May 4, 2007 at 3:07 PM
I like the comp Todd, but the sky seems too dark in comparison to the valley. Was this an HDR attempt by blending sky and ground exposures?

Craig
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on May 4, 2007 at 6:48 PM
I just don't like the empty space in BR. Otherwise, everything looks very nice (don't mind the dark sky). :smile:
Posted by Rick Dunn on May 5, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Nice, grand vista. If I were to print it, I might work on evening up the light in the sky, but no biggie, imo.