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Painted Hills Horizontal

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Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 14, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Painted Hills Horizontal
Probably my favorite from this morning, I feel like I'm there again which is a successful image IMO.

Thanks for any comments.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 14, 2007 at 10:38 PM
Here is a vertical version to compare, I like the horizontal image, but I think this has it's strengths as well.
Posted by Hans Hibbard on July 14, 2007 at 10:56 PM
The clouds, the grass, the curve of the hills, and even the lighting are working better in the landscape-oriented version. Great shot!

It looks like it might have a clockwise tilt.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on July 15, 2007 at 12:24 AM
Good call Hans, I think it was a bit tilted, and there are a couple of optical illusions that make it look even more pronounced. Here is a corrected version.
Posted by Philip Kuglin on July 15, 2007 at 1:21 AM
Zack,
I agree with you, the landscape version is the winner here. Great subject and great detail here. I personally blow this place off because of its limited venue, but you and Marc (and Erik) have shown me otherwise.

Posted by Curtis Knight on July 15, 2007 at 11:18 AM
nice work Zack. It's wierd how the hills make everything look tilted on 2D media.
Posted by Kevin Pieper on July 15, 2007 at 12:18 PM
I like both versions, but the landscape is stonger imo. Really nice color palette with some greens in the grasses.
Posted by Eric Hahl on July 15, 2007 at 12:19 PM
Awesome shot Zack. The color range is spectacular.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on July 15, 2007 at 1:52 PM
Sweet shot and Landscape corrected is the winner !
Posted by Joseph Rossbach on July 15, 2007 at 7:28 PM
Very nice image Zach. After the tilt correction it looks fantastic. I always try to shoot an image vertical and horizontal as it is always good to have both versions for stock or editorial purposes.
Posted by Brian Hudspeth on July 16, 2007 at 7:16 PM
This is great Zach. I really like your choice of compositions here. Definitely the landscape for me..