Posted by Pam Colander on August 17, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Hi everyone. Been busy shooting senior portraits and am taking a break from processing those. Diving into my archives I came up with a shot from Arches NP from a couple of years ago. A rainstorm rushed through the area and thought to leave us this beautiful rainbow. Thanks very much for looking and your critiques!
10D, ISO 100, f18, 1/30, circular polarizer, MLU, remote release
Pam
Posted by Josh Couts on August 17, 2007 at 3:23 PM
I think my favorite part of the image is the angular rays of light going from upper right to lower left. To me, those make this more than just a standard "rainbow image".
Did it not rain where you were at or did it just dry that quick? The ground doesn't look wet at all.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on August 17, 2007 at 4:36 PM
I really like the comp on this. The curving "path" you created between the brush and the juniper really makes your eyes move nicely through the frame. Great brilliant color on the rainbow too. Why did it take two years to uncover this shot from the archives?
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 17, 2007 at 5:02 PM
Brilliant image, in more ways than one! This is fantastic, Pam.
Posted by Scott Bacon on August 17, 2007 at 6:18 PM
Beautiful! The sky and light on the red rock ridge are fantastic.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on August 17, 2007 at 6:21 PM
I was wondering where you'd disappeared. I can sympathize about the senior portraits. I did a session for one of my friends. Two hours of shooting and four hours of processing. Ackkk. No way I could do that on a regular basis.
This is a break well worthwhile. A very nice range of colors.
Well there's something you don't see every day - colors other than the desert basics. Nicely done Pam! My only criticism (just a minor nit) is that I don't think the part of the foreground in front of the bigger bush with the yellow flowers adds much.
If you cropped that part out, you would have closer to 1/3 land and 2/3 sky thereby visually stating that the rainbow is the subject while losing none of the wonderful contrast between the colorful, soft rainbow and the harsh land over which it hangs.
Of course, my advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
Posted by Kalin Wilson on August 18, 2007 at 12:18 AM
Beautiful bow and a nice complementary touch to the red sandstone hues.
Posted by Pam Colander on August 20, 2007 at 11:29 PM
Thanks a lot guys for the looks and comments I was shooting Broken Arch when hubby said "Uh Pam...look behind you". The rainbow was a great stroke of luck for sure. Josh, the storm (looking at the image) was behind the rainbow, to the left frame, and behind me towards the Devils Garden. So it wasn't raining where this shot was taken.
It took a couple of years to process because I had already done other comps of this spot. It was simply forgotten for a bit.
Pam
Posted by Tony Bouchard on August 21, 2007 at 2:00 PM
Looks just about perfect to me
Posted by Pam Colander on August 22, 2007 at 3:45 PM
Discussion
14 replies10D, ISO 100, f18, 1/30, circular polarizer, MLU, remote release
Pam
Did it not rain where you were at or did it just dry that quick? The ground doesn't look wet at all.
This is a break well worthwhile. A very nice range of colors.
Mel-
If you cropped that part out, you would have closer to 1/3 land and 2/3 sky thereby visually stating that the rainbow is the subject while losing none of the wonderful contrast between the colorful, soft rainbow and the harsh land over which it hangs.
Of course, my advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
It took a couple of years to process because I had already done other comps of this spot. It was simply forgotten for a bit.
Pam
Pam