When I first started going to Goblin Valley, the park closed before sunset and opened after sunrise. The only way to take pictures of the park during those times was to stay in the campground. The park's evening hours have been extended in the past few years, though, and sunset pictures no longer require an overnight stay.
So, after Little Wild Horse Canyon was done with me, I spent an evening among the goblins. I have to say, the side lighting on the goblins does not make for the easy pictures I figured the park would offer; contrast is extreme, and there are so many formations in the valley even a shot from the overlook seems crowded.
This is the one shot I took home that has any potential; I'm not sure about it, though; any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.
Les, This is a nice rendition of one of the Goblins! The foreground curve of lightling is nice and the compliment of the background goblin makes the compositon.
I was there a few months back and found that most of my compositions were just a jumble of rock and many of the rest had some sort of phallic implications which I've promised to see Dr. Freud about. I found it a tough area to photograph and like how you'd done this.
Looks like a fascinating place. Have you tried a B&W or faux infrared conversion on this?
I also like the curve of light on the foreground goblin and the way you placed the background goblin.
Dr. Freud would probably say of Goblin Valley that God has some issues! LOL, Roger!
Paul, I did play with this as a B&W... PS CS3's yellow filter preset produced some very good results; the faux-IR not so much. I found myself liking the orange-blue contrast more than the B&W, so I posted this instead of that version; I'll drag myself downstairs to post the B&W in a few...
Think you can find the market for that, Todd? I think I can put together a sample of similar pictures; Utah's residents might be conservative, but its scenery certainly has some suggestive features...
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9 repliesSo, after Little Wild Horse Canyon was done with me, I spent an evening among the goblins. I have to say, the side lighting on the goblins does not make for the easy pictures I figured the park would offer; contrast is extreme, and there are so many formations in the valley even a shot from the overlook seems crowded.
This is the one shot I took home that has any potential; I'm not sure about it, though; any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.
I was there a few months back and found that most of my compositions were just a jumble of rock and many of the rest had some sort of phallic implications which I've promised to see Dr. Freud about. I found it a tough area to photograph and like how you'd done this.
This looks like a fun area to explore.
I also like the curve of light on the foreground goblin and the way you placed the background goblin.
Paul, I did play with this as a B&W... PS CS3's yellow filter preset produced some very good results; the faux-IR not so much. I found myself liking the orange-blue contrast more than the B&W, so I posted this instead of that version; I'll drag myself downstairs to post the B&W in a few...