Is everything. I made this image this morning while watching the sunrise up on Petit Jean Mtn. The sunrise was pretty nice to begin with, but a large thunderstorm came up behind me, and those clouds mixed with the rising sun and the fog below and made for some really nice light. There was even a rainbow behind that giant monkey head rock. I just stood there in the rain (under my chairbrella of course) not knowing which direction to point the camera.
Amazing shot, Tim. It's got a surreal feel to it. I imagine you had to leave the cabin awful early to be at Petit Jean for the sunrise. I'm on vacation from work this week and wanted to go there, but I would've had to get up at 3:30.
Hey Tom, you should see the full-size original (more than eight feet wide) on my 30" monitor - the image has a smoothness to it that I have not seen before, also a 3-D quality, but that does happen from time to time with the digital back. Even the thumbs looked different on this shot - and there is basically no post done on it either. I wish could have figured out how to incorporate the rainbow that was in the background but there was not much room to work out there on the edge so could not get it in the frame - it would have been pretty small anyway - this was taken with the equiv. of a 17mm lens.
John:
I shot sunset at Flatside last night and slept in the back of the car for a few hours at Petit Jean waiting for it to get light. When I head to Petit Jean for sunrise from the cabin I normally do have to leave at 3-something - good thing Big Mac is open all night in Russellville! For me leaving at 3 or 4 in the morning is pretty normal, and sometimes I don't get back until then either!
Do you guys see the KING KONG rock? I'm glad I did not see that while I was standing there or I would have jumped off!
King Kong is so recognizable, I'm trying hard not see it every time I look at your photo! It's all there... the pointy head, sloped forehead, eyes, nostrils, mouth.
And here is a shot taken from directly underneath his head, looking out towards the rising sun - this is a doctor from Jonesboro during one of my workshops there a couple of years ago - Under Kong's head
What will be weird is if Kong is not there the next time...
Tim, I'm a little late in responding to this post, been on a little photo excursion this last weekend (imagine that!) Anyway I know that sometimes just a 200k or less post of an image here doesn't really do it justice, but I seem to get the feeling from this image and your description that this wasn't just any ol ordinary light going on at that moment. I can almost "feel" the light when I look at it. I have personally experienced dramatic light conditions over the years, but I have never been out with my camera in places ready to photograph it. I know the more time I spend out with my camera the more chances I will get to capture such events.
Not real sure where I'm going with this comment other than, it's really nice to see such pure natural beauty captured and shared with others.
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12 repliesJohn:
I shot sunset at Flatside last night and slept in the back of the car for a few hours at Petit Jean waiting for it to get light. When I head to Petit Jean for sunrise from the cabin I normally do have to leave at 3-something - good thing Big Mac is open all night in Russellville! For me leaving at 3 or 4 in the morning is pretty normal, and sometimes I don't get back until then either!
Do you guys see the KING KONG rock? I'm glad I did not see that while I was standing there or I would have jumped off!
What will be weird is if Kong is not there the next time...
Not real sure where I'm going with this comment other than, it's really nice to see such pure natural beauty captured and shared with others.
Brad