Rainbow Canyon #3

Here is another shot from this small canyon in the Mojave Desert. Not too whether it's a keepable imageor not?

Steve,

Interesting. Is that the sun? How did you manage to keep it from blowing out?

No, it's the moon and it's blown out. There is a mixture of early dawn light and moon light but I think it's mainly reflected sunlight.

An interesting capture, Steve. I happen to really like the look here. This seems to be a great looking place to catch up on some interesting perspectives similar to this one. I suspect as the temperatures go down the Mojave will be more inviting going into the winter season too.

I really like it Steve. It is a nice wide angle with great color variation in the cliffs.

Can I ask how long your exposure was? It is really hard to tell it is night. I guess it is all about the mood you are after. This seems like the opposite of what I was aiming for in more of a 'night look' with the Moonlight over Monterey thread. But I think it would be fun to do a longer exposure like this in the dark over the ocean as well.

Derek

Steve,

Certainly a keeper in my book. I think the exposure is perfect and the balance of light between the sky and the rocks is excellent. I figured it was the moon since the sun really would have overpowered the lens. And even though the moon has gone slightly oblong, the "moonstar" effect makes up for that.

I wouldn't call it a nit per se, but the only odd thing I would bring up is the keystoning effect. Most of the time it's hidden and doesn't matter when doing nature, but here it's pretty apparent. But in this case, because of the unique formations, I don't think it matters.

I like it.

Lon

Definitely a keeper Steve.

I definitely like the composition and use of the moon here... I just wish it was a bit darker to give off that moonlit feel a little more. Other than that, this more than works for me.