Captured during a very quiet evening along the north rim of the canyon. I think everyone else was drawn like flies on _____ to the hoard of 600mm lenses staked out at the various bear watching areas. I hadn't seen the canyon before, and it seemed like a great place to break in my new 4x5 rig (which was a blast). I'd say this is a good subject for a big piece of film, huh? Even the detail captured by the Nikon amazes me.
I like the composition. This is such a hard location to get something interesting and unique (for me) because the approaches are so limited and the colors don't always work for me. But I like this. Nice detail.
Well you know im toughest on my favorite photogs, so ill give you my honest reaction, which is that something throws me in this presentation, and im not sure what it is. Ive seen The Canyon several times, so im well aware of the bright color combos that are a trademark there, but this still looks slightly off to me--maybe its the contrast The scans might make an interesting comparison.
Nice comp, lovely colors and textures. The soft light really shows both off well. Excellent work.
Interesting that you are digressing (watch the reactions to that statement ) by going with the LF. Most people are just stitching about a gazillion shots to get more detail. (Erik's name need not come up here). (Unless Grant feels the need to jump in here) It seems that in commercial art applications, and maybe for those that are still doing well in this recession, that the motto is, "Get big or go home." It's a trend that I noticed was beginning just a few years ago at art fairs.Then I saw a Fielder photo in an office building that was "HUGE". The impact from that photo was immediate. It really was like standing there at the place in that time. I can't wait to jump into the fray with a GINORMOUS print someday.
Thanks for commenting fellas. I used a contrast boost, a small saturation boost and a warm WB -- all designed to showcase the rich detail/texture/color (and to overcome the strong mist from the falls - which makes for a somewhat flat raw file). I imagine the Velvia results are similar ... but I'll certainly give this proper refinement at some point. If anyone else gets an "off" impression, I'd love to hear comments. I don't have a scanner yet, so no transparencies to share. I have to start looking for an Epson 4990 I suppose.
I'd rather be under a dark cloth than stitching 20 photos any day. Ginormous prints are a bonus too.
It was great running into you in Yellowstone. Glad to see you didn't waste any time in getting a show stopper! I seem to remember the river being a deep green color, but then that was on a bluesky/partly cloudy day.
It was good to see you too Don. The green kayak was a dead giveaway. Can't wait to see some of your images. I appreciate the animal tips. It was a good time for bear/wolf watching! Thanks for commenting everyone.
That is a great wall hanger image. I see you got to the canyon at a good time to get the snow melt waterfalls. I was there two weeks ago and there wasn't any melting going on.
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20 repliesCaptured during a very quiet evening along the north rim of the canyon. I think everyone else was drawn like flies on _____ to the hoard of 600mm lenses staked out at the various bear watching areas. I hadn't seen the canyon before, and it seemed like a great place to break in my new 4x5 rig (which was a blast). I'd say this is a good subject for a big piece of film, huh? Even the detail captured by the Nikon amazes me.
Supersize it
Sorry for any sharpness issues. I think my eyes are still burning from my weekend of summer weather, sulfur and allergies.
Let's see some 4x5 scans!
I like the composition, even light, color and those waterfalls running along the side.
Jack
Interesting that you are digressing (watch the reactions to that statement
I'd rather be under a dark cloth than stitching 20 photos any day. Ginormous prints are a bonus too.