Sharing an old image (2007)

I just thought I'd share one of my favorite images. I took this in 2007 on the road from Bryce Canyon to St. George. This is the Zion National Park valley during a wild fire. This image looks great on canvas; I've got a 24" x 36" hanging on my wall.

Larger view of image on my website

Jason, love the image, great misty scene, the foreground lacks detail on my monitor.

The foreground is only meant to contain minor detail, except for a band in the middle most is black.

I see what drew you to this shot. I really like the middle foggy area, but the foreground, regardless of your intent, is just too dark for me. I think a heavy crop of the sky and the foreground, going for more of a pano format that focuses on the middle area, would really help. Of course, this might look totally different in print.

I'll go ahead and disagree with the other two on this one -- I personally like dark areas and I think your image works because the dark foreground is mirrored by the very light tones in the cliffs and the light sky. I think the wide range of tones make it very dramatic, I like it.

Thanks for the comments, and thanks for understanding my vision for the image Paul M.