Posted by Todd Caudle on April 23, 2010 at 5:08 PM
Really BIG ultra-rare Northern Hemisphere penguins.
UPDATE: I thought I'd get a little pushback on that sky, but since I didn't, it kind of spoiled my minimalist comment on this post. This is actually a night shot, f2.8 for 30 seconds at 6400 iso. As anyone who's been to Moab lately knows, they're building a new bridge over the Colorado River up the road from Arches, so the illumination you see on the rocks is actually from the construction zone. The clouds picked up some of the same type of color, but I neutralized it somewhat to differentiate between Earth and sky.
Yet again, right time and right place.
Have you made a deal with the devil or something?!
Fine contrast and great storm clouds! Is this from your archives? Resembles a film scan to a certain degree.
Posted by Darren Huski on April 23, 2010 at 8:30 PM
Penguin???? That looks nothing like Burgess Merideth
Posted by Kalin Wilson on April 24, 2010 at 12:02 AM
I see those penguins in my nightmares, Todd. Really cool photo of them. They're quite difficult little buggers to photograph but you've done as well as I've ever seen. That sky is outrageous!
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on April 25, 2010 at 1:49 PM
Todd..great image...all that light from a construction zone???. I thought it was the last rays of sun hitting the rocks on a stormy evening Beautiful dramatic clouds add a lot to image ...love the penguins too! Great work...
Posted by Dan Walters on April 25, 2010 at 4:57 PM
Great shot! Like the lights hitting the clouds.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on April 26, 2010 at 1:10 AM
Amazing this is a night shot . What time of night was this Todd? Do you remember if you ahd moonlight also?
Posted by Todd Caudle on April 26, 2010 at 1:17 AM
No moonlight, Kurt. This was perhaps midnight, and if there had been any moon, clouds would've hidden it from view or affecting the scene.
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16 repliesUPDATE: I thought I'd get a little pushback on that sky, but since I didn't, it kind of spoiled my minimalist comment on this post. This is actually a night shot, f2.8 for 30 seconds at 6400 iso. As anyone who's been to Moab lately knows, they're building a new bridge over the Colorado River up the road from Arches, so the illumination you see on the rocks is actually from the construction zone. The clouds picked up some of the same type of color, but I neutralized it somewhat to differentiate between Earth and sky.
Fantastic shot TC! Print it LARGE!
Have you made a deal with the devil or something?!
Fine contrast and great storm clouds! Is this from your archives? Resembles a film scan to a certain degree.