Granite Gorge-Sonora Pass

This is an older image from 2006 that I recently rescanned and processed. It was made late afternoon on a July day just as a thunder storm was moving in. Anil Rao was with me that trip, and without his help getting my gear stowed, we'd have gotten mighty wet!

Tachihara 4x5
300mm Nikkor
f45 @ 1s
Astia 100F
7/20/2006

Your thought are always appreciated.

--P

Preston,
I'm not sure why, but I really find the flowers just make this image for me. Maybe the juxtaposition with the water... I like the strong visual lines. cool shot. Best Regards.

Those flowers are a perfect addition to the textures in the foreground.

I agree the flowers give it that little extra pop.
Nice work Preston

Well composed, Preston. You took advantage of good even lighting.
The yellow clump of foregroud flowers adds a little bit of extra bazazz
to the image. Owing to your composing of the scenic, it has a
definite three dimensional effect for me.

Preston,

I'll jump right on this bandwagon and say that the cluster of flowers really makes the image and provides a great anchor. It's such a familiar scene to me now and I could probably find this spot on my own... This also gets me to thinking about how often I forget to back off and see this slightly broader views. I really like this. NIce diagonal flow of the creek. But what really stands out is how dangerous this whole canyon is. Just by looking at all the loose and fallen boulders just gives me that feeling that more could come down at any time....

Thanks for sharing this one.

Lon

Great scene Preston. I'd boost some of the contrast on the rocks but I like the comp.

Preston, this composition worked out very nicely. The flow from the ULHC toward the LRHC makes an excellent diagonal slice through the scene. The small group of flowers also adds perfect contrast to the hardened rock environment overall. I think Richard makes a good experimental point about working a very slight bit of contrast in too, but that can be real tricky with this much white water as we know. Regardless, a nice composition to work with.

Thanks for the comments, everyone!

Lon: With a bit of scrambling past the larger fall, there is another cascade and pools, but care and a watchful eye are needed. I was up there years ago, and when I climbed the last bit I found two girls, sans clothing, soaking up the summer sunshine (true story)! Suddenly, climbing wasn't the activity I had in mind!

Paul: I actually selected three different areas in this image: Rocks on the left, the water, and part of the background and worked on them individually. It would be quite easy for me to work on the contrast on the left side without affecting the water; I may do that. Selections are my friend!

Thanks again, all,

--P

I like this Preston. The flower group is the ticket here. I might like to see it warmed up a little, but minor stuff. Nice solid image.

Ahhhh, an oldie but goodie, nice work. So, did you partake in a refreshing plunge with the "sans clothing" girls?

So, did you partake in a refreshing plunge with the "sans clothing" girls?

No, but I could have used a cold shower!

--P