From my recent trip to Arizona and New Mexico.
Spent an evening and a morning in West Saguaro national Park.
These are all from 12th March evening.
C&C appreciated as always.
Posted by Bob Maynard on March 22, 2011 at 4:31 PM
Just curious.... do you have any of scene 1 that were shot a bit earlier that this one, where you don't have the sun blow-out in the image? If there are good colors in the sunrise that could be the better shot.
You took great advantage of the 'magic hours' light, Soubhik. My favorites are #'s 4 & 5.
You might consider brightening the bottom of that barrel cactus in #4 just a bit to reveal more detail, and fixing the slight halo that appears toward the lower left side of the saguaro in #5.
I'll just ditto John. I like the comps in #s 4 and 5.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on March 22, 2011 at 10:00 PM
My preference is for # 1. I like the sun off the needles on the edges of the prickly pear pads and its composition. I sense some overexposure, CA and a ccw tilt though.
#1 definitely has my vote as the best of the lot. Great light and the sun is a fine compositional element The fact the tip of the leftmost saguaro intersects the edge of the frame is a quibble.
#2 and #3 have great light, but there's nothing of substance subject-wise to grab my attention.
#4 is my second favorite, but as John mentioned, the barrel cactus is a little dark. Try squinting while looking at the image and you'll see right away it stands out too much (looks like a big dark blob). Otherwise, nice lighting and composition.
#5 is OK, but the whole upper half is overshadowed in a big way by the lighting in the lower half. Unfortunately, cropping won't help. If you ever get another chance, try finding a subject that fits within the "interesting" part of the sky. Use of a medium telephoto with a farther subject would have worked better.
Thanks for sharing these. Saguaro NP is a fun place to photograph!
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9 repliesSpent an evening and a morning in West Saguaro national Park.
These are all from 12th March evening.
C&C appreciated as always.
#1
You might consider brightening the bottom of that barrel cactus in #4 just a bit to reveal more detail, and fixing the slight halo that appears toward the lower left side of the saguaro in #5.
#2 and #3 have great light, but there's nothing of substance subject-wise to grab my attention.
#4 is my second favorite, but as John mentioned, the barrel cactus is a little dark. Try squinting while looking at the image and you'll see right away it stands out too much (looks like a big dark blob). Otherwise, nice lighting and composition.
#5 is OK, but the whole upper half is overshadowed in a big way by the lighting in the lower half. Unfortunately, cropping won't help. If you ever get another chance, try finding a subject that fits within the "interesting" part of the sky. Use of a medium telephoto with a farther subject would have worked better.
Thanks for sharing these. Saguaro NP is a fun place to photograph!