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Pastel Desert

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Posted by Russ Shugart on September 12, 2011 at 8:24 PM
Pastel Desert
One more from this weekend. Walking along and I stopped for a drink, turned around and was captivated with this scene. I really think I could wear out a shutter mechanism within a 40 mile radius out here. I tried a slightly more "artistic" processing one this one.

Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Posted by Kane Engelbert on September 12, 2011 at 10:02 PM
Color looks great Russ. Whatever "artistic" processing you managed, it looks very natural to me. The top 20% has some nice vignetting which works for me.
Posted by Stan Rose on September 13, 2011 at 9:02 AM
I agree, looks natural to me--nice open scene.
Posted by Todd Caudle on September 13, 2011 at 9:58 AM
Ditto on the lack of artistic processing comments, looks straight out of the can. This has that I-wish-I-were-sitting-right-there-right-now quality to it that's always a plus in a photo. Maybe a little too 50/50 on the comp, but don't ask me what to sacrifice (foreground? sky?) to "correct" it,
Posted by Dan Walters on September 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Very nice. LIke the subtle colors.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on September 13, 2011 at 1:33 PM
Looks pretty natural to me as well. What things did you do differently that makes you feel like this was more "artistic"?
Posted by Russ Shugart on September 13, 2011 at 9:04 PM
On this one I tried to keep black, contrast and sharpness down a little more then I usually do. Looks a little pastel like to me.

Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Posted by Morris McClung on September 13, 2011 at 9:34 PM
Wonderful color and a comp that really illustrates the wide open spaces out there. Excellent!