Posted by Jeff Hackett on December 1, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Here's a few from a little autumn road trip. Thanks for looking and C&C if you want to.
1 San Rafael Swell
Posted by Jeff Hackett on December 1, 2013 at 5:05 PM
2 Buckhorn Draw
Posted by Jeff Hackett on December 1, 2013 at 5:07 PM
3 The Wedge
Posted by Jeff Hackett on December 1, 2013 at 5:08 PM
4 Rattlesnake Ridge
Posted by Jeff Hackett on December 1, 2013 at 5:12 PM
5 The Bottleneck
no mas, thanks for looking!
Posted by Bret Edge on December 1, 2013 at 5:32 PM
Whoa! These are all exceptional, Jeff! No one asked me to choose a favorite but if I were forced to do so, it'd probably be #3, The Wedge. Or maybe #1, The Swell. Never mind, I can't pick. Congrats, man - these are all fantastic!
Posted by Jared Warren on December 2, 2013 at 12:07 AM
Outstanding, Jeff! You caught some super color with nice comps at great locations. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by John Mumaw on December 2, 2013 at 2:48 PM
I love the San Rafael Swell area, so it's always great to see high quality work from here. I like each and every one of these but #'s 1, 3 & 4 (!) are the best. No suggestions from me...your work is always exemplary!
Holy smokes, what a nice set from an area that obviously doesn't get the photographic attention it may deserve. The Swell just seems to be another place I need to visit. Personally my favorite is #2. Its well balanced, thus composed very well and I love the color. I think 5 is good too. I'm not a huge fan of large foreground objects these days.
GREAT stuff, Jeff! Absolutely stellar desert autumn shots, with gorgeous fall color in amazing sandstone scenery. #2 is my definite favorite here. I really like #1 and #3 as well, but in both of them I feel like the foregrounds are obscuring key parts of the scene. Especially in #3 - I don't know what other options might have been possible on location, but I'm just dying to see deeper into those canyons. Regardless, all of these are stirring images that make me want to jump in the car and drive straight to Utah.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on December 3, 2013 at 10:48 AM
Very nice collection. Surely opens the horizons to explore when seeing images like this. My favorite is number 2 with the U and lone tree in the lower right. I wonder if a little more midtone contrast on the far middle peaks would be beneficial.
The light on 4/Circle Cliffs/Rattlesnake with the horsetail clouds is real nice. The peak just pops vividly against the sky. The foreground boulder seems a little overbearing and obscuring to me though.
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13 replies1 San Rafael Swell
no mas, thanks for looking!
The light on 4/Circle Cliffs/Rattlesnake with the horsetail clouds is real nice. The peak just pops vividly against the sky. The foreground boulder seems a little overbearing and obscuring to me though.